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Jere L. Stambaugh Middle

Public Grades 6-8

1008^th

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of 1,216 Florida Middle Schools

Better than 17% of Florida middle schools

Summary

Jere L. Stambaugh Middle in Auburndale, FL, is a public school serving 1,013 students in grades 6-8 within the Polk district, where 75.81% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most significant challenge at Stambaugh is its extremely high chronic absenteeism rate of 49.4%, which is dramatically higher than nearby schools with similar poverty levels. For example, Shelley S. Boone Middle School (64.71% free/reduced lunch) has a chronic absenteeism rate of just 27.5%, and Daniel Jenkins Academy Of Technology Middle School (72.53% free/reduced lunch) has a rate of 28.5%. This attendance crisis directly impacts learning, with only 33% of 6th graders proficient in ELA and 26% of 8th graders proficient in math. However, the school shows a "two-tiered" performance: students in advanced courses achieve strong results, with 79% proficiency in Algebra 1 and 100% in Geometry, while the majority of students in standard classes struggle. Interestingly, Stambaugh performs better in Civics (83% proficient) and 8th Grade Science (45% proficient), suggesting pockets of instructional strength.

Spending is not the primary issue, as Stambaugh's per-student spending ($9,690) is in the middle of the pack compared to peers. For context, Berkley Accelerated, a magnet school just 5.32 miles away, achieves much higher results with significantly less funding ($7,956 per student) and a much lower chronic absenteeism rate (17.9%). This comparison highlights that Stambaugh's challenges are deeply tied to its attendance crisis and school culture rather than a lack of financial resources. The school's ability to accelerate a small group of students in advanced math is a strength, but addressing the nearly 50% chronic absenteeism rate is the most critical step for improving outcomes for all students.

1,013

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,690

Per pupil spending ?

75.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

226 Main St N
Auburndale, FL 33823

(863) 965-5494

District: Polk

Students who attend Jere L. Stambaugh Middle usually attend:

High:

Tenoroc High School

Feeder schools for Jere L. Stambaugh Middle:

Elementary:	Auburndale Central Elementary School
	Clarence Boswell Elementary School
	Lake Alfred Elementary School
	Lena Vista Elementary School
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	Polk City Elementary School
	Walter Caldwell Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.0%

White:

36.4%

African American:

19.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Florida average (43% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 31% Florida)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg48%

Florida avg61%

1,008^th of 1,216

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Bottom 17%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 25Middle Schools in the Polk

61^st of 70Polk among Florida districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	1008 of 1216	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.3	1016 of 1205	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1068 of 1196	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	1029 of 1177	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	1044 of 1148	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	1029 of 1136	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	995 of 1099	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	934 of 1035	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.7	894 of 1031	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.2	847 of 997	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.4	842 of 999	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.3	720 of 956	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.3	710 of 897	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.7	696 of 891	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.0	613 of 839	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.8	550 of 780	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.4	522 of 740	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.1	514 of 736	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.4	477 of 675	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.3	430 of 602	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	32.6	429 of 593	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

Geometry100%+44 vs state

Civics83%+6 vs state

Algebra 179%+16 vs state

Science45%-7 vs state

English Language Arts39%-22 vs state

Math38%-21 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, February 14, 2020

I think The ESE Teachers and Paras are excellent. My son looks towards to going to school. We appreciate the two teachers and his two Paras. He tells us how awesome they are. They are so kind and seemed to care about what they do. So thank you Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, November 20, 2019

