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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Polk County, Florida, drawn from 24 qualifying public middle schools. BERKLEY ACCELERATED leads the list at 74.4%, against a median of 45.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Polk County, Florida

Top % Proficient (Reading)

74.4%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

45.3%

BEST IN READING · POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	BERKLEY ACCELERATED	AUBURNDALE, FL	POLK	Middle	622	74.4%
2	LAWTON CHILES MIDDLE ACADEMY	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	704	73.9%
3	UNION ACADEMY	BARTOW, FL	POLK	Middle	382	73.6%
4	JEWETT MIDDLE ACADEMY MAGNET	WINTER HAVEN, FL	POLK	Middle	566	66.5%
5	MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL	DAVENPORT, FL	POLK	Middle	334	62.6%
6	LAKELAND HIGHLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	1,118	58.7%
7	DUNDEE RIDGE MIDDLE ACADEMY	DUNDEE, FL	POLK	Middle	725	58.0%
8	DANIEL JENKINS ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY MIDDLE SCHOOL	HAINES CITY, FL	POLK	Middle	506	57.3%
9	DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF LAKE ALFRED	LAKE ALFRED, FL	POLK	Middle	1,039	56.6%
10	EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH	LAKE WALES, FL	POLK	Middle	726	56.0%
11	BOK ACADEMY	LAKE WALES, FL	POLK	Middle	640	55.7%
12	LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY	LAKE ALFRED, FL	POLK	Middle	734	46.3%
13	MULBERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL	MULBERRY, FL	POLK	Middle	1,058	44.4%
14	SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	746	43.0%
15	BARTOW MIDDLE SCHOOL	BARTOW, FL	POLK	Middle	881	42.3%
16	LAKE GIBSON MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	1,149	37.7%
17	WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL	WINTER HAVEN, FL	POLK	Middle	712	37.0%
18	LAKE MARION CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL	POINCIANA, FL	POLK	Middle	1,013	36.9%
19	JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE	AUBURNDALE, FL	POLK	Middle	1,013	36.7%
20	DENISON MIDDLE SCHOOL	WINTER HAVEN, FL	POLK	Middle	684	34.5%
21	KATHLEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	742	29.0%
22	SHELLEY S. BOONE MIDDLE SCHOOL	HAINES CITY, FL	POLK	Middle	1,329	28.9%
23	CRYSTAL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	753	28.2%
24	SLEEPY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	886	26.4%

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