Polk County Public Schools

Public school district in Polk County. School year shown with each figure.

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Students: 113,713 (2024-25)
Students by group: 43.0% Hispanic, 31.0% White, 21.3% Black, 2.8% two or more races, 1.5% Asian, 0.4% Pacific Islander or American Indian students (2024-25)
Economically disadvantaged: 88.1% of students (2025-26)
FAST and B.E.S.T.: Level 3 or above: 50% (2025-26)
Chronically absent: 35.3% of students (2025-26)
Schools: 157

Enrollment rose 17% from 97,097 students in 2015-16 to 113,713 in 2024-25.

Schools

Auburndale Senior High School (high school, rated C)
Bartow Senior High School (high school, rated C)
Chain Of Lakes Collegiate High (high school, rated A)
Davenport High School (high school, rated C)
Discovery High School (high school, rated C)
George W. Jenkins Senior High (high school, rated B)
Haines City Senior High School (high school, rated C)
Kathleen Senior High School (high school, rated C)
Lake Gibson Senior High School (high school, rated C)
Lake Region High School (high school, rated C)
Lake Wales Senior High School (high school, rated A)
Lakeland Senior High School (high school, rated B)
Mulberry Senior High School (high school, rated C)
Polk Grad Academy (high school)
Polk State College Collegiate High School (high school, rated A)
Polk State Lakeland Gateway To College Collegiate High Scho (high school, rated A)
Ridge Community High School (high school, rated C)
Tenoroc High School (high school, rated C)
Transition School (high school)
Winter Haven Senior High School (high school, rated C)
Bartow Middle School (middle school, rated C)
Bok Academy (middle school, rated B)
Crystal Lake Middle School (middle school, rated C)
Daniel Jenkins Academy Of Technology Middle School (middle school, rated A)
Denison Middle School (middle school, rated C)
Discovery Academy Of Lake Alfred (middle school, rated A)
Dundee Ridge Middle Academy (middle school, rated A)
Edward W Bok Academy North (middle school, rated C)
Jere L. Stambaugh Middle (middle school, rated C)
Jewett Middle Academy Magnet (middle school, rated A)
Kathleen Middle School (middle school, rated C)
Lake Alfred Polytech Academy (middle school, rated B)
Lake Gibson Middle School (middle school, rated C)
Lake Marion Creek Middle School (middle school, rated C)
Lakeland Highlands Middle School (middle school, rated B)
Lawton Chiles Middle Academy (middle school, rated A)
Mater Academy Davenport Middle School (middle school, rated A)
Mulberry Middle School (middle school, rated B)
Shelley S. Boone Middle School (middle school, rated C)
Sleepy Hill Middle School (middle school, rated C)
Southwest Middle School (middle school, rated C)
Union Academy (middle school, rated A)
Westwood Middle School (middle school, rated C)
Achievement Academy (early childhood school)
Alta Vista Elementary School (elementary school, rated C)
Alturas Elementary School (elementary school, rated A)
Auburndale Central Elementary School (elementary school, rated C)
Bartow Elementary Academy (elementary school, rated A)
Bella Citta (k-8 school, rated C)
Berkley Accelerated (school, rated A)
Berkley Elementary School (elementary school, rated A)
Bethune Academy (elementary school, rated A)
Bill Duncan Opportunity Center (school)
Bridgeprep Academy Of Polk (k-8 school, rated B)
Carlton Palmore Elementary School (elementary school, rated C)
Chain Of Lakes Elementary School (elementary school, rated B)
Citrus Ridge A Civics Academy (k-8 school, rated C)
Clarence Boswell Elementary School (elementary school, rated B)
Cleveland Court Elementary School (elementary school, rated A)
Combee Academy Of Design And Engineering (elementary school, rated A)
Compass Middle Charter School (k-8 school)
Crystal Lake Elementary School (elementary school, rated C)
Cypress Junction Montessori (k-8 school, rated C)
Dale R Fair Babson Park Elementary (elementary school, rated B)
Davenport Elementary (elementary school, rated C)
Davenport School Of The Arts (k-8 school, rated A)
Dixieland Elementary School (elementary school, rated B)
Don E Woods Opportunity Center (school)
Doris A. Sanders Learning Center (school)
Dr. Ne Roberts Elementary School (elementary school, rated B)
Dundee Elementary Academy (elementary school, rated A)
Eagle Lake Elementary School (elementary school, rated D)
Eastside Elementary School (elementary school, rated C)
Edgar L. Padgett Elementary (elementary school, rated B)
Elbert Elementary School (elementary school, rated C)
Floral Avenue Elementary School (elementary school, rated C)
Fort Meade Middle/Senior High School (school, rated B)
Frank E. Brigham Academy (elementary school, rated A)
Fred G. Garner Academy (elementary school, rated C)
