Inspiration Academy of Lakeland
Private · Grades 1–5 · 21 students
McKeel Academy Central
411 Florida Ave N, Lakeland, FL 33801
Grades
Pre-K–6
Elementary
Students
610
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Polk
Polk County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 2,118 Florida elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Florida elementary 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 McKeel Academy Central
McKeel Academy Central is a charter elementary school in Lakeland, Florida, serving grades Pre-K–6. It is part of Polk. The school is located in a midsize city in Polk County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 610 students were enrolled, with about 16.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Florida elementary school (15.1 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Polk District Office. Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 2,118 Florida elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 610 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.5 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Polk District Office
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Polk
- County
- Polk County
- NCES school ID
- 120159004137
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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.