Lake Marion Creek Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Poinciana, Florida

Lake Marion Creek Middle School in Poinciana, Florida enrolled 1,013 students in 2024-25 with 51.0 full-time teachers, 19.9 students per teacher against the Florida middle-school median of 19.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 27% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 24% 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 fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 31%

1,044 students in 2022-23, 1,038 students in 2023-24, 1,013 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 39.0 to 51.0.

Students enrolled at Lake Marion Creek Middle School by school year2022-23: 1,044, 2023-24: 1,038, 2024-25: 1,01305001k1.5k2022-231,0442023-241,0382024-251,013
Students enrolled at Lake Marion Creek Middle School by school year2022-23: 1,044, 2023-24: 1,038, 2024-25: 1,01305001k1.5k2022-231,0442023-241,0382024-251,013
Students enrolled at Lake Marion Creek Middle School by school year2022-23: 1,044, 2023-24: 1,038, 2024-25: 1,01305001k1.5k2022-231,0442023-241,0382024-251,013
Students enrolled at Lake Marion Creek Middle School by school year2022-23: 1,044, 2023-24: 1,038, 2024-25: 1,01305001k1.5k2022-231,0442023-241,0382024-251,013
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,04439.026.8
2023-241,03842.024.7
2024-251,01351.019.9

19.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 60 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 19.9; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 19.9state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; This school 19.9; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 19.9state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; This school 19.9; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 19.9state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; This school 19.9; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 19.9state 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 506 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lake Marion Creek Middle School enrolled 1,012 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 464 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 506 of the 1,012 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions464
  • Chronically absent34.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

50.1% of students were Hispanic, 39.9% Black, 7.9% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic50.1%
  2. Black39.9%
  3. White7.9%
  4. Asian0.9%
  5. Two or more races0.7%
  6. Pacific Islander0.5%

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 Lake Marion Creek Middle School scored proficient or above: 27% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% 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, 2021-2227%44%53%
Math, 2022-2324%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.

What to look at next about Lake Marion Creek Middle School

  1. Discovery Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 7.2 miles away: 804 students, 17.9 per teacher (2024-25).7.2 mi
  2. Horizon Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 13 miles away: 1,008 students, 18.7 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
  3. Compare Lake Marion Creek Middle School with Discovery Intermediate SchoolStudents, 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 FloridaLake Marion Creek Middle School is the number 141 by size of 571 Florida middle schools open in 2024-25.#141 of 571
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher19.9 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 19.2 for middle schools.19.9:1
  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 Lake Marion Creek Middle School

  1. How many students attend Lake Marion Creek Middle School?
    1,013 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,044 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Poinciana, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake Marion Creek Middle School?
    19.9 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 Lake Marion Creek Middle School a Title I school?
    Lake Marion Creek Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Lake Marion Creek Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Lake Marion Creek Middle School scored proficient or above: 27% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% 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 Lake Marion Creek Middle School in?
    Polk County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1201590. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120159005346 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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