Spook Hill Elementary School in Lake Wales FL

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Compare Details Spook Hill Elementary School ranks worse than 95.6% of elementary schools in Florida. It also ranks 76^th among 80 ranked elementary schools in the Polk School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.96. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Spook Hill Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (37.6%), Hispanic (32.1%), African American (26.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 76.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Spook Hill Elementary School is 14.1, which is the 35^th best among 80 elementary schools in the Polk School District. (See more...)

Compare Spook Hill Elementary School employs 37 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Spook Hill Elementary School is $10,481, which is the 18^th highest among 80 elementary schools in the Polk School District.

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Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

Spook Hill Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Spook Hill Elementary School 2117^th of 2215 Florida public elementary schools. (See Spook Hill Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Polk:

SchoolDigger ranks Polk 58^th of 68 Florida school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Spook Hill Elementary School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	FL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2004	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2006	45.16	967^th	1688	42.7%
2007	35.85	1209^th	1786	32.3%
2008	34.47	1253^rd	1789	30.0%
2009	36.66	1262^nd	1847	31.7%
2010	37.27	1287^th	1919	32.9%
2011	43.19	1200^th	1985	39.5%
2012	35.35	1311^th	1984	33.9%
2013	33.04	1402^nd	2029	30.9%
2014	35.90	1360^th	2064	34.1%
2016	33.95	1402^nd	2087	32.8%
2017	20.39	1770^th	2112	16.2%
2018	19.41	1798^th	2118	15.1%
2019	11.42	2026^th	2182	7.1%
2021	20.33	1828^th	2247	18.6%
2022	8.96	2117^th	2215	4.4%

Data source: test scores: Florida Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Florida Department of Education

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by a parent
Tuesday, September 25, 2012

The Office staff is really not that Friendly. This is my daughters first year there, this is her first year period. When asking questions to a front office staff member of 5 plus years she walked away from me and went to her desk. My daughters teacher so far seems great. My daughter seems to enjoy going and has already started reading! It really takes Parents and Teachers to ensure a childs education. We practice sight words, and vocab words every day of the week except Sat. That and with the help of the Teacher a child can be golden! Regardless of what kind of ranking a school gets. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Spook Hill Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	314	133	8	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	465
1989	352	145	6	13	1	n/a	n/a	0	517
1990	354	128	4	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	493
1991	340	125	4	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	485
1992	366	132	3	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	516
1993	352	147	6	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	522
1994	348	201	3	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	568
1995	377	228	2	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	617
1996	377	228	2	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	617
1997	379	204	0	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	594
1998	411	206	1	15	1	n/a	n/a	0	634
1999	410	226	1	18	1	n/a	n/a	0	656
2000	388	210	3	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	632
2001	375	208	6	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	623
2002	394	249	6	49	0	n/a	n/a	0	698
2003	394	249	6	49	0	n/a	n/a	0	698
2004	293	182	4	50	1	n/a	n/a	0	530
2005	249	146	4	40	2	n/a	n/a	0	441
2006	241	125	8	37	2	n/a	n/a	0	413
2007	253	136	7	47	3	n/a	n/a	14	460
2008	261	130	7	68	4	n/a	n/a	22	492
2009	275	151	5	91	1	n/a	n/a	28	551
2010	308	144	4	97	1	n/a	n/a	20	574
2011	279	142	3	124	3	0	25	0	576
2012	269	165	3	113	3	1	25	0	579
2013	259	198	4	119	1	0	26	0	607
2014	266	191	3	148	2	0	16	0	626
2015	266	174	6	163	1	0	19	0	629
2016	273	168	6	176	1	0	18	0	642
2017	269	184	6	203	1	0	20	0	683
2018	247	183	10	193	1	0	16	0	650
2019	225	194	9	203	1	0	14	0	646
2020	251	177	8	192	3	1	13	0	645
2021	197	137	5	168	1	1	15	0	524

