MCLAUGHLIN ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE (POLK SCH DIST.), Florida - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

MCLAUGHLIN ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE is a Middle in LAKE WALES, FL. It currently serves 666 students (grades 06-10). The school is part of the POLK School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in POLK School District and all schools in Florida.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Middle
Number of Students:666
Number of Teachers: 33
Student/Teacher Ratio: 20.18

Location Info

Location: 800 4TH ST S, LAKE WALES, FL 33853
Mailing Address: 800 4TH ST S, LAKE WALES, FL 33853
Phone: (863)678-4233
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 10 88
Grade 6 148
Grade 7 145
Grade 8 149
Grade 9 136
Gender/Sex of MCLAUGHLIN ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 358 53.75
Female 308 46.25
Race/Ethnicity Demography of MCLAUGHLIN ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 0.45
Asian 1 0.15
Black or African American 176 26.43
Hispanic/Latino 294 44.14
Two or more races 13 1.95
White 179 26.88
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 0.84
Asian 1 0.28
Black or African American 94 26.26
Hispanic/Latino 153 42.74
Two or more races 8 2.24
White 99 27.65
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 82 26.62
Hispanic/Latino 141 45.78
Two or more races 5 1.62
White 80 25.97

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 10 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.14
Black or African American 21 23.86
Hispanic/Latino 38 43.18
Two or more races 1 1.14
White 27 30.68
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.68
Black or African American 37 25.00
Hispanic/Latino 65 43.92
Two or more races 3 2.03
White 42 28.38
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 41 28.28
Hispanic/Latino 62 42.76
Two or more races 1 0.69
White 41 28.28
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.67
Black or African American 32 21.48
Hispanic/Latino 69 46.31
Two or more races 5 3.36
White 42 28.19
Grade 9 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.74
Black or African American 45 33.09
Hispanic/Latino 60 44.12
Two or more races 3 2.21
White 27 19.85