Elementary · Florida

Mckeel Academy Central

Charter

Mckeel Academy Central, a public elementary school in Lakeland, Florida: grades pre-k–6, 610 students, 16.5 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Polk.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary 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: 610
Teachers (FTE): 37.0
Students per teacher: 16.5
Grades: Pre-K–6; Elementary

More students per teacher than 60% of elementary schools in Florida

Median 15.8 · 2,167 schools compared

More students per teacher than 70% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 55% of elementary schools in Florida

Median 578 · 2,223 schools compared

Larger than 81% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 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%

82%proficient

+5.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 95% of elementary schools in Florida

Median 55% · 2,181 elementary schools compared

333 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6 · FAST; proficient means Levels 3-5

Math

Florida: 59%

87%proficient

+1.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 96% of elementary schools in Florida

Median 60% · 2,181 elementary schools compared

333 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6 · 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: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–6
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Area: Midsize city
Run by: Polk

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

Location

Address: 411 Florida Ave N, Lakeland, FL 33801
Phone: (863)499-1287
City or town: Lakeland
County: Polk County

Website Quality of life in Lakeland Schools in Lakeland

Nearby elementary schools

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

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Rosabelle W. Blake AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	562	18.1	41%	44%	0.9 mi
Lincoln Avenue AcademyFree meals for all	K–5	512	14.6	83%	85%	1.1 mi
Rochelle School of the ArtsFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	762	14.9	64%	57%	1.1 mi
Lakeland Montessori School HouseCharterFree meals for all	K–8	129	13.6	87%	88%	1.2 mi
Philip O'brien Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	625	20.2	31%	29%	1.2 mi
Magnolia Montessori AcademyCharter	K–8	182	11.4	85%	89%	1.4 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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