CRYSTAL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL

CRYSTAL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as an average-sized 6-8 campus in LAKELAND, Florida, one of the schools within POLK. Current enrollment sits at 753 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Within POLK, which oversees 163 schools and 116,552 students, CRYSTAL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, CRYSTAL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 28% White, 24% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Polk County as a whole is about 29% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, CRYSTAL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL shows 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.5:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Polk County's rate of about 65%.

After controlling for student poverty, CRYSTAL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.5%; this one delivers 27.1%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Polk County) logs that median household income runs about $65,978, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Polk County runs 172 public schools (combined enrollment of about 117,004 students), of which CRYSTAL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: REAL ACADEMY (REACHING EVERY ADOLESCENT LEARNER), around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CRYSTAL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 46.8%.

CRYSTAL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CRYSTAL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL has fell 17%, going from 906 students in 2018 to 753 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 36% to 28%. Class-load math has loosened: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 23.5:1 in 2025.

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