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Best public schools in Lakeland, FL

61 public schools in Lakeland: 31 elementary · 7 middle · 10 high · 5 K-8 · 8 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Florida.

Elementary schools

31 schools in Lakeland, best first
1
LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY 96.1
Polk · Grades K-5 · 522 students
ELA 83%Math 85%Science 80%
#69 of 1,775 in Florida
2
MCKEEL ACADEMY CENTRAL 95.1
Polk · Grades PK-6 · Charter · 610 students
ELA 82%Math 87%Science 74%
#87 of 1,775 in Florida
3
SOUTH MCKEEL ACADEMY 93.5
Polk · Grades PK-6 · Charter · 1,199 students
ELA 79%Math 84%Science 80%
#115 of 1,775 in Florida
4
VALLEYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 81.5
Polk · Grades PK-5 · 817 students
ELA 68%Math 77%Science 70%
#328 of 1,775 in Florida
5
WINSTON ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING 80.8
Polk · Grades PK-5 · 520 students
ELA 71%Math 73%Science 68%
#341 of 1,775 in Florida
6
CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 77.0
Polk · Grades K-5 · 398 students
ELA 71%Math 74%Science 54%
#408 of 1,775 in Florida
7
HIGHLANDS GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 72.1
Polk · Grades PK-5 · 712 students
ELA 64%Math 69%Science 64%
#495 of 1,775 in Florida
8
SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 57.9
Polk · Grades PK-5 · 777 students
ELA 60%Math 64%Science 48%
#747 of 1,775 in Florida
9
COMBEE ACADEMY OF DESIGN AND ENGINEERING 53.8
Polk · Grades PK-5 · 529 students
ELA 62%Math 56%Science 51%
#820 of 1,775 in Florida
9
R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 53.8
Polk · Grades PK-5 · 954 students
ELA 57%Math 61%Science 51%
#820 of 1,775 in Florida
11
JAMES W. SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 51.5
Polk · Grades PK-5 · 551 students
ELA 58%Math 56%Science 53%
#861 of 1,775 in Florida
12
SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 47.1
Polk · Grades PK-5 · 380 students
ELA 51%Math 51%Science 71%
#939 of 1,775 in Florida
13
CARLTON PALMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 32.1
Polk · Grades PK-5 · 413 students
ELA 53%Math 48%Science 40%
#1,205 of 1,775 in Florida
14
IDEA LAKELAND 27.9
Idea Public Schools · Grades K-6 · Charter
ELA 45%Math 44%Science 55%
#1,280 of 1,775 in Florida
15
WENDELL WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 27.1
Polk · Grades PK-5 · 835 students
ELA 46%Math 47%Science 44%
#1,294 of 1,775 in Florida
16
SOCRUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 26.9
Polk · Grades PK-5 · 515 students
ELA 37%Math 54%Science 48%
#1,298 of 1,775 in Florida
17
EDGAR L. PADGETT ELEMENTARY 26.6
Polk · Grades PK-5 · 554 students
ELA 42%Math 50%Science 46%
#1,303 of 1,775 in Florida
18
DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 21.9
Polk · Grades PK-5 · 749 students
ELA 42%Math 42%Science 50%
#1,386 of 1,775 in Florida
19
SLEEPY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 21.6
Polk · Grades PK-5 · 766 students
ELA 42%Math 46%Science 44%
#1,392 of 1,775 in Florida
20
GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 18.6
Polk · Grades PK-5 · 411 students
ELA 35%Math 47%Science 47%
#1,445 of 1,775 in Florida
21
MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 18.2
Polk · Grades PK-5 · 503 students
ELA 42%Math 39%Science 45%
#1,452 of 1,775 in Florida
22
KATHLEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 17.6
Polk · Grades PK-5 · 480 students
ELA 41%Math 42%Science 42%
#1,463 of 1,775 in Florida
23
R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 12.8
Polk · Grades PK-5 · 686 students
ELA 44%Math 38%Science 25%
#1,548 of 1,775 in Florida
24
OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 12.7
Polk · Grades PK-5 · 378 students
ELA 39%Math 39%Science 40%
#1,550 of 1,775 in Florida
25
JESSE KEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 8.6
Polk · Grades PK-5 · 614 students
ELA 31%Math 44%Science 31%
#1,622 of 1,775 in Florida
26
DIXIELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 8.3
Polk · Grades PK-5 · 325 students
ELA 38%Math 38%Science 21%
#1,628 of 1,775 in Florida
27
CRYSTAL LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 3.1
Polk · Grades PK-5 · 425 students
ELA 31%Math 35%Science 24%
#1,720 of 1,775 in Florida
28
PHILIP O'BRIEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 3.0
Polk · Grades PK-5 · 633 students
ELA 31%Math 29%Science 31%
#1,722 of 1,775 in Florida
29
NORTH LAKELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF CHOICE 1.8
Polk · Grades PK-5 · 637 students
ELA 27%Math 30%Science 25%
#1,743 of 1,775 in Florida
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ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMY —
Polk · Grades PK · Charter · 157 students
No published test results
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ELEMENTARY - N LAKELAND —
Polk · Grades PK-5
No published test results

