Purcell Elementary School

305 Ne 1st Ave, Mulberry, FL 33860 | (863) 701-1061

Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 466

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4 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 466 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-5
Ranks 1487th out of 1,901 elementary schools in FL.

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Polk County School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $10,826
Graduation Rate: 68.5%
Dropout Rate: 4.9%
Students Per Teacher: 14.8
Enrolled Students: 94,530

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 466
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 34.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 13.7

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 237 (50.9%)
Females: 216 (46.4%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 50 (10.7%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 343 (73.6%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 393 (84.3%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Purcell Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	1	0.2%
Black	70	15.0%
Asian	2	0.4%
Hispanic	140	30.0%
White	240	51.5%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	10	2.1%
Kindergarten	80	17.2%
1st Grade	73	15.7%
2nd Grade	79	17.0%
3rd Grade	82	17.6%
4th Grade	72	15.5%
5th Grade	70	15.0%

Teacher Educational Background (2010)

Percent of Teachers with a Bachelor's Degree

School:

91.2%

District:

75.3%

State:

65.3%

Percent of Classes Taught By Teachers (Out-of-Field) of Their Background

School:

10.9%

State:

4.8%

Source: FL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 4

4 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Reviewed by Staff Member on July 04, 2011
Rating: (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Purcell students and teachers are so proud. We just scored an A School Grade in June 2011! All other schools around us went down, and thanks to the tireless hard work of the staff and our creative, bright students, We ACHIEVED SO MUCH!

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