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Best public schools in Winter Haven, FL

22 public schools in Winter Haven: 11 elementary · 3 middle · 2 high · 2 K-8 · 4 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

11 schools in Winter Haven, best first
1
FRANK E. BRIGHAM ACADEMY 90.6
Polk · Grades PK-5 · 551 students
ELA 77%Math 81%Science 78%
#167 of 1,775 in Florida
2
HARTRIDGE ACADEMY 83.7
Polk · Grades K-5 · Charter · 171 students
ELA 70%Math 83%Science 65%
#289 of 1,775 in Florida
3
CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 51.4
Polk · Grades PK-5 · 1,008 students
ELA 60%Math 56%Science 49%
#863 of 1,775 in Florida
4
SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY 34.4
Polk · Grades PK-5 · 494 students
ELA 49%Math 53%Science 42%
#1,165 of 1,775 in Florida
5
GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 28.0
Polk · Grades PK-5 · 691 students
ELA 44%Math 44%Science 57%
#1,278 of 1,775 in Florida
6
FRED G. GARNER ACADEMY 24.6
Polk · Grades PK-5 · 840 students
ELA 44%Math 50%Science 35%
#1,338 of 1,775 in Florida
7
WAHNETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 23.4
Polk · Grades PK-5 · 492 students
ELA 37%Math 46%Science 58%
#1,360 of 1,775 in Florida
8
INWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 13.1
Polk · Grades PK-5 · 393 students
ELA 34%Math 40%Science 47%
#1,543 of 1,775 in Florida
9
LAKE SHIPP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 12.5
Polk · Grades PK-5 · 620 students
ELA 34%Math 42%Science 44%
#1,553 of 1,775 in Florida
10
ELBERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 10.3
Polk · Grades PK-5 · 596 students
ELA 38%Math 37%Science 38%
#1,592 of 1,775 in Florida
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WINTER HAVEN HEAD START —
Polk · Grades PK · 0 students
No published test results

Middle schools

3 schools in Winter Haven, best first
1
JEWETT MIDDLE ACADEMY MAGNET 69.0
Polk · Grades 6-8 · 587 students
ELA 67%Math 68%Science 51%
#178 of 573 in Florida
2
WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL 12.1
Polk · Grades 6-8 · 829 students
ELA 37%Math 39%Science 29%
#504 of 573 in Florida
3
DENISON MIDDLE SCHOOL 8.8
Polk · Grades 6-8 · 729 students
ELA 35%Math 37%Science 26%
#523 of 573 in Florida

High schools

2 schools in Winter Haven
1
WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 34.1
Polk · Grades 9-12 · 2,553 students
ELA 53%Math 32%Science 65%
#372 of 564 in Florida
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CHAIN OF LAKES COLLEGIATE HIGH —
Polk · Grades 10-12 · Charter · 314 students
ELA 95%

K-8 schools

2 schools in Winter Haven, best first
1
JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS 42.0
Polk · Grades PK-8 · 737 students
ELA 58%Math 56%Science 55%
#240 of 413 in Florida
2
CYPRESS JUNCTION MONTESSORI 30.6
Polk · Grades PK-8 · Charter · 193 students
ELA 57%Math 52%Science 38%
#287 of 413 in Florida

Combined schools

4 schools in Winter Haven, best first
1
NEW BEGINNINGS HIGH SCHOOL 12.9
Polk · Grades 6-12 · Charter · 837 students
ELA 9%Math 11%Science 15%
#261 of 299 in Florida
2
LANGUAGE & LITERACY ACADEMY FOR LEARNING 7.2
Polk · Grades PK-12 · Charter · 341 students
ELA 8%Math 7%Science 6%
#278 of 299 in Florida
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RIDGE TECHNICAL ACADEMY —
Polk · Grades 6-12 · 143 students
Math 0%
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RIDGE TEEN PARENT PROGRAM —
Polk · Grades 6-12 · 10 students
No published test results

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