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Don E Woods Opportunity Center

Public Grades 6-12

749^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 844 Florida High Schools

Better than 11% of Florida high schools

Summary

Don E Woods Opportunity Center is a small public high school serving grades 6-12 in Dundee, Florida, which is part of the Polk County School District. With just 65 students, the school consistently underperforms academically compared to its peers in the district and across the state.

Despite receiving significantly more funding per student ($45,869 to $116,960 in recent years) and having very small class sizes, Don E Woods Opportunity Center struggles to translate these resources into improved outcomes. The school consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Florida high schools, with proficiency rates on state assessments well below the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 14% of students were proficient in Algebra 1, compared to 39% in Polk County and 60% statewide. Additionally, the school has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 30.9% to 89.8% in recent years, and its 4-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 0% and 89.7%.

In contrast, the nearby high schools in the Polk County district, such as Lake Region High, Ridge Community High, and Lake Wales Senior High, generally perform much better on academic metrics like test scores and graduation rates. These schools have higher rankings, more students, and serve more affluent populations, suggesting that the challenges faced by Don E Woods Opportunity Center may be systemic and require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach to address.

Students ?

7.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,028

Per pupil spending ?

81.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

213 Lake Ave E
Dundee, FL 33838

(863) 421-3325

District: Polk

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.0%

African American:

35.4%

White:

11.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2011 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2011

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Florida average (14% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Florida average (0% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg47%

Florida avg60%

Middle school

1,175^th of 1,205

Florida public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

749^th of 844

Florida public high schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 28High Schools in the Polk

61^st of 67Polk among Florida districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2025	3.1	1175 of 1205	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	1133 of 1196	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	1100 of 1177	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	1096 of 1148	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	1021 of 1099	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	977 of 1035	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.8	1030 of 1031	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.9	972 of 997	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.6	960 of 999	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.2	954 of 956	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.7	876 of 897	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.4	880 of 891	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.0	805 of 839	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.7	767 of 780	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.0	693 of 740	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.5	717 of 736	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.6	626 of 675	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.6	590 of 602	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.8	564 of 593	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	749 of 844	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	3.0	760 of 807	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.2	751 of 792	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	723 of 774	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	656 of 734	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	4.9	630 of 693	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.6	668 of 687	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.7	625 of 648	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.2	546 of 606	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	3.5	616 of 622	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.9	575 of 620	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.9	564 of 587	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.8	498 of 577	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	3.8	545 of 563	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.7	443 of 477	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.9	476 of 487	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.9	452 of 484	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2024-2025) ?

