LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY

LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY is one of the close-knit elementary campuss in LAKELAND, Florida, overseen by POLK, with 512 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

POLK runs 163 schools in total, collectively educating 116,552 students. LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY logs that 40% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 28% Black, 20% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 56%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Polk County runs at roughly 65%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY sits in the top 10% of Florida schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 62.3%; actual is 83.8%, +21.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Polk County shows median household earnings sit near $65,978, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Polk County's 172 public schools (combined enrollment of about 117,004 students), LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: ROCHELLE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 66.0%.

LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY operates from a downtown location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 10%: 569 students in 2018 compared to 512 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 51% to 40% across the same window.

On the community side, members of the LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.