School Community

Bartow High School is a comprehensive public high school enrolling approximately 2370 students located in a rural neighborhood. The school community consists of Bartow High School, a traditional comprehensive school; the International Baccalaureate School, a pre-university study; and Summerlin Academy, a ROTC program. The Class of 2025 comprises of 517 students from the three high schools. The school is in session on a semester basis from August to June, and students are enrolled in seven courses per semester.


International Baccalaureate

The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program provides highly motivated students with an opportunity to participate in a challenging, comprehensive and rigorous college preparatory/liberal arts curriculum featuring an interdisciplinary approach and student-centered learning experiences. To earn the IB Diploma a student must earn a minimum of 24 points in six subject area exams (scale of 1-7, 7 being the highest score), complete creativity-action-service (CAS) activities, complete the Theory of Knowledge course, and write an original 4,000 extended essay.
The IB program accepted 105 students for the class of 2028; student achievement tests, middle school scholastic records and student essays provide a measuring tool for acceptance. The IB enrollment is 312 students with a senior class of 58 students.

The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment. These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.


Current IB Bartow Student Membership

Grading Scale per Semester

Grade Unweighted Honors/Pre-IB IB/AP/Dual Enrollment Percentage
A 4 4.5 5 90-100
B 3 3.5 4 80-89
C 2 2.5 3 70-79
D 1 1.5 2 60-69
F 0 0 0 0-59

Courses Offered at IB Bartow

HL-Higher Level, SL-Standard Level

IB

Biology HL Business Management SL Chemistry HL 
English Language & Literature HL  German SL History of Americas HL
Math Analysis & Approaches SL Math Applications & Interpretations SL  Music SL
Spanish SL Virtual Arts SL  World Religions SL

AP

Art History Biology Calculus AB 
Calculus BC Chemistry Computer Science A
Computer Science Principles Environmental Science Human Geography
Macroeconomics Physics Statistics
U.S. Government U.S. History World History

Head of School
Mandy Craven

School Counselor
Katy Carpinello Urbinati

Coordinator
Dawn Chevallier

College Program Coordinator
Kathryn Maeda

Mailing Address
1270 South Broadway Avenue
Bartow, FL 33830
Phone 863-534-0194
Fax 863-534-0077

School Website
bhsib.polkschoolsfl.com
ibo.org/school/000909
CEEB Code #100089