BOK ACADEMY

As a small middle-grades school in LAKE WALES, Florida, BOK ACADEMY instructs 640 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by POLK.

Across the 163 schools in POLK (116,552 students total), BOK ACADEMY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BOK ACADEMY reports that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 33% Hispanic, 14% Black, 2% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BOK ACADEMY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.0%, the actual is 55.8%, a residual of +6.8 points.

Around the school, census data for Polk County shows the typical household earns roughly $65,978 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Polk County's 172 public schools (combined enrollment of about 117,004 students), BOK ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is DALE R FAIR BABSON PARK ELEMENTARY, roughly 4.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BOK ACADEMY ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 46.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area. BOK ACADEMY is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BOK ACADEMY has increased 5%, going from 607 students in 2018 to 640 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 25% to 33%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 20.6:1 today.

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