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Middle · Regular · Grades 6 to 8

Jere L. Stambaugh Middle, Auburndale, FL

CEP schoolJere L. Stambaugh Middle is a public middle school in Auburndale, part of Polk County Public Schools. It enrolled 1,013 students in 2024-25, with 22.0 students per full-time teacher.Listed in NCES data as "JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE".

Enrollment and teachers

Students
1,013
Teachers (FTE)
46.0
Students per teacher
22.0
Grades
6 to 8

This school's ratio is 2.7 higher than the district figure of 19.3. The Florida average across schools is 18.2. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.

This school22.0
District19.3
Florida18.2
United States15.3

School details

Address
226 Main St N, Auburndale, FL 33823
County
Polk County
Level
Middle
Type
Regular
Status
Open
Charter
No
Virtual
No
Locale
Suburb: Large
NCES school ID
120159002456
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

School meals

Counts of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, as reported to NCES.
Free lunch
766
Reduced-price lunch
2
Free or reduced-price lunch
76875.8% of enrollment.
Direct certification
766Students certified through programs such as SNAP, without an application.
Community Eligibility Provision
Yes (CEP school)

Schools in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) serve free meals to all students, so their free lunch counts often reflect direct certification or total enrollment. Free and reduced lunch shares are not comparable between CEP and non-CEP schools.

Related schools

Other middle schools in Polk County Public Schools

We publish official enrollment and staffing data, not ratings or test scores.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.