Enrollment
30
Middle
DISTRICT 741 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159007728
LAKELAND MONTESSORI MIDDLE SCHOOL
1124 N. LAKE PARKER AVE, LAKELAND, FL 33805 · (863)413-0003 · Polk County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL30 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
1 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
3 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 15 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 50% |
Student demographics
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.
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2023-24 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
86.5%
FL avg 52.9%
Math
86.5%
FL avg 55.7%
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 53 and 56.
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
81.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 →
Where LAKELAND MONTESSORI MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 30 | #583 of 584 | #26 of 26 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
30
-30 (-50%) vs 2017
-25% since 2010-11, when it was 40
Student : Teacher
30.0:1
was 20.0:1
% White
50%
was 68%
% Hispanic
40%
was 20%
% Black
7%
was 7%
% Asian
3%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 30 | 1 | 30.0:1 | 10% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 30 | 2 | 15.0:1 | 10% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 27 | 1 | 27.0:1 | 11% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 60 | 3 | 20.0:1 | 15% (9) |
| 2015-16 | 60 | 4 | 15.0:1 | 17% (10) |
| 2010-11 | 40 | 3 | 13.3:1 | 18% (7) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAKELAND MONTESSORI MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About LAKELAND MONTESSORI MIDDLE SCHOOL
Federal records list LAKELAND MONTESSORI MIDDLE SCHOOL as a middle-grades school in LAKELAND, Florida. The school has 30 students in 2023-24 across grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Florida average about 794 students, which makes this school 96% below average.
Besides LAKELAND MONTESSORI MIDDLE SCHOOL, POLK runs 162 other schools. The district enrolls 116,552 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at LAKELAND MONTESSORI MIDDLE SCHOOL is White, with 50% of students. Enrollment also includes 40% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 3% Asian.
The school lists 1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. Compared with the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 10% of the student body. The average for public schools in Polk County is 65%.
Test results at LAKELAND MONTESSORI MIDDLE SCHOOL are 5.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (81.6% actual, 76.2% predicted).
Five-year Census Bureau 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 roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Polk County has 172 public schools with about 117,004 students, including LAKELAND MONTESSORI MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Of the public schools around it, LAKELAND MONTESSORI MIDDLE SCHOOL is closest to LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, LAKELAND MONTESSORI MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 2nd of 8 on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. NCES lists LAKELAND MONTESSORI MIDDLE SCHOOL as a charter school.
Federal data put enrollment at 60 in 2017-18 and 30 in 2023-24; the school may have served different grades in those years. Over the same years, the Hispanic share grew from 20% to 40%. In 2017-18, the student-to-teacher ratio was 20.0:1; by 2023-24 it was 30.0:1.
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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 LAKELAND
- GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,469 students
- LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,985 students
- LAKE GIBSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,973 students
- KATHLEEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,861 students
- MCKEEL ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGYHigh · 1,750 students
- SOUTH MCKEEL ACADEMYElementary · 1,200 students
Nearby schools
- LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 1,985
- PHILIP O'BRIEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 625
- PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS0.6 mi · 59
- MCKEEL ACADEMY CENTRAL0.9 mi · 610
- LAWTON CHILES MIDDLE ACADEMY0.9 mi · 704
- ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY1.1 mi · 562
Frequently asked questions
About LAKELAND MONTESSORI MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend LAKELAND MONTESSORI MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LAKELAND MONTESSORI MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 30 students in grades 06-08.
Is LAKELAND MONTESSORI MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
LAKELAND MONTESSORI MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LAKELAND MONTESSORI MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LAKELAND MONTESSORI MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 15.0:1 (1 FTE teachers).
How diverse is LAKELAND MONTESSORI MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LAKELAND MONTESSORI MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 50% White, 40% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian.
What district is LAKELAND MONTESSORI MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
LAKELAND MONTESSORI MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of POLK.
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