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

Across Polk County, Florida, 20 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. CHAIN OF LAKES COLLEGIATE HIGH leads the list at 95.0%, against a median of 45.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Polk County, Florida

Top % Proficient (Reading)

95.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

45.0%

BEST IN READING · POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	CHAIN OF LAKES COLLEGIATE HIGH	WINTER HAVEN, FL	POLK	High	340	95.0%
2	MCKEEL ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	High	1,750	73.8%
3	LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	High	1,985	60.0%
4	LAKE WALES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	LAKE WALES, FL	POLK	High	1,597	58.0%
5	GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGH	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	High	2,469	57.5%
6	WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	WINTER HAVEN, FL	POLK	High	2,648	53.1%
7	BARTOW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	BARTOW, FL	POLK	High	2,276	53.0%
8	AUBURNDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	AUBURNDALE, FL	POLK	High	1,770	47.1%
9	FROSTPROOF MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH	FROSTPROOF, FL	POLK	High	998	46.0%
10	DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL	DAVENPORT, FL	POLK	High	2,731	45.4%
11	MULBERRY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	MULBERRY, FL	POLK	High	1,451	44.5%
12	KATHLEEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	High	1,861	44.0%
13	HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	HAINES CITY, FL	POLK	High	3,105	44.0%
14	FORT MEADE MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	FORT MEADE, FL	POLK	High	731	43.5%
15	LAKE GIBSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	High	1,973	43.0%
16	DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL	LAKE ALFRED, FL	POLK	High	898	40.8%
17	RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL	DAVENPORT, FL	POLK	High	2,632	40.4%
18	TENOROC HIGH SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	High	1,141	38.0%
19	LAKE REGION HIGH SCHOOL	EAGLE LAKE, FL	POLK	High	1,568	34.5%
20	MCLAUGHLIN ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE	LAKE WALES, FL	POLK	High	758	28.0%

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