School grades in Lakeland increased by an average of five percentage points in 2025-26 — but with an improvement of 24%, Dixieland jumped from a D to a B in a single year.
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Polk Schools Commits to Improving Student Access to Mental Health Care
At PEACE’s 26th Annual Nehemiah Action, Superintendent Fred Heid agreed to create a plan to improve student and guardian access to mental health support.
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Polk School District Earns a ‘C’ For Third Year
The district missed earning a B by one point. Fourteen area schools saw their grades improve.
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Graduation Day Doesn’t End With a Diploma for All Polk County Students
More than 500 students received ‘certificates of completion’ during the recent graduation season.
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Lives Cut Short: 21 Polk County Students Have Died Since June
The extraordinary number of deaths has left classmates, parents, teachers and staff grieving.
