JOHN POLK ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL
SANFORD · FL · SEMINOLE · Public · K-12 combined
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- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How JOHN POLK ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL compares for families
What families should know about JOHN POLK ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL.
- ▸ LocallyFL sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: SEMINOLE COUNTY DETENTION CENTER, ELEVATION HIGH SCHOOL, HOSPITAL HOMEBOUND PROGRAM and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
Lower-need school
Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)
<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +14.5%/year, projecting from 2024's 6 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEMINOLE COUNTY DETENTION CENTER SANFORD |
Public | 0.3 | 25 | — |
| ELEVATION HIGH SCHOOL SANFORD |
Public · charter | 0.5 | 246 | +112.1% |
| HOSPITAL HOMEBOUND PROGRAM SANFORD |
Public | 1.2 | 15 | — |
| ENDEAVOR SCHOOL LAKE MARY |
Public | 1.8 | 12 | — |
| LAKE MARY HIGH SCHOOL LAKE MARY |
Public | 2.4 | 2,714 | +3.1% |
| SEMINOLE HIGH SCHOOL SANFORD |
Public | 2.4 | 3,807 | -7.3% |
| Lake Mary Preparatory School Lake Mary |
Private | 2.5 | 459 | -8.4% |
| Central Florida Academy Sanford |
Private | 2.6 | 74 | — |