South Mckeel Academy
Lakeland, FL · Middle School · Grades -1-6
South Mckeel Academy is a middle school in Lakeland, FL with 1,200 students enrolled and a 64% proficiency rate. Part of Polk. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
South Mckeel Academy is a middle school (charter) located in Lakeland, Florida. The school serves 1,200 students in grades -1-6. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.6:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 64% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
34% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
South Mckeel Academy is part of the Polk in Florida.
How This School Compares
South Mckeel Academy has 1,200 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Polk (716 students). Its 64% proficiency rate is 16 percentage points above the district average of 48%. Compared to the Florida state average of 48%, the school performs 16 points higher.
Frequently Asked Questions
South Mckeel Academy has 1,200 students enrolled in grades -1-6. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.6:1.
According to EDFacts data, 64% of students at South Mckeel Academy meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
South Mckeel Academy is part of the Polk in Lakeland, Florida. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
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School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
this entity is one of the data points covered by this site’s U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment dataset. The detail above comes directly from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across U.S. public schools and districts.
Every number on this page links back to NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.
For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. public schools and districts with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.