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

0.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

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

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 33803) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

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