My daughter and another female student both disabled were verbally, sexually and physically assaulted at the bus stop which i reported but nothing happened. The school told my daughter they can't do anything because it happened at the bus stop which is a lie. Nobody is protecting their most vulnerable students the predator is still riding the bus walking free without consequences. All they did was teach a future rapist about loopholes and teach 2 disabled girls that they're easy targets and nobody will protect them. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)					FAST Math (2026)			Statewide Science Science (2026)	EOC Algebra 1 (2026)	EOC Geometry (2026)	EOC Biology 1 (2026)	EOC US History (2026)	EOC Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 9th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 10th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Geometry End of Course	EOC Biology 1 End of Course	EOC US History End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jere L. Stambaugh Middle	Public	6-8	226 Main St N	Auburndale	33823	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 965-5494	1,013	46	22.0	75.8%	369 (36.4%)	196 (19.3%)	405 (40.0%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	31 (3.1%)	22.5	1008^th of 1216 public middle schools	17.1%		19.3	1016^th of 1205 public middle schools	15.7%	8	33.0	42.0	43.0			38.0	47.0	26.0	45.0	79.0	100.0			83.0	$9,690	$1,501	$8,188
Westwood Middle School	Public	6-8	3520 Avenue J NW	Winter Haven	33881	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 965-5484	712	44	16.1	77.2%	123 (17.3%)	233 (32.7%)	322 (45.2%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.4%)	22	1014^th of 1216 public middle schools	16.6%		19.9	1005^th of 1205 public middle schools	16.6%	9	36.0	32.0	48.0			47.0	16.0	38.0	41.0	84.0	65.0			94.0	$12,030	$1,699	$10,331
Lake Alfred Polytech Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	925 Buena Vista Dr N	Lake Alfred	33850	Polk County	Polk	No	Yes	No	Yes	(863) 295-5988	734	36	20.3	72.8%	214 (29.2%)	153 (20.8%)	341 (46.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.7%)	37.5	813^th of 1216 public middle schools	33.1%		33.1	847^th of 1205 public middle schools	29.7%	34	54.0	55.0	48.0			48.0	36.0	64.0	43.0	96.0	95.0			98.0	$10,216	$1,349	$8,867
Discovery Academy Of Lake Alfred	Public, Charter	6-8	1000 Buena Vista Dr N	Lake Alfred	33850	Polk County	Polk	Yes	No	No	Yes	(863) 295-5955	1,039	48	21.6	66.8%	302 (29.1%)	183 (17.6%)	505 (48.6%)	10 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.6%)	54.4	553^rd of 1216 public middle schools	54.5%		48.3	615^th of 1205 public middle schools	49.0%	62	68.0	61.0	67.0			50.0	62.0	47.0	56.0	90.0	83.0			84.0	$8,375	$544	$7,830
Jewett Middle Academy Magnet	Public, Magnet	6-8	601 Martin Luther King Jr Blv	Winter Haven	33881	Polk County	Polk	No	Yes	No	Yes	(863) 291-5320	566	26	21.7	58.3%	198 (35.0%)	194 (34.3%)	133 (23.5%)	22 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	62.9	426^th of 1216 public middle schools	65.0%		64.8	391^st of 1205 public middle schools	67.6%	35	69.0	67.0	66.0			65.0	35.0	70.0	64.0	80.0	87.0			99.0	$10,438	$1,224	$9,214
Denison Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Avenue A SE	Winter Haven	33880	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 291-5353	684	28	24.4	75.4%	128 (18.7%)	265 (38.7%)	270 (39.5%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	14	1098^th of 1216 public middle schools	9.7%		16.1	1054^th of 1205 public middle schools	12.5%	44	43.0	35.0	35.0			34.0	24.0	31.0	32.0	81.0	100.0			89.0	$10,243	$1,529	$8,714
Berkley Accelerated	Public, Charter	6-10	5316 Berkley Rd	Auburndale	33823	Polk County	Polk	Yes	No	No	No	(863) 984-2400	622	31	20.0	30.7%	421 (67.7%)	30 (4.8%)	145 (23.3%)	9 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	71.1	315^th of 1216 public middle schools	74.1%		73.2	290^th of 1205 public middle schools	75.9%	25	82.0	81.0	67.0	78.0	79.0	85.0	85.0	33.0	27.0	88.0	81.0	92.0	93.0	90.0	$7,956	$318	$7,638
Crystal Lake Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2410 Crystal Lake Dr N	Lakeland	33801	Polk County	Polk	No	Yes	No	Yes	(863) 499-2970	753	32	23.5	83.1%	213 (28.3%)	180 (23.9%)	310 (41.2%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	34 (4.5%)	18.4	1051^st of 1216 public middle schools	13.6%		8	1129^th of 1205 public middle schools	6.3%	78	39.0	39.0	39.0			30.0	46.0	39.0	31.0	85.0	82.0			88.0	$11,361	$1,695	$9,665
Daniel Jenkins Academy Of Technology Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	701 Ledwith Ave	Haines City	33844	Polk County	Polk	No	Yes	No	Yes	(863) 421-3267	506	25	20.2	72.5%	39 (7.7%)	162 (32.0%)	292 (57.7%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	55.3	538^th of 1216 public middle schools	55.8%		52.4	557^th of 1205 public middle schools	53.8%	19	64.0	65.0	64.0			59.0	45.0	57.0	59.0	76.0	94.0			100.0	$10,514	$1,479	$9,034
Lawton Chiles Middle Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	400 Florida Ave N	Lakeland	33801	Polk County	Polk	No	Yes	No	No	(863) 499-2742	704	34	20.7	43.8%	314 (44.6%)	156 (22.2%)	161 (22.9%)	48 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.6%)	74.2	281^st of 1216 public middle schools	76.9%		70.3	328^th of 1205 public middle schools	72.8%	47	74.0	77.0	80.0			68.0	51.0	69.0	72.0	96.0	98.0			100.0	$9,259	$878	$8,381

Frequently Asked Questions about Jere L. Stambaugh Middle

What high school do graduates of Jere L. Stambaugh Middle attend?

Students who attend Jere L. Stambaugh Middle usually go on to attend Tenoroc High School

What district is Jere L. Stambaugh Middle in?

Polk

How many students attend Jere L. Stambaugh Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,013 students attended Jere L. Stambaugh Middle.

Is Jere L. Stambaugh Middle a good school?

Jere L. Stambaugh Middle ranks in the bottom 17.1% of Florida middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Jere L. Stambaugh Middle?

Students at Jere L. Stambaugh Middle are 40% Hispanic, 36% White, 19% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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