Middle schools

7 schools in Lakeland, best first
1
LAWTON CHILES MIDDLE ACADEMY 77.9
Polk · Grades 6-8 · 671 students
ELA 74%Math 66%Science 63%
#127 of 573 in Florida
2
LAKELAND HIGHLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL 56.5
Polk · Grades 6-8 · 1,260 students
ELA 59%Math 57%Science 54%
#250 of 573 in Florida
3
SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL 13.5
Polk · Grades 6-8 · 745 students
ELA 43%Math 34%Science 29%
#496 of 573 in Florida
4
LAKE GIBSON MIDDLE SCHOOL 12.3
Polk · Grades 6-8 · 1,118 students
ELA 38%Math 38%Science 30%
#503 of 573 in Florida
5
KATHLEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL 3.9
Polk · Grades 6-8 · 835 students
ELA 29%Math 31%Science 23%
#551 of 573 in Florida
6
SLEEPY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL 2.0
Polk · Grades 6-8 · 1,087 students
ELA 26%Math 25%Science 20%
#562 of 573 in Florida
7
CRYSTAL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL 1.7
Polk · Grades 6-8 · 865 students
ELA 28%Math 22%Science 18%
#564 of 573 in Florida

High schools

10 schools in Lakeland, best first
1
POLK STATE COLLEGE COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL 99.9
Polk · Grades 10-12 · Charter · 334 students
ELA 100%Math 100%
#1 of 564 in Florida
2
MCKEEL ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY 90.0
Polk · Grades 7-12 · Charter · 1,722 students
ELA 74%Math 81%Science 76%
#57 of 564 in Florida
3
GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGH 42.5
Polk · Grades 9-12 · 2,517 students
ELA 58%Math 33%Science 69%
#325 of 564 in Florida
4
LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 39.8
Polk · Grades 9-12 · 2,057 students
ELA 60%Math 27%Science 68%
#340 of 564 in Florida
5
LAKE GIBSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 21.5
Polk · Grades 9-12 · 2,039 students
ELA 43%Math 21%Science 69%
#443 of 564 in Florida
6
KATHLEEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 18.0
Polk · Grades 9-12 · 1,951 students
ELA 44%Math 23%Science 59%
#463 of 564 in Florida
7
TENOROC HIGH SCHOOL 11.3
Polk · Grades 9-12 · 1,157 students
ELA 38%Math 16%Science 48%
#501 of 564 in Florida
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FRESH START COMMUNITY SCHOOL —
Polk · Grades 10-12 · 133 students
No published test results
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POLK GRAD ACADEMY —
Polk · Grades 9-12 · 20 students
No published test results
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POLK STATE LAKELAND GATEWAY TO COLLEGE COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHO —
Polk · Grades 11-12 · Charter · 254 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

5 schools in Lakeland, best first
1
MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY 95.5
Polk · Grades K-8 · Charter · 178 students
ELA 85%Math 89%Science 81%
#19 of 413 in Florida
2
LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE 87.8
Polk · Grades K-8 · Charter · 108 students
ELA 87%Math 89%Science 53%
#51 of 413 in Florida
3
ROCHELLE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS 55.6
Polk · Grades PK-8 · 803 students
ELA 64%Math 63%Science 60%
#184 of 413 in Florida
4
MI ESCUELA MONTESSORI 26.3
Polk · Grades PK-7 · Charter · 239 students
ELA 52%Math 43%Science 54%
#305 of 413 in Florida
5
ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY 13.2
Polk · Grades PK-8 · 603 students
ELA 41%Math 46%Science 32%
#359 of 413 in Florida

Combined schools

8 schools in Lakeland, best first
1
POLK FULL TIME ESCHOOL 50.7
Polk · Grades K-12 · 455 students
ELA 54%Math 29%Science 52%
#148 of 299 in Florida
2
REAL ACADEMY (REACHING EVERY ADOLESCENT LEARNER) 21.2
Polk · Grades 4-12 · 264 students
ELA 16%Math 9%Science 8%
#236 of 299 in Florida
3
BILL DUNCAN OPPORTUNITY CENTER 13.2
Polk · Grades 6-12 · 85 students
ELA 12%Math 6%Science 7%
#260 of 299 in Florida
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DORIS A. SANDERS LEARNING CENTER —
Polk · Grades PK-12 · 84 students
No published test results
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MAYNARD A TRAVISS TECHNICAL ACADEMY —
Polk · Grades 6-12 · 110 students
Math 21%
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PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS —
Polk · Grades 6-12 · 57 students
No published test results
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POLK VIRTUAL FRANCHISE —
Polk · Grades 6-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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POLK VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM —
Polk · Grades K-12 · 28 students
No published test results

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