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How has LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
734
Middle
DISTRICT 741 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159007029
LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY
925 BUENA VISTA DR N, LAKE ALFRED, FL 33850 · (863) 295-5988 · Polk County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL734 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Florida public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
20.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
534 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 | 226 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 251 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 257 | 35% |
Student demographics
65%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
46.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.4pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 up about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.3% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.9% | 45.3% |
% 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
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY
LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY's state test result (45.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY this school | 734 | 72.8% | 45.0% |
| SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL LAKELAND | 746 | 73.3% | 35.3% |
| BOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL SARASOTA | 811 | 73.2% | 43.8% |
| W. C. PRYOR MIDDLE SCHOOL FORT WALTON BEACH | 721 | 71.3% | 50.8% |
| AVON PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL AVON PARK | 600 | 70.3% | 42.9% |
| SOUTH SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL CASSELBERRY | 842 | 69.8% | 46.0% |
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 LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #398 of 560 | #12 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #372 of 560 ▲ 4 | #11 of 24 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #376 of 560 ▲ 27 | #12 of 24 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 734 | #348 of 584 | #13 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #374 of 547 | #11 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #145 of 553 | #11 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.8% | #45 of 565 | #11 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +27.7% | #20 of 137 | #2 of 9 |
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
734
+43 (+6%) vs 2020
+10% since 2010-11, when it was 670
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 734 | 36 | 20.4:1 | 73% (534) |
| 2023-24 | 767 | 40 | 19.2:1 | 68% (521) |
| 2022-23 | 645 | 36 | 17.9:1 | 59% (381) |
| 2020-21 | 691 | 40 | 17.3:1 | 54% (372) |
| 2017-18 | 575 | 47 | 12.2:1 | 63% (361) |
| 2015-16 | 720 | 49 | 14.7:1 | 66% (473) |
| 2010-11 | 670 | 45 | 14.9:1 | 84% (565) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY.
About LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY
LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY is a middle school with a street address in LAKE ALFRED, Florida. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 734 students.
POLK enrolls 116,552 students in 163 schools, including LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY, at 46%. The school is also 29% White, 21% Black, and 3% multiracial. Polk County's residents are about 29% Hispanic, 17 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY counts 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 20.4 students for each one. On average, middle schools in Florida have 19.6:1, compared with 20.4:1 here. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Polk County average 65%.
allk12 grades LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY a C+. The grade compares the school only with Florida public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Florida, LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 45.0% actual against a predicted 44.7%.
Polk County has these Census figures: the median household income is $65,978, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. In all, Polk County has 172 public schools and roughly 117,004 students.
The school nearest to LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY is KAREN M. SIEGEL ACADEMY, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY places 6th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY grew 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 691 to 734 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 20.4:1.
Discussions about LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 ALFRED
- LAKE ALFRED ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,059 students
- DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF LAKE ALFREDMiddle · 1,039 students
- DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 898 students
- KAREN M. SIEGEL ACADEMYCombined · 175 students
Nearby schools
- KAREN M. SIEGEL ACADEMY0.2 mi · 175
- DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF LAKE ALFRED0.2 mi · 1,039
- DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 898
- LAKE ALFRED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 1,059
- HARTRIDGE ACADEMY2.7 mi · 200
- NEW BEGINNINGS HIGH SCHOOL3.3 mi · 997
Frequently asked questions
About LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMYWhat is the total enrollment at LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY?
LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY enrolls approximately 734 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY serve?
LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY have?
LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
What is the student diversity at LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY?
Student demographics at LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY are roughly 29% White, 46% Hispanic, 21% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY public or private?
LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY is a public K-12 school, overseen by POLK.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.