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The most racially diverse public middle schools in Polk County, Florida

Across Polk County, Florida, 24 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH leads the list at 70.5%, against a median of 65.3% 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 Diversity index

70.5%

Median Diversity index

65.3%

MOST DIVERSE · POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH	LAKE WALES, FL	726	70.5%	32.9%(239)	23.3%(169)	36.0%(261)	2.9%(21)
2	JEWETT MIDDLE ACADEMY MAGNET	WINTER HAVEN, FL	566	70.2%	35.0%(198)	34.3%(194)	23.5%(133)	3.9%(22)
3	LAWTON CHILES MIDDLE ACADEMY	LAKELAND, FL	704	69.4%	44.6%(314)	22.2%(156)	22.9%(161)	6.8%(48)
4	CRYSTAL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	753	69.1%	28.3%(213)	23.9%(180)	41.2%(310)	1.5%(11)
5	SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	746	67.8%	29.2%(218)	23.5%(175)	42.5%(317)	1.2%(9)
6	LAKE GIBSON MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	1,149	67.1%	42.2%(485)	19.1%(220)	33.7%(387)	2.0%(23)
7	JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE	AUBURNDALE, FL	1,013	66.9%	36.4%(369)	19.4%(196)	40.0%(405)	0.7%(7)
8	BARTOW MIDDLE SCHOOL	BARTOW, FL	881	66.7%	42.8%(377)	19.5%(172)	33.3%(293)	0.7%(6)
9	DENISON MIDDLE SCHOOL	WINTER HAVEN, FL	684	65.9%	18.7%(128)	38.7%(265)	39.5%(270)	1.0%(7)
10	WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL	WINTER HAVEN, FL	712	65.7%	17.3%(123)	32.7%(233)	45.2%(322)	0.6%(4)
11	LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY	LAKE ALFRED, FL	734	65.5%	29.2%(214)	20.8%(153)	46.5%(341)	0.4%(3)
12	KATHLEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	742	65.4%	33.7%(250)	18.3%(136)	44.5%(330)	0.0%(0)
13	LAKELAND HIGHLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	1,118	65.1%	48.6%(543)	15.2%(170)	29.6%(331)	3.5%(39)
14	DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF LAKE ALFRED	LAKE ALFRED, FL	1,039	64.7%	29.1%(302)	17.6%(183)	48.6%(505)	1.0%(10)
15	UNION ACADEMY	BARTOW, FL	382	64.3%	52.4%(200)	21.2%(81)	18.6%(71)	4.2%(16)
16	SLEEPY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKELAND, FL	886	63.3%	19.1%(169)	24.7%(219)	51.8%(459)	1.9%(17)
17	BOK ACADEMY	LAKE WALES, FL	640	62.8%	49.1%(314)	14.4%(92)	33.1%(212)	1.4%(9)
18	MULBERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL	MULBERRY, FL	1,058	59.1%	37.0%(391)	8.2%(87)	51.5%(545)	0.8%(8)
19	DUNDEE RIDGE MIDDLE ACADEMY	DUNDEE, FL	725	58.9%	19.0%(138)	19.3%(140)	58.1%(421)	1.4%(10)
20	LAKE MARION CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL	POINCIANA, FL	1,013	58.3%	7.9%(80)	39.9%(404)	50.1%(508)	0.9%(9)
21	SHELLEY S. BOONE MIDDLE SCHOOL	HAINES CITY, FL	1,329	57.1%	11.2%(149)	28.0%(372)	58.2%(773)	1.1%(14)
22	DANIEL JENKINS ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY MIDDLE SCHOOL	HAINES CITY, FL	506	55.8%	7.7%(39)	32.0%(162)	57.7%(292)	0.8%(4)
23	MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL	DAVENPORT, FL	334	48.9%	11.4%(38)	15.0%(50)	68.9%(230)	1.5%(5)
24	BERKLEY ACCELERATED	AUBURNDALE, FL	622	48.4%	67.7%(421)	4.8%(30)	23.3%(145)	1.4%(9)

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