Frostproof Ben Hill Griffin Jr Elementary School (elementary school, rated C)
Frostproof Middle/Senior High (school, rated C)
Garden Grove Elementary School (elementary school, rated A)
Gause Academy Of Leadership (school)
Griffin Elementary School (elementary school, rated B)
Hartridge Academy (elementary school, rated B)
Highland City Elementary School (elementary school, rated B)
Highlands Grove Elementary School (elementary school, rated A)
Hillcrest Elementary School (elementary school, rated B)
Horizons Elementary School (elementary school, rated C)
Hospital Homebound (school)
Inwood Elementary School (elementary school, rated C)
James E. Stephens Academy (elementary school, rated C)
James W. Sikes Elementary School (elementary school, rated C)
Janie Howard Wilson School (elementary school, rated C)
Jean O'Dell Learning Center (school)
Jesse Keen Elementary School (elementary school, rated C)
Jewett School Of The Arts (k-8 school, rated A)
John Snively Elementary (elementary school, rated A)
Karen M. Siegel Academy (school)
Kathleen Elementary School (elementary school, rated B)
Lake Alfred Elementary School (elementary school, rated C)
Lake Shipp Elementary School (elementary school, rated C)
Lakeland Montessori School House (k-8 school, rated A)
Language & Literacy Academy For Learning (school)
Laurel Elementary School (elementary school, rated C)
Lena Vista Elementary School (elementary school, rated C)
Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary School (elementary school, rated C)
Lincoln Avenue Academy (elementary school, rated A)
Loughman Oaks Elementary School (elementary school, rated C)
Magnolia Montessori Academy (k-8 school, rated A)
Mater Academy Davenport (elementary school, rated B)
Maynard A Traviss Technical Academy (school)
Mckeel Academy Central (elementary school, rated A)
Mckeel Academy Of Technology (school, rated A)
Mclaughlin Academy Of Excellence (school, rated C)
Medulla Elementary School (elementary school, rated B)
Mi Escuela Montessori (k-8 school, rated B)
Navigator Academy Of Leadership Davenport (k-8 school, rated C)
New Beginnings High School (school)
North Lakeland Elementary School Of Choice (elementary school, rated C)
Oscar J. Pope Elementary School (elementary school, rated C)
Pace Center For Girls (school)
Palmetto Elementary School (elementary school, rated C)
Philip O'Brien Elementary School (elementary school, rated C)
Pinewood Elementary School (elementary school, rated B)
Polk Avenue Elementary School (elementary school, rated C)
Polk City Elementary School (elementary school, rated B)
Polk County Sheriff'S Central Center (school)
Polk County Sheriffs Regional Detention Center (school)
Polk Virtual Instruction Program (school)
Purcell Elementary School (elementary school, rated C)
R. Bruce Wagner Elementary School (elementary school, rated C)
R. Clem Churchwell Elementary School (elementary school, rated C)
Rcma Mulberry Community Academy (elementary school, rated D)
Real Academy (Reaching Every Adolescent Learner) (school)
Ridge Technical Academy (school)
Ridge Teen Parent Program (school)
Ridgeview Global Studies Academy (school, rated A)
Rochelle School Of The Arts (k-8 school, rated A)
Roosevelt Academy (school)
Rosabelle W. Blake Academy (k-8 school, rated B)
Sandhill Elementary School (elementary school, rated C)
Scott Lake Elementary School (elementary school, rated A)
Sleepy Hill Elementary School (elementary school, rated B)
Socrum Elementary School (elementary school, rated C)
South Mckeel Academy (elementary school, rated A)
South Pointe Elementary (elementary school, rated C)
Southwest Elementary School (elementary school, rated B)
Spessard L Holland Elementary (elementary school, rated C)
Spook Hill Elementary School (elementary school, rated C)
Valleyview Elementary School (elementary school, rated A)
Victory Ridge Academy (school)
Wahneta Elementary School (elementary school, rated B)
Walter Caldwell Elementary School (elementary school, rated B)
Wendell Watson Elementary School (elementary school, rated C)
Willow Oak School (elementary school, rated B)
Winston Academy Of Engineering (elementary school, rated B)

Sources

NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations, National Center for Education Statistics
Lunch status by school, 2025-26, Florida Department of Education
English language learners by school, 2025-26, Florida Department of Education
Florida school grades, Florida Department of Education
FAST and B.E.S.T. assessment results by school, Spring 2026, Florida Department of Education
Students absent 21 or more days and absent 10% or more, 2024-25, Florida Department of Education
Student discipline data by school, 2024-25, Florida Department of Education