Biology 132%-39 vs state

US History22%-49 vs state

English Language Arts16%-41 vs state

Algebra 114%-46 vs state

Civics11%-60 vs state

Science7%-42 vs state

Math6%-51 vs state

Geometry0%-55 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				FAST English Language Arts (2025)					FAST Math (2025)			Statewide Science Science (2025)	EOC Algebra 1 (2025)	EOC Geometry (2025)	EOC Biology 1 (2025)	EOC US History (2025)	EOC Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 9th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 10th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Geometry End of Course	EOC Biology 1 End of Course	EOC US History End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Don E Woods Opportunity Center	Public	6-12	213 Lake Ave E	Dundee	33838	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	No	(863) 421-3325	82	11	7.4	81.7%	9 (11.0%)	29 (35.4%)	41 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.7%)	4.5	749^th of 844 public high schools	11.3%		3	760^th of 807 public high schools	5.8%	11	30.0	0.0	17.0	24.0	9.0	10.0	9.0	3.0	7.0	14.0	0.0	32.0	22.0	11.0	$30,028	$1,662	$28,366
Ridge Teen Parent Program	Public	6-12	7700 Lucerne Park Rd	Winter Haven	33881	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	No	(863) 299-2512	11	0		63.6%	3 (27.3%)	3 (27.3%)	5 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Ridge Technical Academy	Public	6-12	7700 State Road 544	Winter Haven	33881	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	No	(863) 419-3060	103	8	12.8	68.9%	32 (31.1%)	17 (16.5%)	53 (51.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	41.6	440^th of 844 public high schools	47.9%		25.2	586^th of 807 public high schools	27.4%	146											0.0		65.0		$12,338	$1,136	$11,203
Haines City Senior High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2800 Hornet Dr	Haines City	33844	Polk County	Polk	No	Yes	No	Yes	(863) 421-3281	3,105	122	25.4	69.6%	285 (9.2%)	951 (30.6%)	1,773 (57.1%)	38 (1.2%)	13 (0.4%)	9 (0.3%)	36 (1.2%)	29.3	590^th of 844 public high schools	30.1%		25.1	587^th of 807 public high schools	27.3%	3				44.0	44.0					26.0	35.0	58.0	65.0		$7,978	$1,130	$6,847
Chain Of Lakes Collegiate High	Public, Charter	10-12	999 Avenue H NE	Winter Haven	33881	Polk County	Polk	Yes	No	No	No	(863) 298-6800	340	7	48.5		139 (40.9%)	65 (19.1%)	121 (35.6%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	96.2	1^st of 844 public high schools	99.9%					(n/a)					95.0								100.0		$7,080	$08	$7,072
Winter Haven Senior High School	Public	9-12	600 6th St SE	Winter Haven	33880	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 291-5330	2,648	109	24.2	60.2%	816 (30.8%)	801 (30.2%)	888 (33.5%)	56 (2.1%)	5 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	75 (2.8%)	37.2	495^th of 844 public high schools	41.4%		37.4	447^th of 807 public high schools	44.6%	48				55.0	51.0					21.0	42.0	65.0	63.0		$8,762	$1,062	$7,698
New Beginnings High School	Public, Charter	6-12	250 Magnolia Ave SW	Winter Haven	33880	Polk County	Polk	Yes	No	No	Yes	(863) 268-5666	997	15	66.4	77.3%	184 (18.5%)	327 (32.8%)	445 (44.6%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.3%)	2.5	794^th of 844 public high schools	5.9%		3.9	739^th of 807 public high schools	8.4%	55			9.0	8.0	10.0			18.0	0.0	5.0	13.0	19.0	14.0	12.0	$9,680	$307	$9,374
Lake Wales Senior High School	Public, Magnet, Charter	9-12	1 Highlander Way	Lake Wales	33853	Polk County	Polk	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(863) 678-4222	1,597	73	21.8	68.6%	658 (41.2%)	297 (18.6%)	567 (35.5%)	33 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	38 (2.4%)	48.2	356^th of 844 public high schools	57.8%		46.2	347^th of 807 public high schools	57.0%	9				59.0	57.0					45.0	43.0	71.0	74.0		$6,653	$563	$6,091
Roosevelt Academy	Public	6-12	115 E St	Lake Wales	33853	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 678-4252	279	22	12.6	76.0%	104 (37.3%)	41 (14.7%)	129 (46.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	6.2	726^th of 844 public high schools	14.0%		8	683^rd of 807 public high schools	15.4%	43	22.0	17.0	14.0	28.0	20.0	7.0	11.0	8.0	6.0	6.0	10.0	17.0	39.0		$20,436	$3,969	$16,465
Lake Region High School	Public	9-12	1995 Thunder Rd	Eagle Lake	33839	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 297-3099	1,568	67	23.4	72.3%	321 (20.5%)	454 (29.0%)	751 (47.9%)	8 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (1.8%)	21.6	658^th of 844 public high schools	22.0%		20.5	635^th of 807 public high schools	21.3%	23				31.0	38.0					20.0	35.0	54.0	57.0		$9,999	$1,288	$8,711

Frequently Asked Questions about Don E Woods Opportunity Center

How many students attend Don E Woods Opportunity Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 82 students attended Don E Woods Opportunity Center.

What is the racial makeup of Don E Woods Opportunity Center?

Students at Don E Woods Opportunity Center are 50% Hispanic, 35% African American, 11% White, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Don E Woods Opportunity Center in?

Polk

Is Don E Woods Opportunity Center a good school?

Don E Woods Opportunity Center ranks in the bottom 11.3% of Florida high schools.

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