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What's something EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
726
Middle
DISTRICT 741 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159008690
EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH
401 N 4TH ST, LAKE WALES, FL 33853 · (863) 638-1010 · Polk County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL726 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of Florida public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
519 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 219 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 280 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 227 | 31% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
56.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.1pp since 2023
Math
43.9%
FL avg 58.9% . -2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 43.9% |
| 2023-24 | 48.9% | 46.6% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH
EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH's state test result (52.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH this school | 726 | 71.5% | 52.7% |
| SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL LAKELAND | 746 | 73.3% | 35.3% |
| OSLO MIDDLE SCHOOL VERO BEACH | 767 | 72.0% | 53.4% |
| W. C. PRYOR MIDDLE SCHOOL FORT WALTON BEACH | 721 | 71.3% | 50.8% |
| SOUTH SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL CASSELBERRY | 842 | 69.8% | 46.0% |
| MAX BRUNER JUNIOR MIDDLE SCHOOL FORT WALTON BEACH | 677 | 66.3% | 55.3% |
Matched among Florida middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #299 of 560 | #11 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #448 of 560 ▼ 85 | #12 of 24 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #252 of 560 ▲ 27 | #10 of 24 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 726 | #354 of 584 | #14 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #357 of 547 | #9 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #38 of 553 | #1 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.5% | #52 of 565 | #14 of 25 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
726
+132 (+22%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 19.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 726 | 36 | 20.2:1 | 71% (519) |
| 2023-24 | 670 | 32 | 20.9:1 | 67% (449) |
| 2022-23 | 615 | 31 | 19.8:1 | 65% (402) |
| 2020-21 | 594 | 30 | 19.8:1 | 53% (315) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH.
About EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH
EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH, a medium-sized middle-grades school, is located in LAKE WALES, Florida. The school's enrollment of 726 students covers grades 6 through 8.
EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH is one school in POLK, a system of 163 schools with 116,552 students.
Hispanic students form the largest group at EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH, 36% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 33% White, 23% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH has a diversity index of 71%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers at EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH in 2024-25, for a ratio of 20.2:1. Middle schools in Florida average about 19.6:1, a similar figure. The lunch program counts 71% of students at EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH is B. Compared with Florida public middle schools, the school scored higher than 60% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The model predicts 45.3% for a school in Florida with EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH's free or reduced-price lunch share. EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH posts 52.7%.
Among Polk County residents, median household income is about $65,978, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH is one of 172 public schools in Polk County, which together enroll about 117,004 students.
Nearest public school: SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 43.9% proficiency; EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH posts 52.7%.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH is run as a public charter school.
The number of students climbed from 594 to 726 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
790,694
Census ACS
Median income
$65,978
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
172
117,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in POLK
- HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,105 students
- DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,731 students
- WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,648 students
- RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,632 students
- GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,469 students
- BARTOW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,276 students
Other schools in LAKE WALES
- LAKE WALES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,597 students
- MCLAUGHLIN ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCEHigh · 758 students
- HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 667 students
- BOK ACADEMYMiddle · 640 students
- SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 574 students
- POLK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 523 students
Nearby schools
- SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 574
- VICTORY RIDGE ACADEMY0.5 mi · 321
- LAKE WALES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 1,597
- ROOSEVELT ACADEMY0.8 mi · 279
- POLK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 523
- JANIE HOWARD WILSON SCHOOL1.0 mi · 462
Frequently asked questions
About EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTHWhat is the total enrollment at EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH?
EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH enrolls approximately 726 students in grades 06-08.
Is EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH an elementary, middle, or high school?
EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH have?
EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
What is the student diversity at EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH?
Student demographics at EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH are roughly 33% White, 36% Hispanic, 23% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH?
EDWARD W BOK ACADEMY NORTH is overseen by POLK in Polk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.