📍 910 Lowry Ave, Lakeland, Polk County, 33801
Polk Grad Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Lakeland, Polk County. The school has 34 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Polk school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 67%.
Polk Grad Academy enrolls 34 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% White, 26% Black or African American and 24% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 12 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 12% |
| Asian | 1 | 2.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
21 of the school's 34 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 21 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.
Polk Grad Academy 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 22, state house district 40.
Polk Grad 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 34 students, Polk Grad Academy is smaller than the district average of about 679 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large