Overview of Lawton Chiles Middle Academy: Lawton Chiles Middle Academy is a magnet school situated in Lakeland, FL, which is in a mid-size city environment. The learner population of Lawton Chiles Middle Academy is 649, and the school has 6-8. At Lawton Chiles Middle Academy, 87% of learners scored above or at the proficient level for math, and 77% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner enrollment is 52%. The learner-teacher ratio is 17:1, which is better than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 50% female learners and 50% male learners. The school enrolls 26% of low-income learners. There are 38 equivalent full-time teachers and 2 full-time school counselors.

Test Scores at Lawton Chiles Middle Academy: At Lawton Chiles Middle Academy, 87% of learners scored above or at the proficient level for math, and 77% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school performed better in math and better in reading, according to this measure. In Polk County Public Schools, 45% of learners tested above or at the proficient level for reading, and 50% tested above or at that level for math.

Lawton Chiles Middle Academy performed better in math and better in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners across the state. In Florida, 51% of learners tested above or at the proficient level for reading, and 56% tested above or at that level for math.