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

This ranking covers the lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Polk County, Florida, drawn from 24 qualifying public middle schools. CRYSTAL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL leads the list at 27.1%, against a median of 43.2% 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

Best % Proficient

27.1%

Median % Proficient

43.2%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	CRYSTAL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	83.1%	753	27.1%
2	SLEEPY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	76.6%	886	27.9%
3	SHELLEY S. BOONE MIDDLE SCHOOL	HAINES CITY, FL	POLK	Middle	64.7%	1,329	30.4%
4	KATHLEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	80.1%	742	31.1%
5	JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE	AUBURNDALE, FL	POLK	Middle	75.8%	1,013	32.0%
6	DENISON MIDDLE SCHOOL	WINTER HAVEN, FL	POLK	Middle	75.4%	684	32.4%
7	WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL	WINTER HAVEN, FL	POLK	Middle	77.2%	712	32.9%
8	LAKE MARION CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL	POINCIANA, FL	POLK	Middle	73.5%	1,013	34.6%
9	SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	73.3%	746	35.3%
10	LAKE GIBSON MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	69.1%	1,149	36.0%
11	BARTOW MIDDLE SCHOOL	BARTOW, FL	POLK	Middle	71.3%	881	39.1%
12	MULBERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL	MULBERRY, FL	POLK	Middle	74.1%	1,058	41.4%
13	LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY	LAKE ALFRED, FL	POLK	Middle	72.8%	734	45.0%
14	EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH	LAKE WALES, FL	POLK	Middle	71.5%	726	52.7%
15	DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF LAKE ALFRED	LAKE ALFRED, FL	POLK	Middle	66.8%	1,039	52.9%
16	LAKELAND HIGHLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	52.4%	1,118	54.0%
17	DUNDEE RIDGE MIDDLE ACADEMY	DUNDEE, FL	POLK	Middle	72.0%	725	54.8%
18	DANIEL JENKINS ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY MIDDLE SCHOOL	HAINES CITY, FL	POLK	Middle	72.5%	506	55.1%
19	BOK ACADEMY	LAKE WALES, FL	POLK	Middle	64.2%	640	55.8%
20	MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL	DAVENPORT, FL	POLK	Middle	65.9%	334	56.9%
21	JEWETT MIDDLE ACADEMY MAGNET	WINTER HAVEN, FL	POLK	Middle	58.3%	566	59.8%
22	LAWTON CHILES MIDDLE ACADEMY	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	43.8%	704	65.9%
23	UNION ACADEMY	BARTOW, FL	POLK	Middle	49.0%	382	66.2%
24	BERKLEY ACCELERATED	AUBURNDALE, FL	POLK	Middle	30.7%	622	70.3%

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