Lawton Chiles Middle Academy
5 out of 5 | 2 Reviews
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 659 middle school students from grades 6-8
- Ranks 20th out of 742 middle schools in FL.
Additional Contact Information
- Mailing Address: 400 N Florida Ave, Lakeland, FL 33801
School Operational Details
- Magnet School
School District Details
- Polk County School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $10,826
- Graduation Rate: 68.5%
- Dropout Rate: 4.9%
- Students Per Teacher: 14.8
- Enrolled Students: 94,530
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 659
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 37.0
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 17.8
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 305 (46.3%)
- Females: 326 (49.5%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 46 (7.0%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 94 (14.3%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 140 (21.2%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 1 | 0.2% |
| Black | 133 | 20.2% |
| Asian | 55 | 8.3% |
| Hispanic | 40 | 6.1% |
| White | 402 | 61.0% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 6th Grade | 224 | 34.0% |
| 7th Grade | 224 | 34.0% |
| 8th Grade | 211 | 32.0% |
Teacher Educational Background (2010)
Percent of Teachers with a Bachelor's Degree
School:
75.7%
District:
75.3%
State:
65.3%
Source: FL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 5
5 out of 5 | 2 Reviews
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2 reviews for Lawton Chiles Middle Academy
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on February 04, 2010
- Rating:
(5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - It does not get any better than this, public or private, this school is the best I have ever seen. Our son loves this school. Within a short time this will be an full IB school. Waiting list is long but worth every year of it.
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on September 06, 2009
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- Great school, great teachers, new security cameras, going into IB school.
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Lawton Chiles Middle Academy performed on average much better than most other schools across the state on FCAT state exams in the following subjects:
- Math
- Reading
- Science
AYP and Flordia State School Grades (2010)
Florida School Grade: A
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Status: NO
Percent Criteria Met
School:
97.0%
District:
59.0%
FCAT - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 87.0% | 48.0% | 57.0% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | 45.0% | 55.0% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | 42.0% | 53.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 91.0% | 59.0% | 67.0% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | 59.0% | 66.0% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | 55.0% | 64.0% |
Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 83.0% | 53.0% | 62.0% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | 50.0% | 60.0% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | 51.0% | 60.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 92.0% | 62.0% | 68.0% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | 60.0% | 67.0% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | 58.0% | 64.0% |
Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 90.0% | 59.0% | 69.0% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | 58.0% | 66.0% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | 57.0% | 67.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 82.0% | 47.0% | 55.0% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | 46.0% | 54.0% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | 45.0% | 53.0% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 74.0% | 35.0% | 42.0% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | 32.0% | 42.0% |
| 2008 | 73.0% | 31.0% | 40.0% |
Source: FL Department of Education 2009-2010
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