Polk County schools ranked by test score
Latest FAST / B.E.S.T. year (2024-25). 24 schools in Polk County, Florida with reported English Language Arts scores. Florida state average: 57.1%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BERKLEY ACCELERATED AUBURNDALE · POLK | Middle | 74.4% | +17.3pp |
| 2 | LAWTON CHILES MIDDLE ACADEMY LAKELAND · POLK | Middle | 73.9% | +16.8pp |
| 3 | UNION ACADEMY BARTOW · POLK | Middle | 73.6% | +16.5pp |
| 4 | JEWETT MIDDLE ACADEMY MAGNET WINTER HAVEN · POLK | Middle | 66.5% | +9.4pp |
| 5 | MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL DAVENPORT · POLK | Middle | 62.6% | +5.5pp |
| 6 | LAKELAND HIGHLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL LAKELAND · POLK | Middle | 58.7% | +1.6pp |
| 7 | DUNDEE RIDGE MIDDLE ACADEMY DUNDEE · POLK | Middle | 58.0% | +0.9pp |
| 8 | DANIEL JENKINS ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY MIDDLE SCHOOL HAINES CITY · POLK | Middle | 57.3% | +0.2pp |
| 9 | DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF LAKE ALFRED LAKE ALFRED · POLK | Middle | 56.6% | -0.5pp |
| 10 | EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH LAKE WALES · POLK | Middle | 56.0% | -1.1pp |
| 11 | BOK ACADEMY LAKE WALES · POLK | Middle | 55.7% | -1.4pp |
| 12 | LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY LAKE ALFRED · POLK | Middle | 46.3% | -10.8pp |
| 13 | MULBERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL MULBERRY · POLK | Middle | 44.4% | -12.8pp |
| 14 | SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL LAKELAND · POLK | Middle | 43.0% | -14.1pp |
| 15 | BARTOW MIDDLE SCHOOL BARTOW · POLK | Middle | 42.3% | -14.8pp |
| 16 | LAKE GIBSON MIDDLE SCHOOL LAKELAND · POLK | Middle | 37.7% | -19.4pp |
| 17 | WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL WINTER HAVEN · POLK | Middle | 37.0% | -20.1pp |
| 18 | LAKE MARION CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL POINCIANA · POLK | Middle | 36.9% | -20.2pp |
| 19 | JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE AUBURNDALE · POLK | Middle | 36.7% | -20.4pp |
| 20 | DENISON MIDDLE SCHOOL WINTER HAVEN · POLK | Middle | 34.5% | -22.6pp |
| 21 | KATHLEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL LAKELAND · POLK | Middle | 29.0% | -28.1pp |
| 22 | SHELLEY S. BOONE MIDDLE SCHOOL HAINES CITY · POLK | Middle | 28.9% | -28.2pp |
| 23 | CRYSTAL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL LAKELAND · POLK | Middle | 28.2% | -28.9pp |
| 24 | SLEEPY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL LAKELAND · POLK | Middle | 26.4% | -30.7pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the FAST / B.E.S.T. % at Level 3 or Above threshold on the latest available FAST / B.E.S.T. English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Polk County, Florida with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.
The comparison column shows the gap to the Florida statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full Florida ranking.