📍 700 Edgewood Dr N, Fort Meade, Polk County, 33841
Fort Meade Middle/senior High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Fort Meade, Polk County. The school has 786 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Matthew Blankenship. It is part of the Polk school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 3 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fort Meade Middle/senior High School enrolls 786 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 49 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Hispanic or Latino, 34% White and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 388 | 49% |
| White | 271 | 34% |
| Black or African American | 103 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
532 of the school's 786 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 532 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Fort Meade Middle/senior High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 26, state house district 56.
Fort Meade Middle/senior High School is one of 164 schools in POLK, based in BARTOW, Florida. The district serves 111,372 students district-wide and employs 5,972 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 786 students, Fort Meade Middle/senior High School is larger than the district average of about 679 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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