Middle · Florida

Discovery Academy of Lake Alfred

Charter

Discovery Academy of Lake Alfred, a public middle school in Lake Alfred, Florida: grades 6–8, 1,039 students, 21.6 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Polk.

Size and class size

Compared with middle schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 1,039
Teachers (FTE): 48.0
Students per teacher: 21.6
Grades: 6–8; Middle

More students per teacher than 81% of middle schools in Florida

Median 19.2 · 571 schools compared

More students per teacher than 92% of middle schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared

Larger than 78% of middle schools in Florida

Median 805 · 581 schools compared

Larger than 92% of middle schools in the US

Median 524 · 16,046 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Florida's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Florida: 57%

56%proficient

+7.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 56% of middle schools in Florida

Median 54% · 581 middle schools compared

1,003 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · FAST; proficient means Levels 3-5

Math

Florida: 59%

48%proficient

+2.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 59% of middle schools in Florida

Median 52% · 581 middle schools compared

861 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · FAST; proficient means Levels 3-5

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Middle · Grades 6–8
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Area: Rural area near a city
Run by: Polk

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Polk.

Location

Address: 1000 Buena Vista Dr N, Lake Alfred, FL 33850
Phone: (863)295-5955
City or town: Lake Alfred
County: Polk County

Website Quality of life in Lake Alfred Schools in Lake Alfred

Nearby middle schools

The closest public middle schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Lake Alfred Polytech AcademyFree meals for all	6–8	734	20.4	46%	43%	0.2 mi
Jewett Middle Academy MagnetFree meals for all	6–8	566	21.8	66%	63%	4.4 mi
Jere L. Stambaugh MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	1,013	22.0	37%	34%	4.4 mi
Westwood Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	712	16.2	37%	33%	5.8 mi
Berkley AcceleratedCharter	6–10	622	20.1	73%	75%	6.1 mi
Denison Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	684	24.4	34%	31%	6.1 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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