Enrollment
129
Elementary
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159004178
LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE
1124 LAKE PARKER AVE N, LAKELAND, FL 33805 · (863) 413-0003 · Polk County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL129 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Florida public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
7 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 21 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 6 | 5% |
| Grade 7 | 14 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 12 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 75% larger than its 8th grade class (12).
Student demographics
53%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
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
87.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.2pp since 2023
Math
88.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +17.8pp since 2023
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 89 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.0% | 88.5% |
| 2023-24 | 82.8% | 70.8% |
% 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
79.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE
LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE's state test result (79.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE this school | 129 | 5.4% | 79.7% |
| MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY LAKELAND | 182 | 7.1% | 81.8% |
| HEALTHY LEARNING ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL NEWBERRY | 107 | 10.3% | 67.3% |
| SAMSULA ACADEMY NEW SMYRNA BEACH | 151 | 6.6% | 58.9% |
| THE SANIBEL SCHOOL SANIBEL | 225 | 14.7% | 87.7% |
| VICTORY CHARTER SCHOOL TAMPA TAMPA | 170 | 10.0% | 47.4% |
Matched among Florida elementary 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 LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.7% | #173 of 2,136 | #5 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.5% | #74 of 2,149 ▲ 433 | #2 of 86 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #33 of 2,149 ▲ 28 | #1 of 86 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 129 | #2,172 of 2,267 | #88 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.4% | #2,156 of 2,188 | #88 of 88 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
129
+43 (+50%) vs 2020
+47% since 2010-11, when it was 88
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 129 | 9.5 | 13.6:1 | 5% (7) |
| 2023-24 | 108 | 9 | 12.0:1 | 7% (8) |
| 2022-23 | 110 | 8 | 13.8:1 | 4% (4) |
| 2020-21 | 86 | 7 | 12.3:1 | 3% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 102 | 11 | 9.3:1 | 7% (7) |
| 2015-16 | 80 | 6 | 13.3:1 | 13% (10) |
| 2010-11 | 88 | 7 | 12.6:1 | 17% (15) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE.
About LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE
LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE sits in LAKELAND, Florida, and is classified as an elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 8 attend, and enrollment is 129 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Florida is about 604 students.
POLK has 116,552 students in 163 schools, and LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE is one of those schools.
White students make up a majority at LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE, at 60%. The remaining students are 32% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.6:1. That is 3.9 students per teacher below the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE reports 5% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Polk County report 65%.
LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 73% of Florida public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE's lunch-eligibility share in Florida is predicted to score 78.5%. LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE scores 79.7%, 1.2 points above that line.
Across Polk County, the median household income is $65,978, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. In all, Polk County has 172 public schools and roughly 117,004 students.
The closest public school, ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMY, is about 1.0 miles from LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE is 4th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size. LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE is a publicly funded charter school.
In 2020-21 the school reported 86 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 129. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 12.3:1 to 13.6:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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- 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
- ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMY1.0 mi · 157
- PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS1.1 mi · 59
- MCKEEL ACADEMY CENTRAL1.2 mi · 610
- LAWTON CHILES MIDDLE ACADEMY1.2 mi · 704
- ROCHELLE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS1.2 mi · 762
- PHILIP O'BRIEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 625
Frequently asked questions
About LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSEWhat is the total enrollment at LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE?
LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE enrolls approximately 129 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE serve?
LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE is approximately 13.6:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE?
At LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE, the student body is approximately 60% White, 32% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE public or private?
LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by POLK.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.