Magnet Schools in Polk County, Florida
Polk County has 9 schools identified in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection as operating a magnet program. 8 are whole-school magnets, and 1 offers a magnet program to part of the student population.
- 9 magnet schools and programs
- 8 whole-school magnets
- 1 school with a magnet program
- 5 cities and towns
Magnet status is based on the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection, the latest federal collection available for magnet classification.
School enrollment, grades and contact details are from NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
Magnet schools in Polk County
Listed alphabetically. Nothing here is ranked, scored or ordered by anything the federal collections do not record.
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Bartow Elementary Academy
Bartow, FL
● Whole-school magnet
- Grades
- K-5
- Enrollment
- 524
- Level
- Elementary
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Bethune Academy
Haines City, FL
● Whole-school magnet
- Grades
- PK-5
- Enrollment
- 430
- Level
- Elementary
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Frank E. Brigham Academy
Winter Haven, FL
● Whole-school magnet
- Grades
- PK-5
- Enrollment
- 547
- Level
- Elementary
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Jewett Middle Academy Magnet
Winter Haven, FL
● Whole-school magnet
- Grades
- 6-8
- Enrollment
- 566
- Level
- Middle
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Lake Wales Senior High School
Lake Wales, FL
◦ Magnet program Charter
- Grades
- 9-12
- Enrollment
- 1,597
- Level
- High
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Lawton Chiles Middle Academy
Lakeland, FL
● Whole-school magnet
- Grades
- 6-8
- Enrollment
- 704
- Level
- Middle
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Lincoln Avenue Academy
Lakeland, FL
● Whole-school magnet
- Grades
- K-5
- Enrollment
- 512
- Level
- Elementary
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Rochelle School Of The Arts
Lakeland, FL
● Whole-school magnet
- Grades
- PK-8
- Enrollment
- 762
- Level
- Elementary
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Union Academy
Bartow, FL
● Whole-school magnet
- Grades
- 6-8
- Enrollment
- 382
- Level
- Middle
What “magnet” means on this page
Whole-school magnet
The magnet program applies across the school. Every student attending is part of it.
Magnet program
The school offers a magnet program to part of its student population, alongside its other classes.
Other schools listed in Polk County
These are the other schools this directory holds for Polk County. They are not identified as magnet schools in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
- A.c.e. Charter School Lakeland, FL Charter
- Achievement Academy Lakeland, FL Charter
- Berkley Accelerated Middle School Auburndale, FL Charter
- Berkley Elementary School Auburndale, FL Charter
- Bok Academy Lake Wales, FL Charter
- Chain Of Lakes Collegiate High Winter Haven, FL Charter
- Compass Middle Charter School Bartow, FL Charter
- Dale R Fair Babson Park Elementary Babson Park, FL Charter
- Discovery Academy/lake Alfred Lake Alfred, FL Charter
- Foundation School Lakeland, FL Charter
- Four Corners Charter School Davenport, FL Charter
- Hartridge Academy Winter Haven, FL Charter
- Hillcrest Elementary School Lake Wales, FL Charter
- Janie Howard Wilson School Lake Wales, FL Charter
- Lakeland Montessori School House Lakeland, FL Charter
- Lakeland Montessori Schoolhouse Lakeland, FL Charter
- Life Skills Center Lakeland, FL Charter
- Life Skills Center Polk County East Winter Haven, FL Charter
- Mckeel Academy Of Technology Lakeland, FL Charter
- Mckeel Elementary Academy Lakeland, FL Charter
- Our Children's Academy Lake Wales, FL Charter
- Pcc Collegiate High School Winter Haven, FL Charter
- Polk Avenue Elementary School Lake Wales, FL Charter
- Ridgeview Global Studies Academy Davenport, FL Charter
- South Mckeel Elementary Lakeland, FL Charter
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