JAMES W. SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (POLK SCH DIST.), Florida - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

JAMES W. SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a Elementary in LAKELAND, FL. It currently serves 551 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the POLK School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

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Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:551
Number of Teachers: 39
Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.13

Location Info

Location: 2727 SHEPHERD RD, LAKELAND, FL 33811
Mailing Address: 2727 SHEPHERD RD, LAKELAND, FL 33811
Phone: (863)648-3525
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 81
Grade 2 71
Grade 3 109
Grade 4 107
Grade 5 91
Kindergarten 75
Pre-Kindergarten 17
Gender/Sex of JAMES W. SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 283 51.36
Female 268 48.64
Race/Ethnicity Demography of JAMES W. SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.18
Asian 5 0.91
Black or African American 73 13.25
Hispanic/Latino 189 34.30
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.18
Two or more races 22 3.99
White 260 47.19
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 1.06
Black or African American 36 12.72
Hispanic/Latino 99 34.98
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.35
Two or more races 7 2.47
White 137 48.41
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.37
Asian 2 0.75
Black or African American 37 13.81
Hispanic/Latino 90 33.58
Two or more races 15 5.60
White 123 45.90

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.24
Black or African American 11 13.58
Hispanic/Latino 32 39.51
Two or more races 5 6.17
White 32 39.51
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 10 14.09
Hispanic/Latino 22 30.99
Two or more races 2 2.82
White 37 52.11
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.92
Black or African American 11 10.09
Hispanic/Latino 41 37.62
Two or more races 2 1.84
White 54 49.54
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 20 18.69
Hispanic/Latino 30 28.04
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.94
Two or more races 3 2.80
White 53 49.53
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 2.20
Black or African American 12 13.19
Hispanic/Latino 32 35.17
Two or more races 6 6.59
White 39 42.86
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 2.67
Black or African American 8 10.67
Hispanic/Latino 22 29.33
Two or more races 4 5.33
White 39 52.00
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 1 5.88
Hispanic/Latino 10 58.82
White 6 35.29