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If you had an hour of school board time for FORT MEADE MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
731
High
DISTRICT 1,012 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159001743
FORT MEADE MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
700 EDGEWOOD DR N, FORT MEADE, FL 33841 · (863) 285-1180 · Polk County
GRADES 06–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL731 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of Florida public high schools
- C+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
560 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 102 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 131 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 103 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 88 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 90 | 12% |
Student demographics
61%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
43.5%
FL avg 56.7% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
54.2%
FL avg 58.9% . -3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.5% | 54.2% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 58.0% |
% 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
49.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 FORT MEADE MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
FORT MEADE MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (49.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORT MEADE MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 731 | 76.6% | 49.4% |
| HARDEE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL WAUCHULA | 958 | 76.8% | 50.4% |
| MOORE HAVEN MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL. MOORE HAVEN | 498 | 72.3% | 42.2% |
| TENOROC HIGH SCHOOL LAKELAND | 1,141 | 72.7% | 32.6% |
| MCLAUGHLIN ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE LAKE WALES | 758 | 80.2% | 25.9% |
| FROSTPROOF MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH FROSTPROOF | 998 | 69.6% | 40.4% |
Matched among Florida high 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 FORT MEADE MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #325 of 555 | #4 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #142 of 549 ▼ 37 | #2 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #460 of 559 ▼ 83 | #14 of 20 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 731 | #446 of 830 | #19 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #34 of 575 | #3 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.6% | #246 of 594 | #16 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.6% | #23 of 630 | #2 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.2% | #232 of 246 | #12 of 12 |
Ranked against other public high 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
731
-25 (-3%) vs 2020
+67% since 1990-91, when it was 437
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 731 | 46 | 15.9:1 | 77% (560) |
| 2023-24 | 771 | 45 | 17.1:1 | 75% (578) |
| 2022-23 | 786 | 49 | 16.0:1 | 68% (532) |
| 2020-21 | 756 | 53 | 14.3:1 | 55% (419) |
| 2017-18 | 722 | 54 | 13.4:1 | 58% (416) |
| 2015-16 | 724 | 55 | 13.2:1 | 58% (417) |
| 2010-11 | 667 | 60 | 11.1:1 | 67% (445) |
| 2000-01 | 713 | 51 | 14.0:1 | 52% (373) |
| 1990-91 | 437 | 35 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FORT MEADE MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About FORT MEADE MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
FORT MEADE MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a low-enrollment high school located in FORT MEADE, Florida. Students in grades 6 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 731 students. That compares with an average of about 1,035 students for high schools in Florida.
FORT MEADE MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is part of a district of 163 schools: POLK, with 116,552 students.
The largest group at FORT MEADE MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is Hispanic students, at 53%. Other groups make up 30% White and 15% Black. County-wide, 29% of Polk County residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 61%.
Its ratio of 15.9:1 is based on 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in Florida average 23.5:1, 7.6 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 77%. Public schools in Polk County average 65%.
Among Florida public high schools, FORT MEADE MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL outscored 60%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
FORT MEADE MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 49.4%, compared with a predicted 42.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for Polk County show that the median household earns about $65,978 a year, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Polk County, 172 public schools serve about 117,004 students.
Of the public schools around it, FORT MEADE MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is closest to LEWIS ANNA WOODBURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 1.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 47.4%; FORT MEADE MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's is 49.4%, ranking 2nd of 4.
The federal government classifies FORT MEADE MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's location as Rural: Fringe.
A 3% decline took enrollment from 756 in 2020-21 to 731 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.3:1 to 15.9:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at FORT MEADE MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 FORT MEADE
- LEWIS ANNA WOODBURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 593 students
Nearby schools
- LEWIS ANNA WOODBURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 593
- POLK HALFWAY HOUSE8.6 mi · 24
- POLK COUNTY SHERIFFS REGIONAL DETENTION CENTER8.6 mi · 58
- POLK COUNTY SHERIFF'S CENTRAL CENTER8.6 mi · 45
- HOSPITAL HOMEBOUND8.8 mi · 151
- ALTURAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.8 mi · 274
Frequently asked questions
About FORT MEADE MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend FORT MEADE MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
FORT MEADE MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 731 students in grades 06-12.
Is FORT MEADE MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
FORT MEADE MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FORT MEADE MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FORT MEADE MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 15.9:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at FORT MEADE MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
At FORT MEADE MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 30% White, 53% Hispanic, 15% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees FORT MEADE MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
FORT MEADE MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by POLK in Polk County.
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