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Enrollment
512
Elementary
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159001718
LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY
1330 LINCOLN AVE N, LAKELAND, FL 33805 · (863) 499-2955 · Polk County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL512 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Florida public elementary schools
- A+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
193 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
72%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
82.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.3pp since 2023
Math
85.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady 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 | 82.7% | 85.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.4% | 88.1% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
83.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 62% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in Florida's top 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 LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY
LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY's state test result (83.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY this school | 512 | 37.7% | 83.8% |
| CAROLYN BEATRICE PARKER ELEMENTARY GAINESVILLE | 501 | 37.7% | 46.4% |
| ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PALM BEACH GARDENS | 634 | 41.6% | 65.7% |
| GLEN SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GAINESVILLE | 429 | 38.2% | 59.9% |
| WILLIAM S. TALBOT ELEM SCHOOL GAINESVILLE | 573 | 34.0% | 67.0% |
| ABESS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 509 | 44.2% | 70.8% |
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 LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.8% | #74 of 2,136 | #1 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #146 of 2,149 ▼ 78 | #5 of 86 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #92 of 2,149 ▼ 20 | #3 of 86 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 512 | #1,374 of 2,267 | #58 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #544 of 2,077 | #8 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #104 of 2,108 | #2 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.7% | #1,649 of 2,188 | #84 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #941 of 1,374 | #22 of 39 |
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
512
-54 (-10%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 541
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 512 | 35 | 14.6:1 | 38% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 36 | 14.5:1 | 37% (192) |
| 2022-23 | 526 | 34 | 15.5:1 | 24% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 566 | 35 | 16.2:1 | 21% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 569 | 38 | 15.0:1 | 27% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 588 | 36 | 16.3:1 | 27% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 531 | 38 | 14.0:1 | 21% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 480 | 27 | 17.8:1 | 29% (140) |
| 1990-91 | 541 | 33 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY.
About LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY
At 1330 LINCOLN AVE N in LAKELAND, Florida, LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY operates as a small elementary school. The school reports 512 students in kindergarten through 5.
LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY is among 163 schools run by POLK, which serves 116,552 students.
The most common group at LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY is White students, at 40%. Other groups make up 28% Black, 20% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Polk County as a whole is about 56% White, so the school's share is lower. The school's diversity index is 72%, meaning two students picked at random have a 72% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY is 35 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.6:1. This ratio sits 2.8 below the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 38%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Polk County is 65%.
LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 98% of Florida public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY is +21.5 points, in the top 10% of Florida. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 83.8%, and the predicted rate is 62.3%.
Polk County census figures show that the median household income is $65,978, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 172 public schools in Polk County, enrolling about 117,004 students in all.
The closest other public school is ROCHELLE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY is 1st of 7 on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY is City: Mid-size.
The school enrolled 512 students in 2024-25, 54 fewer than the 566 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.2:1 to 14.6:1.
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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
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- 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
- ROCHELLE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS0.4 mi · 762
- IDEA LAKELAND0.9 mi · 452
- LAWTON CHILES MIDDLE ACADEMY1.0 mi · 704
- MCKEEL ACADEMY CENTRAL1.1 mi · 610
- ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMY1.1 mi · 157
- MCKEEL ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY1.4 mi · 1,750
Frequently asked questions
About LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMYHow many students attend LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY?
LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY enrolls approximately 512 students in grades KG-05.
Is LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY.
What is the student diversity at LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY?
Student demographics at LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY are roughly 40% White, 20% Hispanic, 28% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY in?
LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY is part of POLK.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.