Schools and Education
Education and schoolsList of Schools in Florida
(All numbers are within the 863 area code)
Please Note! Parents can contact schools directly for an application and information.
Lakeland
Apple School
3425 New Jersey Road, Lakeland, Florida 33803
Phone: 619-7170 Fax: 644-5882
Director: Beth Nave
Grades K-8 (Targets children with ADD & ADHD)
Central Florida Speech and Hearing Charter School (ACE)
710 E. Bella Vista Street, Lakeland, Florida 33805
Phone: 686-3189 Fax: 682-1348
Director: Sue Snover
Pre-Kindergarten (Targets children in Pre-K with speech or hearing difficulties)
Achievement Academy
716 E. Bella Vista Street, Lakeland, Florida 33805 and
695 E. Summerlin, Bartow, Florida 33830 and
2211 28th Street, NW, Winter Haven, Florida 33880
Phone: 683-6504 Fax: 688-9292
Director: Paula Sullivan
Pre-Kindergarten (For ESE children in Pre-K)
Foundation Charter School
1325 George Jenkins Blvd., Lakeland, Florida 33815
Phone: 682-8111 x225 Fax: 682-8205
Director: Emory Welch
Grades 6-12 (Targets Hi-Risk students)
Lakeland Montessori School house
837 E. Parker St., Lakeland, FL 33801
Phone: 413-0003 Fax: 413-0006
Director: Josie Zinninger
Grades Kg-4th (Montessori)
Life Skills Center-Polk County
407 E. Memorial Blvd., Lakeland, FL 33801
Phone: 683-6279 Fax: 802-3547
Director: Viesta Skipper
Grades 9-12 (at risk students who have dropped out of high school or perilously close)
McKeel Academy of Technology (Conversion Charter School)
1810 West Parker Street, Lakeland, Florida 33815
Phone: 499-2818 (54520) Fax: 284-4383
Director: Harold Maready
Grades 6-12 (Emphasis towards Technology, Math, Computer, and Science schooling)
McKeel Elementary Academy School
411 North Florida Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33801
Phone: 499-1287 Fax: 688-1607
Director: Judi Morris
Grades K-5 (Technology)
South McKeel Elementary Academy School
2222 Edgewood Drive South, Lakeland, FL 33803
Phone: 499-2818 (54520) Fax: 284-4383
Director: Julie Grice
Grades K-5 (Technology)
PCC Collegiate High School/Lakeland Campus
3425 Winter Lake Rd. LAC Bldg., Lakeland, FL 33803
Director: TBA
Phone: 669-2322 Fax: 669-2330
Grades 11th and 12th (Collegiate High School)
Bartow Area Charter Schools
Compass Middle Charter School
550 East Clower Street, Bartow, Florida 33830
Phone: 519-8701 (51749) Fax: 519-8704
Director: Harry Williams
Grades 6-8 (Targets At-Risk students)
Auburndale / Winter Haven / Lake Alfred Area Charter Schools
Berkley Charter School
5240 Berkley Road, Auburndale, Florida 33823
Phone: 968-5024
Director: Randy Borland
Grades K-5 (Focusing on Cooperative Learning)
Berkley Accelerated Middle School
5316 Berkley Rd., Auburndale, Florida 33823
Phone: 984-2400 Fax: 984-2411
Director: Jill Bolender
Grade 6-7 (Accelerated Curriculum)
Discovery Academy at Lake Alfred
1000 N. Buena Vista Drive, Lake Alfred, Florida 33850
Phone: 295-5955 (55643) Fax: 295-5978
Director: Carol Fulks
Grades 6-8 (Emphasis on Technology)
Hartridge Academy School
1400 Hwy 92 W, Winter Haven, Florida 33881
Phone: 956-4434 Fax: 956-3267
Director: Debra Richards
Grades K-5 (Focusing on academic excellence including Spanish language immersion and single gender setting).
PCC Chaine of Lakes Collegiate High School/PCC Winter Haven Campus
3425 Winter Lake Rd. LAC Bldg., Lakeland, FL 33803
Director: Bridget Fetter
Phone: 669-2322 Fax: 669-2330
Grades 11th and 12th (Collegiate High School)
STAR Charter School
225 Avenue B NW, Winter Haven, Florida 33881
Director: Wanda Jackson
Phone: 299-0063 Fax: 299-2343
Grades 9-12 (1st Semester only) (Targets pregnant and parenting teens and their children)
Davenport/Haines City Area Charter Schools
Haines City Literacy Learning Academy
2800 Hornet Drive, Haines City, Florida 33844
Phone: 421-3281 Fax:
Director: Debra Elmore
Grades 10th-12th (Language Immersion)
Ridgeview Global Studies Academy
1000 Dunson Road, Davenport, Florida 33837
Phone: 419-3171 (56878) Fax: 419-3172
Director: Ralph Frier
Grades K-5 (Academic program focused on Global Studies)
Lake Wales/Babson Park Area Charter Schools
Our Children’s Academy
555 Burns Avenue, Lake Wales, Florida 33853
Phone: 679-3338 Fax: 679-3944
Director: Sharon McManus
Grades Pre K-2nd (Serve moderately and severely developmentally disabled children)
Babson Park Elementary
815 N. Scenic Hwy., Babson Park, Florida 33827
Phone: 678-4664 Fax:
Director: Ken Henson
Grades Kg-5th (Reading and Character Development)
Hillcrest Elementary
1051 State Road 60 E., Lake Wales, Florida 33853
Phone: 678-4216 Fax:
Director: TBA
Grades Kg-5th (Visual and Performing Arts)
Janie Howard Wilson Elementary
306 Florida Ave., Lake Wales, Florida 33853-3199
Phone: 678-4211 Fax:
Director: Beverly Lynne
Grades Kg-5th (Environmental Academics)
Lake Wales High
#1 Highlander Way, Lake Wales, Florida 33853
Phone: 678-4222 Fax:
Director: Clark Berry
Grades 9th-12th (Technology)
Polk Avenue Elementary
110 E. Polk Ave., Lake Wales, Florida 33853
Phone: 678-4244 Fax:
Director: Donna Dunson
Grades Kg-5th (Technology)