Enrollment
182
Elementary
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159008234
MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY
815 S CENTRAL AVE, LAKELAND, FL 33815 · (863) 797-4991 · Polk County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL182 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% 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.
- BBeats 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
11.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
13 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 | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 12 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 117% larger than its 8th grade class (12).
Student demographics
52%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
84.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.3pp since 2023
Math
89.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 85 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.5% | 89.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.3% | 83.2% |
% 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
81.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% 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 MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY
MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY's state test result (81.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY this school | 182 | 7.1% | 81.8% |
| LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE LAKELAND | 129 | 5.4% | 79.7% |
| THE SANIBEL SCHOOL SANIBEL | 225 | 14.7% | 87.7% |
| HEALTHY LEARNING ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL NEWBERRY | 107 | 10.3% | 67.3% |
| SAMSULA ACADEMY NEW SMYRNA BEACH | 151 | 6.6% | 58.9% |
| OCEAN PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PONTE VEDRA BEACH | 386 | 9.3% | 84.0% |
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 MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.8% | #109 of 2,136 | #3 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #64 of 2,149 ▲ 81 | #1 of 86 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.5% | #65 of 2,149 ▲ 87 | #2 of 86 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 182 | #2,125 of 2,267 | #86 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.1% | #2,144 of 2,188 | #87 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
182
+83 (+84%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 182 | 16 | 11.4:1 | 7% (13) |
| 2023-24 | 178 | 15 | 11.9:1 | 6% (11) |
| 2022-23 | 171 | 13 | 13.2:1 | 7% (12) |
| 2020-21 | 99 | 8 | 12.4:1 | 4% (4) |
| 2017-18 | 98 | 7 | 14.0:1 | 3% (3) |
| 2015-16 | 92 | 6 | 15.3:1 | 3% (3) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY.
About MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY
At 815 S CENTRAL AVE in LAKELAND, Florida, MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY operates as a small elementary school. The school serves 182 students in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average about 604 students.
MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY reports to POLK, which has 163 schools and 116,552 students.
MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY's enrollment is 66% White. Next come 19% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That compares with about 56% White among all Polk County residents. By the diversity index, MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY comes in at 52%.
Its teaching staff equals 16 full-time positions, a ratio of 11.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 7%. The 65% average for public schools in Polk County is 58 points higher.
allk12 grades MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY an A-. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 77.6% at MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 81.8%.
Among Polk County residents, median household income is about $65,978, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 172 public schools in Polk County, with a combined enrollment of about 117,004.
The closest public school, POLK FULL TIME ESCHOOL, is about 0.2 miles from MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY is 2nd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. NCES lists MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY as a charter school.
Enrollment was 99 in 2020-21 and 182 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.4:1 in 2020-21, and 11.4:1 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY, you can post them here. 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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Frequently asked questions
About MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMYHow many students attend MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY?
MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY enrolls approximately 182 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY serve?
MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY is approximately 11.4:1 (16 FTE teachers).
How diverse is MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY?
MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY reports a student body of 66% White, 19% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY in?
MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY is part of POLK.
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