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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Polk County, Florida

25 public middle schools in Polk County, Florida appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public middle schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. COMPASS MIDDLE CHARTER SCHOOL leads the list at 86.9%, against a median of 72.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Polk County, Florida

Top % FRL

86.9%

Median % FRL

72.0%

HIGHEST POVERTY · POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	COMPASS MIDDLE CHARTER SCHOOL	BARTOW, FL	POLK	Middle	168	86.9%
2	CRYSTAL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	753	83.1%
3	KATHLEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	742	80.1%
4	WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL	WINTER HAVEN, FL	POLK	Middle	712	77.2%
5	SLEEPY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	886	76.6%
6	JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE	AUBURNDALE, FL	POLK	Middle	1,013	75.8%
7	DENISON MIDDLE SCHOOL	WINTER HAVEN, FL	POLK	Middle	684	75.4%
8	MULBERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL	MULBERRY, FL	POLK	Middle	1,058	74.1%
9	LAKE MARION CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL	POINCIANA, FL	POLK	Middle	1,013	73.5%
10	SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	746	73.3%
11	LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY	LAKE ALFRED, FL	POLK	Middle	734	72.8%
12	DANIEL JENKINS ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY MIDDLE SCHOOL	HAINES CITY, FL	POLK	Middle	506	72.5%
13	DUNDEE RIDGE MIDDLE ACADEMY	DUNDEE, FL	POLK	Middle	725	72.0%
14	EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH	LAKE WALES, FL	POLK	Middle	726	71.5%
15	BARTOW MIDDLE SCHOOL	BARTOW, FL	POLK	Middle	881	71.3%
16	LAKE GIBSON MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	1,149	69.1%
17	DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF LAKE ALFRED	LAKE ALFRED, FL	POLK	Middle	1,039	66.8%
18	MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL	DAVENPORT, FL	POLK	Middle	334	65.9%
19	SHELLEY S. BOONE MIDDLE SCHOOL	HAINES CITY, FL	POLK	Middle	1,329	64.7%
20	BOK ACADEMY	LAKE WALES, FL	POLK	Middle	640	64.2%
21	JEWETT MIDDLE ACADEMY MAGNET	WINTER HAVEN, FL	POLK	Middle	566	58.3%
22	LAKELAND HIGHLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	1,118	52.4%
23	UNION ACADEMY	BARTOW, FL	POLK	Middle	382	49.0%
24	LAWTON CHILES MIDDLE ACADEMY	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	704	43.8%
25	BERKLEY ACCELERATED	AUBURNDALE, FL	POLK	Middle	622	30.7%

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