LAWTON CHILES MIDDLE ACADEMY

Regular School · LAKELAND, FL

LAWTON CHILES MIDDLE ACADEMY is a regular school school in LAKELAND, Florida, serving grades 06–08 with 704 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 20.7:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

704

Teachers (FTE)

34.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

20.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	314	45%
Hispanic/Latino	161	23%
Black or African American	156	22%
Asian	48	7%
Two or more races	25	4%
Total enrollment	704	386M / 318F

English Language Learners: 12 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	73.0% +24.2pp	48.8%	619
Reading Proficiency	73.0% +20.8pp	52.2%	622
Science Proficiency	68.0%	—	206

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.63 grade levels

Math

-0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

163 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

12.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	704	100%

Contact & Location

400 FLORIDA AVE N

LAKELAND, FL 33801

Phone: (863)499-2742

http://www.lcmaknightsonline.com/

District

POLK

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,771

District enrollment: 114,483

Other Schools in District

ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
ALTURAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BARTOW ELEMENTARY ACADEMY Elementary
BELLA CITTA Elementary
BERKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BETHUNE ACADEMY Elementary
BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 33801) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120159003015

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD