WENDELL WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (POLK SCH DIST.), Florida - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

WENDELL WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a Elementary in LAKELAND, FL. It currently serves 835 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:835
Number of Teachers: 53
Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.76

Location Info

Location: 6800 WALT WILLIAMS RD, LAKELAND, FL 33809
Mailing Address: 6800 WALT WILLIAMS RD, LAKELAND, FL 33809
Phone: (863)853-6060
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 144
Grade 2 131
Grade 3 141
Grade 4 150
Grade 5 125
Kindergarten 133
Pre-Kindergarten 11
Gender/Sex of WENDELL WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 463 55.45
Female 372 44.55
Race/Ethnicity Demography of WENDELL WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 10 1.20
Asian 7 0.84
Black or African American 129 15.45
Hispanic/Latino 257 30.78
Two or more races 26 3.11
White 406 48.62
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 7 1.51
Asian 5 1.08
Black or African American 75 16.20
Hispanic/Latino 133 28.73
Two or more races 11 2.38
White 232 50.11
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 0.81
Asian 2 0.54
Black or African American 54 14.52
Hispanic/Latino 124 33.33
Two or more races 15 4.03
White 174 46.77

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 (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 2.08
Asian 1 0.69
Black or African American 27 18.75
Hispanic/Latino 49 34.03
Two or more races 7 4.86
White 57 39.58
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.76
Asian 1 0.76
Black or African American 22 16.79
Hispanic/Latino 40 30.53
Two or more races 3 2.29
White 64 48.86
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.71
Black or African American 20 14.18
Hispanic/Latino 42 29.79
Two or more races 5 3.55
White 73 51.77
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.67
Asian 2 1.33
Black or African American 18 12.00
Hispanic/Latino 50 33.33
Two or more races 2 1.33
White 77 51.33
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 1.60
Asian 2 1.60
Black or African American 21 16.80
Hispanic/Latino 31 24.80
Two or more races 3 2.40
White 66 52.80
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 1.50
Asian 1 0.75
Black or African American 20 15.04
Hispanic/Latino 39 29.32
Two or more races 6 4.51
White 65 48.87
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 1 9.09
Hispanic/Latino 6 54.55
White 4 36.36