📍 1810 Parker St W, Lakeland, Polk County, 33815
McKeel Academy of Technology is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lakeland, Polk County. The school has 1,727 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kimberly Benson. It is part of the Polk school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.4:1. It operates as a public charter school. 76% of students are proficient in reading. 79% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
McKeel Academy of Technology enrolls 1,727 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 77 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 7.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,136 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 364 | 21% |
| Black or African American | 132 | 7.6% |
| Asian | 58 | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
604 of the school's 1,727 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 533 qualify for free lunch and 71 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
McKeel Academy of Technology is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 22, state house district 40.
McKeel Academy of Technology 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 1,727 students, McKeel Academy of Technology is larger than the district average of about 679 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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