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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Polk County, Florida

64 public schools in Polk County, Florida appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. FRESH START COMMUNITY SCHOOL leads the list at -63.0%, against a median of -9.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
64
Polk County, Florida
Best Enrollment change
-63.0%
Median Enrollment change
-9.4%
FASTEST DECLINING · POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1FRESH START COMMUNITY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK284105-63.0%
2GAUSE ACADEMY OF LEADERSHIPBARTOW, FLPOLK22697-57.1%
3JAMES W. SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK860502-41.6%
4CITRUS RIDGE A CIVICS ACADEMYDAVENPORT, FLPOLK1,8791,108-41.0%
5COMBEE ACADEMY OF DESIGN AND ENGINEERINGLAKELAND, FLPOLK697479-31.3%
6ELBERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWINTER HAVEN, FLPOLK792549-30.7%
7REAL ACADEMY (REACHING EVERY ADOLESCENT LEARNER)LAKELAND, FLPOLK305215-29.5%
8MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK681488-28.3%
9OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK494365-26.1%
10ALTURAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLALTURAS, FLPOLK362274-24.3%
11ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMYLAKELAND, FLPOLK741562-24.2%
12SLEEPY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK1,120886-20.9%
13DIXIELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK432344-20.4%
14DENISON MIDDLE SCHOOLWINTER HAVEN, FLPOLK848684-19.3%
15KATHLEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK546453-17.0%
16CRYSTAL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK906753-16.9%
17PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPOINCIANA, FLPOLK551479-13.1%
18HIGHLANDS GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK792691-12.8%
19SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK430376-12.6%
20SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK838735-12.3%
21FROSTPROOF MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGHFROSTPROOF, FLPOLK1,135998-12.1%
22LEWIS ANNA WOODBURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFORT MEADE, FLPOLK674593-12.0%
23SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKE WALES, FLPOLK650574-11.7%
24JAMES E. STEPHENS ACADEMYBARTOW, FLPOLK380336-11.6%
25HARTRIDGE ACADEMYWINTER HAVEN, FLPOLK226200-11.5%
26PURCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMULBERRY, FLPOLK493438-11.2%
27KATHLEEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK2,0871,861-10.8%
28DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK777697-10.3%
29ROCHELLE SCHOOL OF THE ARTSLAKELAND, FLPOLK849762-10.2%
30LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMYLAKELAND, FLPOLK569512-10.0%
31CARLTON PALMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK446402-9.9%
32CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK414374-9.7%
33WENDELL WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK841764-9.2%
34CRYSTAL LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK480437-9.0%
35MULBERRY MIDDLE SCHOOLMULBERRY, FLPOLK1,1601,058-8.8%
36LAKELAND HIGHLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK1,2261,118-8.8%
37UNION ACADEMYBARTOW, FLPOLK419382-8.8%
38CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWINTER HAVEN, FLPOLK1,1031,007-8.7%
39LAKE GIBSON MIDDLE SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK1,2561,149-8.5%
40AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAUBURNDALE, FLPOLK405371-8.4%
41RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLDAVENPORT, FLPOLK2,8512,632-7.7%
42JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARYELOISE, FLPOLK425396-6.8%
43MCLAUGHLIN ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCELAKE WALES, FLPOLK813758-6.8%
44BETHUNE ACADEMYHAINES CITY, FLPOLK461430-6.7%
45LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK2,1251,985-6.6%
46JEWETT MIDDLE ACADEMY MAGNETWINTER HAVEN, FLPOLK606566-6.6%
47PHILIP O'BRIEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK667625-6.3%
48DUNDEE RIDGE MIDDLE ACADEMYDUNDEE, FLPOLK758725-4.4%
49SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK779746-4.2%
50TENOROC HIGH SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLK1,1911,141-4.2%
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