General High School Information
Average Class Size: 23
Number of Schools: 6
| Public School Graduation Rates | ||||||||
| School | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | |
| Harrison | 100% | 98.5% | 100% | 100% | 84.6% | 96.5% | 81.5% | |
| Lakeland | 85.1% | 82.0% | 81.6% | 89.8% | 87.4% | 85.6% | 73.5% | |
| George Jenkins | 85.1% | 90.8% | 88.8% | 88.4% | 87.7% | 81% | 72.1% | |
| McKeel Academy of Technology | 98.4% | 97.2% | 99.0% | 93.3% | 84.5% | 80.2% | 45.4% | |
| Lake Gibson | 76.8% | 75.1% | 82.4% | 81.5% | 75.9% | 75.7% | 67.1% | |
| Kathleen | 69.3% | 71.6% | 76.8%> | 70.1% | 67.3% | 71.3% | 59.3% | |
| Lakeland | 86% | 85.9% | 88.1% | 87.2% | 81.2% | 79.9% | 68.6% | |
| Polk County | 70.6% | 68.8% | 70.5% | 71.6% | 65.7% | 66.9% | 52.6% | |
| Florida | 72.4% | 71.0% | 71.9% | 71.6% | 69.0% | 67.9% | 63.8% | |
Graduation Rates: Polk County's 2007 Graduation Rate increased 18 percentage points over the 2001 year. Polk's new strategic plan is considering a goal of improving the graduation rate by at least 3% annually.
SOURCES: Florida Department of Education, Polk County School District, June 2008 and Florida Department of Education Class Average Compliance Calculation.
| Lakeland Private Schools | ||||
| School/# of seniors | Grad Rate | SAT Verbal | SAT Math | SAT Total |
| Lakeland Christian (51) | 98.1% | 545 | 529 | 1074 |
| Santa Fe Catholic High School (42) | 95.5% | 499 | 488 | 987 |
| All Saints Academy (50, 2004) | 100% | 587 | 563 | 1150 |
| Private School Totals (151) | 97.6% | 523.03 | 506.88 | 1029.91 |
Lakeland Public & Private Graduation Rate 91.75%
Lakeland Dropout Rates
The dropout rate is calculated by dividing the number of enrolled students in grade 9-12 by the number of dropouts. In the last 4 years we have seen a 5.8% increase in the number of students that are staying in school.
| School | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 |
| Harrison Arts Center | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | no data |
| McKeel Academy of Technology | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% |
| Lakeland | 1.5% | 4.1% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| George Jenkins | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 4.0% |
| Lake Gibson | 6.1% | 3.5% | 3.3% | 4.7% | 1.9% | 3.9% |
| Kathleen | 6.1% | 6.7% | 3.4% | 3.8% | 2.5% | 6.9% |
| Lakeland | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 1.51% | 3.5% |
| Polk County | 4.4% | 4.8% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 2.9% | 5.8% |
| Florida | 3.5% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 3.8 |
| 2005-2006 Scholastic Aptitude Test Scores (SAT) | |||
| # Tested | Mean Score | Percent of 12th Graders Tested | |
| Harrison Arts Center | 56 | 1078 | 80 |
| George Jenkins | 290 | 1010 | 67.9 |
| Lakeland | 173 | 999 | 41.9 |
| McKeel Academy of Technology | 53 | 925 | 45.3 |
| Kathleen | 58 | 895 | 19.3 |
| Lake Gibson | 130 | 938 | 30.5 |
| Lakeland High Schools | 760 | 974 | 47.5 |
| Polk County | 1730 | 975 | 36.4 |
| Florida | 73,435 | 989 | 47.2 |
| 2005-2006 ACT Scores | |||
| # Tested | Composite Score | Percent of 12th Graders Tested | |
| Lakeland High School | 148 | 20.4 | 35.8 |
| Harrison Arts Center | 47 | 23.8 | 67.1 |
| George Jenkins | 170 | 21.6 | 39.8 |
| McKeel Academy of Technology | 58 | 20.2 | 49.6 |
| Lake Gibson | 183 | 18.3 | 31.7 |
| Kathleen | 83 | 18.5 | 27.7 |
| Lakeland High Schools | 689 | 20.4 | 41.95 |
| Polk County | 1377 | 20.0 | 28.9 |
| Florida | 53,038 | 20.1 | 34.1 |
Source: SAT & ACT scores from Polk County Public Schools, Office of Accountability.
| High School Accountability Report | |||||||||
| School | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 |
| George Jenkins | B | B | B | B | C | A | B | C | C |
| Harrison Arts Center | D | B | A | A | B | A | A | A | B |
| Kathleen | C | D | D | D | D | C | D | C | C |
| Lake Gibson | B | B | C | C | C | C | C | C | C |
| Lakeland | D | D | C | C | C | C | B | C | C |
| McKeel Academy of Technology (Grades 6-12) | A | B | A | B | B | A | A | A | C |
| Lakeland Area High Schools | ||
| SCHOOL NAME | ADDRESS | CONTACT NO. |
| All Saints Academy | 5001 State Rd. 540 W Winter Haven, FL 33880 | (863-293-5980) |
| Lakeland Christian School | 1111 Forest Park Lakeland, FL 33803 | (863-688-2771) |
| George Jenkins High School | 6000 Lakeland Highlands Road Lakeland, FL 33813 | (863-648-3566) |
| Lakeland High School | 726 Hollingsworth Road Lakeland, FL 33801 | (863-499-2900) |
| Harrison Arts Center | 750 Hollingsworth Road Lakeland, FL 33801 | (863-499-2855) |
| McKeel Academy of Technology | 1810 West Parker St. Lakeland, FL 33815 | (863-499-2818) |
| Kathleen Senior High School | 2600 Crutchfield Road Lakeland, FL 33805 | (863-499-2655) |
| Santa Fe Catholic High School | 3110 Hwy 92 E Lakeland, FL 33801 | (863-665-4188) |
| Lake Gibson High School | 7007 N. Socrum Loop Road Lakeland, FL 33809 | (863-853-6100) |
| Victory Christian Academy | 1401 Griffin Road Lakeland, FL 33810 | (863-859-6000) |