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The public middle schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Polk County, Florida

Across Polk County, Florida, 24 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL leads the list at 27.8:1, against a median of 20.6:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Polk County, Florida

Top Students/teacher

27.8:1

Median Students/teacher

20.6:1

HIGHEST RATIO · POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL	DAVENPORT, FL	POLK	Middle	334	27.8:1
2	SHELLEY S. BOONE MIDDLE SCHOOL	HAINES CITY, FL	POLK	Middle	1,329	26.6:1
3	DENISON MIDDLE SCHOOL	WINTER HAVEN, FL	POLK	Middle	684	24.4:1
4	CRYSTAL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	753	23.5:1
5	SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	746	23.3:1
6	MULBERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL	MULBERRY, FL	POLK	Middle	1,058	23.0:1
7	JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE	AUBURNDALE, FL	POLK	Middle	1,013	22.0:1
8	JEWETT MIDDLE ACADEMY MAGNET	WINTER HAVEN, FL	POLK	Middle	566	21.8:1
9	LAKE GIBSON MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	1,149	21.7:1
10	DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF LAKE ALFRED	LAKE ALFRED, FL	POLK	Middle	1,039	21.6:1
11	LAWTON CHILES MIDDLE ACADEMY	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	704	20.7:1
12	BOK ACADEMY	LAKE WALES, FL	POLK	Middle	640	20.6:1
13	SLEEPY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	886	20.6:1
14	LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY	LAKE ALFRED, FL	POLK	Middle	734	20.4:1
15	DANIEL JENKINS ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY MIDDLE SCHOOL	HAINES CITY, FL	POLK	Middle	506	20.2:1
16	EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH	LAKE WALES, FL	POLK	Middle	726	20.2:1
17	DUNDEE RIDGE MIDDLE ACADEMY	DUNDEE, FL	POLK	Middle	725	20.1:1
18	BERKLEY ACCELERATED	AUBURNDALE, FL	POLK	Middle	622	20.1:1
19	LAKE MARION CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL	POINCIANA, FL	POLK	Middle	1,013	19.9:1
20	BARTOW MIDDLE SCHOOL	BARTOW, FL	POLK	Middle	881	19.1:1
21	UNION ACADEMY	BARTOW, FL	POLK	Middle	382	19.1:1
22	KATHLEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	742	19.0:1
23	LAKELAND HIGHLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	1,118	18.3:1
24	WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL	WINTER HAVEN, FL	POLK	Middle	712	16.2:1

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