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Spook Hill Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	465	30.0	15.5	42.6
1989	517	32.0	16.1	40
1990	493	29.0	17.0	16.2
1991	485	29.0	16.7	46.8
1992	516	27.0	19.1	44
1993	522	27.0	19.3	37.7
1994	568	30.0	18.9	48.1
1995	617	29.0	21.3	51.2
1996	617	29.0	21.3	51.2
1997	594	32.0	18.6	45.8
1998	634	31.0	20.5	48.1
1999	656	32.0	20.5	59.3
2000	632	31.0	20.4	60.9
2001	623	36.0	17.3	60
2002	698	38.0	18.4	63.8
2003	698	38.0	18.4	63.8
2004	530	38.0	13.9	66.8
2005	441	38.0	11.6	54.2
2006	413	34.0	12.1	61
2007	460	38.0	12.1	67.9
2008	492	36.0	13.7	72.3
2009	551	43.5	14.9	71.5
2010	574	38.0	15.1	78.7
2011	576	40.0	14.4	77.8
2012	579	38.0	15.2	80.3
2013	607	40.0	15.1	81.9
2014	626	41.0	15.2	64.2
2015	629	43.0	14.6	70.4
2016	642	42.0	15.2	77.1
2017	683	41.0	16.6	78.2
2018	650	47.0	13.8	72.2
2019	646	39.0	16.5	72.9
2020	645	40.0	16.1	63.7
2021	524	37.0	14.1	76.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Student/Teacher Ratio Spook Hill Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	465	30.0	15.5	42.6
1989	517	32.0	16.1	40
1990	493	29.0	17.0	16.2
1991	485	29.0	16.7	46.8
1992	516	27.0	19.1	44
1993	522	27.0	19.3	37.7
1994	568	30.0	18.9	48.1
1995	617	29.0	21.3	51.2
1996	617	29.0	21.3	51.2
1997	594	32.0	18.6	45.8
1998	634	31.0	20.5	48.1
1999	656	32.0	20.5	59.3
2000	632	31.0	20.4	60.9
2001	623	36.0	17.3	60
2002	698	38.0	18.4	63.8
2003	698	38.0	18.4	63.8
2004	530	38.0	13.9	66.8
2005	441	38.0	11.6	54.2
2006	413	34.0	12.1	61
2007	460	38.0	12.1	67.9
2008	492	36.0	13.7	72.3
2009	551	43.5	14.9	71.5
2010	574	38.0	15.1	78.7
2011	576	40.0	14.4	77.8
2012	579	38.0	15.2	80.3
2013	607	40.0	15.1	81.9
2014	626	41.0	15.2	64.2
2015	629	43.0	14.6	70.4
2016	642	42.0	15.2	77.1
2017	683	41.0	16.6	78.2
2018	650	47.0	13.8	72.2
2019	646	39.0	16.5	72.9
2020	645	40.0	16.1	63.7
2021	524	37.0	14.1	76.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Spook Hill Elementary School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018	$1,505 (15.8%)	$8,000 (84.2%)	$9,505
2019	$1,349 (14.6%)	$7,860 (85.3%)	$9,210
2020	$1,557 (17.3%)	$7,428 (82.7%)	$8,985
2021	$1,959 (18.7%)	$8,522 (81.3%)	$10,481

Data source: Florida Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Spook Hill Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 2026^th of 2182 Elementary schools	Ranks 1828^th of 2247 Elementary schools	11.5%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Spook Hill Elementary School)	36	26	10%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Polk)	52	47	5%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Florida)	58	54	4%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Spook Hill Elementary School)	45	20	25%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Polk)	56	44	12%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Florida)	62	51	11%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Spook Hill Elementary School)	30	34	4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Polk)	48	42	6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Florida)	58	52	6%
4th Grade Mathematics (Spook Hill Elementary School)	41	30	11%
4th Grade Mathematics (Polk)	56	44	12%
4th Grade Mathematics (Florida)	64	53	11%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Spook Hill Elementary School)	30	40	10%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Polk)	47	43	4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Florida)	56	54	2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Spook Hill Elementary School)	19	37	18%
5th Grade Mathematics (Polk)	51	43	8%
5th Grade Mathematics (Florida)	60	51	9%
5th Grade Science (Spook Hill Elementary School)	33	41	8%
5th Grade Science (Polk)	45	39	6%
5th Grade Science (Florida)	53	47	6%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	646	524	18.9%
African American	194	137	29.4%
American Indian	1	1
Asian	9	5	44.4%
Hispanic	203	168	17.2%
Pacific Islander	0	1
Two or More Races	14	15	7.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	72.9%	76.9%	4%

Middle:	McLaughlin Middle School And Fine Arts Academy
High:	Polk Virtual Franchise

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