Discovery Academy of Lake Alfred

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Lake Alfred, Florida

Discovery Academy of Lake Alfred in Lake Alfred, Florida enrolled 1,039 students in 2024-25 with 48.0 full-time teachers, 21.6 students per teacher against the Florida middle-school median of 19.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 45-47% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 47% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 53% and 52.2%).

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

Enrollment rose 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

911 students in 2022-23, 911 students in 2023-24, 1,039 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 48.0 to 48.0.

Students enrolled at Discovery Academy of Lake Alfred by school year2022-23: 911, 2023-24: 911, 2024-25: 1,03905001k1.5k2022-239112023-249112024-251,039
Students enrolled at Discovery Academy of Lake Alfred by school year2022-23: 911, 2023-24: 911, 2024-25: 1,03905001k1.5k2022-239112023-249112024-251,039
Students enrolled at Discovery Academy of Lake Alfred by school year2022-23: 911, 2023-24: 911, 2024-25: 1,03905001k1.5k2022-239112023-249112024-251,039
Students enrolled at Discovery Academy of Lake Alfred by school year2022-23: 911, 2023-24: 911, 2024-25: 1,03905001k1.5k2022-239112023-249112024-251,039
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2391148.019.0
2023-2491148.019.0
2024-251,03948.021.6

21.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 81 of every 100 Florida middle schools

Among the 562 Florida middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; This school 21.6; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 21.6state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; This school 21.6; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 21.6state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; This school 21.6; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 21.6state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; This school 21.6; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 21.6state median 19.2U.S. 14.6

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).

One counselor per 318 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Discovery Academy of Lake Alfred enrolled 954 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 318 of the 954 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions8
  • Chronically absent30.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

48.6% of students were Hispanic, 29.1% White, 17.6% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic48.6%
  2. White29.1%
  3. Black17.6%
  4. Two or more races3.6%
  5. Asian1.0%
  6. American Indian0.2%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Discovery Academy of Lake Alfred scored proficient or above: 45-47% in reading in 2021-22 and 47% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtFlorida
Reading and language arts, 2021-2245‑47%44%53%
Math, 2022-2347%45% (2021-22)52.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Lake Alfred

2 public middle schools in Lake Alfred report 2024-25 enrollment; Discovery Academy of Lake Alfred is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Discovery Academy of Lake Alfred1,03921.657.9%
Lake Alfred Polytech Academy73420.472.8%

All public schools in Lake Alfred →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Discovery Academy of Lake Alfred

  1. Lake Alfred Polytech AcademyThe nearest public middle school, 0.2 miles away: 734 students, 20.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. Jewett Middle Academy MagnetThe next nearest public middle school, 4.4 miles away: 566 students, 21.8 per teacher (2024-25).4.4 mi
  3. Compare Discovery Academy of Lake Alfred with Lake Alfred Polytech AcademyStudents, 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 FloridaDiscovery Academy of Lake Alfred is the number 125 by size of 571 Florida middle schools open in 2024-25.#125 of 571
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher21.6 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 19.2 for middle schools.21.6:1
  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 Discovery Academy of Lake Alfred

  1. How many students attend Discovery Academy of Lake Alfred?
    1,039 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 911 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Lake Alfred, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Discovery Academy of Lake Alfred?
    21.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for middle schools is 19.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Discovery Academy of Lake Alfred a Title I school?
    Discovery Academy of Lake Alfred ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Discovery Academy of Lake Alfred do on state tests?
    The students tested at Discovery Academy of Lake Alfred scored proficient or above: 45-47% in reading in 2021-22 and 47% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Discovery Academy of Lake Alfred in?
    Polk County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1201590. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120159003112 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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