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The public middle schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Polk County, Florida

Across Polk County, Florida, 24 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL leads the list at 16.2:1, against a median of 20.6:1 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 Students/teacher

16.2:1

Median Students/teacher

20.6:1

LOWEST RATIO · POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL	WINTER HAVEN, FL	POLK	Middle	712	16.2:1
2	LAKELAND HIGHLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	1,118	18.3:1
3	KATHLEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	742	19.0:1
4	UNION ACADEMY	BARTOW, FL	POLK	Middle	382	19.1:1
5	BARTOW MIDDLE SCHOOL	BARTOW, FL	POLK	Middle	881	19.1:1
6	LAKE MARION CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL	POINCIANA, FL	POLK	Middle	1,013	19.9:1
7	BERKLEY ACCELERATED	AUBURNDALE, FL	POLK	Middle	622	20.1:1
8	DUNDEE RIDGE MIDDLE ACADEMY	DUNDEE, FL	POLK	Middle	725	20.1:1
9	EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH	LAKE WALES, FL	POLK	Middle	726	20.2:1
10	DANIEL JENKINS ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY MIDDLE SCHOOL	HAINES CITY, FL	POLK	Middle	506	20.2:1
11	LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY	LAKE ALFRED, FL	POLK	Middle	734	20.4:1
12	SLEEPY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	886	20.6:1
13	BOK ACADEMY	LAKE WALES, FL	POLK	Middle	640	20.6:1
14	LAWTON CHILES MIDDLE ACADEMY	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	704	20.7:1
15	DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF LAKE ALFRED	LAKE ALFRED, FL	POLK	Middle	1,039	21.6:1
16	LAKE GIBSON MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	1,149	21.7:1
17	JEWETT MIDDLE ACADEMY MAGNET	WINTER HAVEN, FL	POLK	Middle	566	21.8:1
18	JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE	AUBURNDALE, FL	POLK	Middle	1,013	22.0:1
19	MULBERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL	MULBERRY, FL	POLK	Middle	1,058	23.0:1
20	SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	746	23.3:1
21	CRYSTAL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	POLK	Middle	753	23.5:1
22	DENISON MIDDLE SCHOOL	WINTER HAVEN, FL	POLK	Middle	684	24.4:1
23	SHELLEY S. BOONE MIDDLE SCHOOL	HAINES CITY, FL	POLK	Middle	1,329	26.6:1
24	MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL	DAVENPORT, FL	POLK	Middle	334	27.8:1

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