📍 400 Florida Ave N, Lakeland, Polk County, 33801
Lawton Chiles Middle Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lakeland, Polk County. The school has 649 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Angela Price. It is part of the Polk school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1. 73% of students are proficient in reading. 73% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lawton Chiles Middle Academy enrolls 649 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 34 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 22% Black or African American and 21% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 298 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 143 | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 135 | 21% |
| Asian | 47 | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 3.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
212 of the school's 649 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 212 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.
Lawton Chiles Middle Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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.
Lawton Chiles Middle Academy 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 649 students, Lawton Chiles Middle Academy is close to the district average of about 679 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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