Spessard L Holland Elementary School

Grades: PK-5
Students: 820
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher Ratio: 14:1
Student-Counselor Ratio: 717:1
Certified Teachers: 100%
Community Reviews
7 Reviews
2342 EF Griffin Road
Bartow, FL 33830
(863) 648-3031
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
4/10
Test Scores
2/10
Equity
NA
Academic Progress
NA
College Readiness
5/10
Student Growth

Community Reviews

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Read what parents are saying about Spessard L Holland Elementary School
This school relies on IPad learning to teach students and they skew averages to make students appear to be on level, when really their “on level” is remedial. There is no organization to the pick up/drop off area, so it’s the most time consuming and poorly managed car line I’ve ever seen. Standards
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Posted by a parent on 8/11/2025
When we moved to this school zone, we were concerned because Spessard L Holland Elementary had a fairly low GreatSchools rating. We are on our third child through the school experience has been terrific and in my opinion, warrants a much higher score. Everyone we've been involved with at the school
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Posted by a parent on 7/18/2021
My child has been at SLHE since 2012 and is now in 4th grade. At first I was concerned with the quality of her education here but I came to see that it is not the school, but the teachers. This year her teacher (Jaime Ruiz) has been exceptional! She is engaging and funny and my daughter has never be
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Posted by a community member on 2/7/2017
My kids have been here for 2yrs and we moved here from Chicago. This school is amazing compared to the big city schools I would never have let my kids attend those schools. As with all schools there are a few things they need to tweak but over all I can't complain.
Posted by a parent on 7/20/2016
This school is FANTASTIC! We moved from a different area in Florida where we had our daughter in private school & were reluctant to the idea of "public school" especially given the fact our daughter has some "special needs." But we are into our 3rd year & could not be happier! The teachers & adminis
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Posted by a parent on 8/18/2013

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