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Kathleen Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
3627 Kathleen Pnes
Lakeland, FL 33810
Phone
(863) 853-6040
District
POLK
County
POLK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
762
Classroom Teachers
43

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Florida

2

(10 is best)

Better than 10.2% of all FL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Kathleen Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
50%
33%
52%
23%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
46%
26%
48%
27%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
44%
28%
49%
32%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
18
18
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 249 32.7%
Grade 7 255 33.5%
Grade 8 258 33.9%
Total 762 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 40.3% 36.2% 37.9%
Black 21.0% 20.6% 22.1%
Hispanic 37.9% 41.3% 36.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 1.6% 2.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.4% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 69.8% 55.1% 54.0%
Free lunch eligible 69.8% 54.7% 50.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.5% 3.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 713,148 22,244,823
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 354.8 409
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.0% 16.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.2% 31.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.3% 26.1%
65 OR OLDER 19.9% 20.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 253,178 8,353,441
Single Parent Households With Children 9.3% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.4% 89.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 21.0% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.9% 16.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.7% 16.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.1% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.1% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.0% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.0% 11.8%
$15,000 or less 10.1% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,546 $704,866,734 59.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $411 $44,256,069 3.7%
Staff $604 $65,038,116 5.5%
General Administration $75 $8,075,925 0.7%
School Administration $433 $46,625,007 3.9%
Operation $853 $91,850,187 7.8%
Transportation $342 $36,826,218 3.1%
Other $214 $23,043,306 1.9%
Total Support $2,932 $315,714,828 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,506 $162,164,574 13.7%
Total Expenditures $10,984 $1,182,746,136 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,112 $17,265,628,708 52.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $478 $1,349,528,117 4.1%
Staff $630 $1,780,076,891 5.5%
General Administration $94 $266,053,333 0.8%
School Administration $539 $1,522,617,570 4.7%
Operation $1,033 $2,918,193,171 8.9%
Transportation $354 $999,510,943 3.1%
Other $265 $749,659,946 2.3%
Total Support $3,393 $9,585,888,752 29.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,041 $5,766,642,880 17.7%
Total Expenditures $11,546 $32,617,996,570 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%