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The lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Polk County, Florida

19 public high schools in Polk County, Florida appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. MCLAUGHLIN ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE leads the list at 25.9%, against a median of 40.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Polk County, Florida

Best % Proficient

25.9%

Median % Proficient

40.4%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	MCLAUGHLIN ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE	LAKE WALES, FL	POLK	High	80.2%	758	25.9%
2	TENOROC HIGH SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	High	72.7%	1,141	32.6%
3	LAKE REGION HIGH SCHOOL	EAGLE LAKE, FL	POLK	High	72.3%	1,568	34.2%
4	AUBURNDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	AUBURNDALE, FL	POLK	High	63.6%	1,770	35.3%
5	KATHLEEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	High	69.8%	1,861	37.1%
6	DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL	LAKE ALFRED, FL	POLK	High	63.7%	898	37.7%
7	RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL	DAVENPORT, FL	POLK	High	61.7%	2,632	39.4%
8	HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	HAINES CITY, FL	POLK	High	69.6%	3,105	40.3%
9	MULBERRY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	MULBERRY, FL	POLK	High	69.4%	1,451	40.3%
10	FROSTPROOF MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH	FROSTPROOF, FL	POLK	High	69.6%	998	40.4%
11	DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL	DAVENPORT, FL	POLK	High	49.3%	2,731	41.5%
12	LAKE GIBSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	High	62.3%	1,973	41.9%
13	BARTOW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	BARTOW, FL	POLK	High	57.8%	2,276	45.1%
14	WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	WINTER HAVEN, FL	POLK	High	60.2%	2,648	45.8%
15	LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	High	56.8%	1,985	48.0%
16	FORT MEADE MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	FORT MEADE, FL	POLK	High	76.6%	731	49.4%
17	GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGH	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	High	47.0%	2,469	52.5%
18	LAKE WALES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	LAKE WALES, FL	POLK	High	68.6%	1,597	57.0%
19	MCKEEL ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	High	36.2%	1,750	77.2%

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