📍 6901 Socrum Loop Rd N, Lakeland, Polk County, 33809
Lake Gibson Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lakeland, Polk County. The school has 1,218 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Polk school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lake Gibson Middle School enrolls 1,218 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 63 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 23% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 529 | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 367 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 275 | 23% |
| Asian | 22 | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
683 of the school's 1,218 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 683 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.
Lake Gibson Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 20, state house district 39.
Lake Gibson Middle 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 1,218 students, Lake Gibson Middle 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: Suburb - Large
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