DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF LAKE ALFRED

Charter

Regular School · LAKE ALFRED, FL

DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF LAKE ALFRED is a charter regular school school in LAKE ALFRED, Florida, serving grades 06–08 with 1,039 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 21.6:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

1,039

Teachers (FTE)

48.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

21.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	505	49%
White	302	29%
Black or African American	183	18%
Two or more races	37	4%
Asian	10	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	1,039	505M / 534F

English Language Learners: 37 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	49.0% +0.2pp	48.8%	881
Reading Proficiency	50.0% -2.2pp	52.2%	881
Science Proficiency	48.0%	—	303

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)

-0.10 grade levels

Math

-0.15 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

72 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

200

19.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	1,039	100%

Contact & Location

1000 BUENA VISTA DR N

LAKE ALFRED, FL 33850

Phone: (863)295-5955

http://www.discoveryacademy.org/

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 33850) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120159003112

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