WINSTON ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING

WINSTON ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING, a medium-sized elementary-level community in LAKELAND, Florida, one of the schools within POLK, caters to 536 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

WINSTON ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING is one of 163 schools operated by POLK, a district that hosts 116,552 students overall.

On demographics, WINSTON ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING records that the largest single group is White at 35%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 31% Hispanic, 24% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 56%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Polk County (around 65%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WINSTON ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING sits in the top 10% of Florida schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 55.5%; actual is 70.2%, +14.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, Polk County reports that median household income runs about $65,978, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. WINSTON ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING is one of 172 public schools in Polk County (combined enrollment of about 117,004 students).

KATHLEEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WINSTON ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 55.1%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. WINSTON ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING's enrollment has contracted 3% since 2018, when it stood at 551 (now 536). The Black share of enrollment edged down from 32% to 24% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.