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Lake Gibson Senior High School

7007 Socrum Loop Rd N, Lakeland, Polk County, 33809

2,080
Pupils
22.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Lake Gibson Senior High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lakeland, Polk County. The school has 2,080 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Polk school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 91 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.9:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 98%. The school offers 10 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Polk

Enrollment & staffing

Lake Gibson Senior High School enrolls 2,080 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 91 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.9:1.

Male students
1,044 (50%)
Female students
1,036 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
91
Student-teacher ratio
22.9:1
Grade span
9–12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 23% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White84441%
Hispanic or Latino65331%
Black or African American48723%
Two or more races562.7%
Asian291.4%
American Indian or Alaska Native10<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

1,027 of the school's 2,080 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,027 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 9–12Title I

Lake Gibson Senior High 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.

School district: POLK

Lake Gibson 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 2,080 students, Lake Gibson Senior High School is larger than the district average of about 679 students per school.

111,372
District students
164
Schools
5,972
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

38%
Reading proficient
16%
Math proficient
98%
Graduation rate
15%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices AP courses (10) Gifted program

Setting: Suburb - Large

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