Achievement Academy

Public school, pre-kindergarten · Lakeland, Florida

Achievement Academy in Lakeland, Florida enrolled 157 students in 2024-25 with 21.0 full-time teachers, 7.5 students per teacher against the Florida median of 11.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

157 students in 2022-23, 157 students in 2023-24, 157 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.0 to 21.0.

Students enrolled at Achievement Academy by school year2022-23: 157, 2023-24: 157, 2024-25: 1570501001502002022-231572023-241572024-25157
Students enrolled at Achievement Academy by school year2022-23: 157, 2023-24: 157, 2024-25: 1570501001502002022-231572023-241572024-25157
Students enrolled at Achievement Academy by school year2022-23: 157, 2023-24: 157, 2024-25: 1570501001502002022-231572023-241572024-25157
Students enrolled at Achievement Academy by school year2022-23: 157, 2023-24: 157, 2024-25: 1570501001502002022-231572023-241572024-25157
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2315721.07.5
2023-2415721.07.5
2024-2515721.07.5

7.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 68 of every 100 Florida schools of this kind

Among the 234 Florida schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.4; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Florida other schools, 2024-25234 values from 3.0 to 82.5; Achievement Academy 7.5; state median 11.4.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherAchievement Academy 7.5state median 11.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Florida other schools, 2024-25234 values from 3.0 to 82.5; Achievement Academy 7.5; state median 11.4.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherAchievement Academy 7.5state median 11.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Florida other schools, 2024-25234 values from 3.0 to 82.5; Achievement Academy 7.5; state median 11.4.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherAchievement Academy 7.5state median 11.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Florida other schools, 2024-25234 values from 3.0 to 82.5; Achievement Academy 7.5; state median 11.4.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherAchievement Academy 7.5state median 11.4U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Achievement Academy reported and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

39.5% of students were Hispanic, 35.7% White, 20.4% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic39.5%
  2. White35.7%
  3. Black20.4%
  4. Two or more races2.5%
  5. Pacific Islander1.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Schools of this kind in Lakeland

6 public schools of this kind in Lakeland report 2024-25 enrollment; Achievement Academy is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Polk Full Time Eschool429not reported0.7%
Real Academy (Reaching Every Adolescent Learner)2159.887.4%
Achievement Academy1577.556.1%
Doris a. Sanders Learning Center845.669.0%
Eckerd Connects25not reported84.0%
Polk Virtual Instruction Program17not reportednot reported

All public schools in Lakeland →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Achievement Academy

  1. Polk Virtual Instruction ProgramThe nearest public school of this kind, 2.6 miles away: 17 students (2024-25).2.6 mi
  2. Polk Full Time EschoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 2.6 miles away: 429 students (2024-25).2.6 mi
  3. Compare Achievement Academy with Polk Virtual Instruction ProgramStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Polk County Public Schools spends per student$11,747 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,747
  5. The largest public schools in FloridaAchievement Academy is the number 125 by size of 347 Florida schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#125 of 347
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher7.5 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 11.4 for schools of this kind.7.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Achievement Academy

  1. How many students attend Achievement Academy?
    157 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 157 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Lakeland, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Achievement Academy?
    7.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for schools of this kind is 11.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Achievement Academy a Title I school?
    Achievement Academy was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Achievement Academy in?
    Polk County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1201590. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120159003259 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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