Philip O'Brien Elementary, 1225 E. Lime St.: kindergarten to grade 5, 625 students (2024-25), a C in Florida's 2026 school grades. 863-499-2950.
Last checked Oct. 9, 2026. Sources: Polk County Public Schools, its Address Zoning tool and school listings, the school’s website, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades and the federal NCES school directory.
Philip O’Brien Elementary is a Polk County Public Schools elementary school on East Lime Street, inside the Lakeland city limits. More of the city is zoned for it than for any other elementary school: about 11% of the Lakeland addresses we checked for 2026-27.
Who to call
- Front office: 863-499-2950, 1225 E. Lime St., Lakeland, FL 33801
- School website: philipobrien.polkschoolsfl.com
- Which school am I zoned for? Pupil Accounting, 863-519-7600, option 1, or the Address Zoning tool
- Buses: district Transportation Operations, 863-534-7300; transportation page
| Address | 1225 E. Lime St., Lakeland, FL 33801 |
| Phone | 863-499-2950 |
| Grades | Kindergarten to 5 |
| Principal | Azure Gipson |
| 2026 state grade | C (45% of points) |
| Mascot | Lions |
Principal. Azure Gipson is the principal, according to the school’s staff page.
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 625 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 31 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 20 students per teacher.
State report card
Florida gave Philip O’Brien a C in its 2026 school grades, its third C in a row, with 45% of the points possible, according to the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file. The school’s state report card has results by student group; it is an interactive dashboard that could not be read for this page.
| 2026 school grade measure | Result |
|---|---|
| School grade | C (45% of points) |
| Grade 3 English language arts achievement | 38% |
| English language arts achievement | 39% |
| English language arts learning gains | 57% |
| English language arts learning gains, lowest 25% | 69% |
| Math achievement | 33% |
| Math learning gains | 40% |
| Science achievement | 34% |
Florida grades schools A to F on the share of possible points earned across these measures. Achievement is the share of tested students on grade level; learning gains is the share who improved from the year before. For an elementary school, A is 62% of points or more, B is 54% to 61% and C is 41% to 53%, the state’s file says.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
Polk County assigns elementary schools by home address. We ran a random sample of 1,817 current address points from the City of Lakeland’s address layer through the district’s Address Zoning tool for 2026-27. About 11% were zoned for Philip O’Brien.
Feeder schools. The district does not publish a feeder list; each grade is zoned by address. Among the sampled city addresses zoned for Philip O’Brien, the district’s tool assigns middle school to Crystal Lake Middle (64%), Sleepy Hill Middle (31%) and Southwest Middle (5%), and high school to Lakeland High (94%) and Tenoroc High (6%).
Rezoning. The elementary zone did not change for 2026-27 in our sample. The School Board’s Jan. 27, 2026, vote set new boundaries for high schools only, according to the district’s announcement.
Calendar and bell times
From the district’s 2026-27 calendar (PDF), which the district labels tentative:
- Friday, Oct. 16: no school for students
- Friday, Oct. 30: early dismissal
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, no school
- Nov. 23-27: fall break
- Monday, Dec. 21: winter break begins; students return Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2027
Bell times. The school does not publish a bell schedule. Its about page says the office is open 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and breakfast is served 7:30 to 7:50 a.m. Visitors must check in at the office with photo identification.
More on Lakeland schools
- The district’s school listings, with every Polk County school
- Every public school in Lakeland, with zones and report cards
- Our Lakeland schools guide for the full calendar, enrollment steps and School Board meetings
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Philip O’Brien Elementary serve?
Philip O’Brien Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade. It is at 1225 E. Lime St. in Lakeland, and its main line is 863-499-2950.
What is Philip O’Brien Elementary’s school grade?
Philip O’Brien earned a C in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 45% of possible points, its third C in a row.
Which middle and high school does Philip O’Brien feed into?
The district zones each grade by address. Among sampled city addresses in its zone, 64% are zoned for Crystal Lake Middle and 31% for Sleepy Hill Middle; 94% are zoned for Lakeland High.
What time does breakfast start at Philip O’Brien Elementary?
Breakfast is served from 7:30 to 7:50 a.m., and the office is open 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., according to the school’s website.
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