Southwest Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 746 students
Lawton Chiles Middle Academy
400 Florida Ave N, Lakeland, FL 33801
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
704
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
20.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Polk
Polk County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 554 Florida middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Florida middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Lawton Chiles Middle Academy
Lawton Chiles Middle Academy is a magnet middle school in Lakeland, Florida, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Polk. The school is located in a midsize city in Polk County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 704 students were enrolled, with about 20.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Florida middle school (19.2 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 554 Florida middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Magnet School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 704 students
- Students per teacher
- 20.7 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- Yes
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Polk
- County
- Polk County
- NCES school ID
- 120159003015
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.