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The highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Polk County, Florida

86 public elementary schools in Polk County, Florida appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE leads the list at 87.0%, against a median of 45.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
86
Polk County, Florida
Top % Proficient (Reading)
87.0%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
45.6%
BEST IN READING · POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSELAKELAND, FLPOLKElementary12987.0%
2MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMYLAKELAND, FLPOLKElementary18284.5%
3LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMYLAKELAND, FLPOLKElementary51282.7%
4MCKEEL ACADEMY CENTRALLAKELAND, FLPOLKElementary61082.2%
5SOUTH MCKEEL ACADEMYLAKELAND, FLPOLKElementary1,20078.5%
6FRANK E. BRIGHAM ACADEMYWINTER HAVEN, FLPOLKElementary54777.1%
7BERKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAUBURNDALE, FLPOLKElementary69676.0%
8WINSTON ACADEMY OF ENGINEERINGLAKELAND, FLPOLKElementary53671.4%
9CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLKElementary37471.1%
10DAVENPORT SCHOOL OF THE ARTSDAVENPORT, FLPOLKElementary1,44070.8%
11BARTOW ELEMENTARY ACADEMYBARTOW, FLPOLKElementary52470.3%
12HARTRIDGE ACADEMYWINTER HAVEN, FLPOLKElementary20069.6%
13VALLEYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLKElementary78367.5%
14HIGHLANDS GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLKElementary69164.2%
15ROCHELLE SCHOOL OF THE ARTSLAKELAND, FLPOLKElementary76263.5%
16COMBEE ACADEMY OF DESIGN AND ENGINEERINGLAKELAND, FLPOLKElementary47962.0%
17SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLKElementary73560.3%
18CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWINTER HAVEN, FLPOLKElementary1,00759.9%
19DALE R FAIR BABSON PARK ELEMENTARYBABSON PARK, FLPOLKElementary45358.3%
20DUNDEE ELEMENTARY ACADEMYDUNDEE, FLPOLKElementary65758.0%
21JAMES E. STEPHENS ACADEMYBARTOW, FLPOLKElementary33657.8%
22JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTSWINTER HAVEN, FLPOLKElementary74657.7%
23JAMES W. SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLKElementary50257.7%
24BETHUNE ACADEMYHAINES CITY, FLPOLKElementary43057.5%
25CYPRESS JUNCTION MONTESSORIWINTER HAVEN, FLPOLKElementary31757.2%
26R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLKElementary89957.1%
27HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKE WALES, FLPOLKElementary66755.7%
28ALTURAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLALTURAS, FLPOLKElementary27455.2%
29CARLTON PALMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLKElementary40253.0%
30CLARENCE BOSWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAUBURNDALE, FLPOLKElementary60052.4%
31MI ESCUELA MONTESSORILAKELAND, FLPOLKElementary27552.0%
32MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORTDAVENPORT, FLPOLKElementary81550.7%
33JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARYELOISE, FLPOLKElementary39650.7%
34HIGHLAND CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHIGHLAND CITY, FLPOLKElementary41450.7%
35SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLKElementary37650.5%
36NAVIGATOR ACADEMY OF LEADERSHIP DAVENPORTDAVENPORT, FLPOLKElementary97750.2%
37SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARYBARTOW, FLPOLKElementary84349.3%
38SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARYWINTER HAVEN, FLPOLKElementary68948.8%
39POLK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKE WALES, FLPOLKElementary52347.3%
40LAUREL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPOINCIANA, FLPOLKElementary1,12646.6%
41BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLKMIAMI, FLPOLKElementary61346.5%
42WALTER CALDWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAUBURNDALE, FLPOLKElementary88746.5%
43WENDELL WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLKElementary76446.2%
44PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLEAGLE LAKE, FLPOLKElementary74045.0%
45LEWIS ANNA WOODBURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFORT MEADE, FLPOLKElementary59345.0%
46FRED G. GARNER ACADEMYWINTER HAVEN, FLPOLKElementary81744.4%
47GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWINTER HAVEN, FLPOLKElementary65244.4%
48LAKE ALFRED ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKE ALFRED, FLPOLKElementary1,05944.3%
49R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELAND, FLPOLKElementary66243.9%
50FLORAL AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBARTOW, FLPOLKElementary58543.2%
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