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SOUTH MCKEEL ACADEMY

Charter

Regular School · LAKELAND, FL

SOUTH MCKEEL ACADEMY is a charter regular school school in LAKELAND, Florida, serving grades PK–06 with 1,200 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.4:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 06
Enrollment
1,200
Teachers (FTE)
69.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
17.4:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 719 60%
Hispanic/Latino 252 21%
Black or African American 103 9%
Asian 66 6%
Two or more races 59 5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 1,200 601M / 599F

English Language Learners: 15 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 74.0% +25.2pp 48.8% 678
Reading Proficiency 74.0% +21.8pp 52.2% 677
Science Proficiency 55-59% 175

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)
+0.48 grade levels
Math
-0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
85 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
2
0.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
2
0.2% 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.) 1,200 100%

Contact & Location

2222 EDGEWOOD DR S

LAKELAND, FL 33803

Phone: (863)510-0044

http://www.southmckeel.com/

District

POLK

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,771

District enrollment: 114,483

NCES ID

120159005341

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