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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public middle schools in science in Polk County, Florida, drawn from 23 qualifying public middle schools. UNION ACADEMY leads the list at 81.0%, against a median of 38.0% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Polk County, Florida

Top % Proficient (Science)

81.0%

Median % Proficient (Science)

38.0%

BEST IN SCIENCE · POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	UNION ACADEMY	BARTOW, FL	POLK	Middle	382	81.0%
2	BERKLEY ACCELERATED	AUBURNDALE, FL	POLK	Middle	622	66.9%
3	LAWTON CHILES MIDDLE ACADEMY	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	704	63.0%
4	DANIEL JENKINS ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY MIDDLE SCHOOL	HAINES CITY, FL	POLK	Middle	506	61.0%
5	LAKELAND HIGHLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	1,118	54.0%
6	DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF LAKE ALFRED	LAKE ALFRED, FL	POLK	Middle	1,039	54.0%
7	JEWETT MIDDLE ACADEMY MAGNET	WINTER HAVEN, FL	POLK	Middle	566	51.0%
8	DUNDEE RIDGE MIDDLE ACADEMY	DUNDEE, FL	POLK	Middle	725	50.0%
9	BOK ACADEMY	LAKE WALES, FL	POLK	Middle	640	48.0%
10	EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH	LAKE WALES, FL	POLK	Middle	726	39.4%
11	LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY	LAKE ALFRED, FL	POLK	Middle	734	39.0%
12	MULBERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL	MULBERRY, FL	POLK	Middle	1,058	38.0%
13	LAKE GIBSON MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	1,149	30.0%
14	SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	746	29.0%
15	WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL	WINTER HAVEN, FL	POLK	Middle	712	29.0%
16	BARTOW MIDDLE SCHOOL	BARTOW, FL	POLK	Middle	881	28.0%
17	JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE	AUBURNDALE, FL	POLK	Middle	1,013	28.0%
18	DENISON MIDDLE SCHOOL	WINTER HAVEN, FL	POLK	Middle	684	26.0%
19	SHELLEY S. BOONE MIDDLE SCHOOL	HAINES CITY, FL	POLK	Middle	1,329	25.0%
20	LAKE MARION CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL	POINCIANA, FL	POLK	Middle	1,013	25.0%
21	KATHLEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	742	23.0%
22	SLEEPY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	886	20.0%
23	CRYSTAL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	753	18.0%

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