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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
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
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
512
-57 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.0:1
% White
40%
was 51%
% Hispanic
20%
was 11%
% Black
28%
was 25%
% Asian
6%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
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
- 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.