Since 1990, the school has been within district desegregation guidelines. The school offers chorus, has an elementary mathematic olympiad team, annual science fair and National Geographic Geography Bee. Bartow's magnet program is The Gifted and Talented Academy, designed to meet the needs of scholarly students in grades K-5. Critical thinking and problem solving are emphasized across the curriculum. The program provides instruction in mathematics, social studies, science, health and language arts.
Students receive Spanish instruction daily.
The school requires its magnet teachers that teach gifted students to be certified in gifted instruction. Bartow opened in 1964 and was expanded in 1994. All rights reserved.