Fourteen schools run by the district improved their grades in 2024-25, including five that improved from a D to a C. None of ...

The state could arbitrarily move these benchmarks next year and then all of a sudden, Polk could be a ‘D’ or Polk could be an ...

District 2 contains 19 schools in northeast Polk County. Candidates must live in the district, though voting takes place countywide.

Local groups in Polk County are stepping in to see how they can assist the district and parents with their children experiencing bullying in schools.

Polk County Public Schools announced new principals at three high schools, 14 elementary schools, a traditional middle school and a magnet.

Davenport Elementary in Florida, a Classical Revival building, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Polk County Public Schools' Superintendent Frederick Heid updated the School Board on Tuesday on about the district’s school grades released by the Florida Department of Education earlier this week.

Overall Polk County students improved in two-thirds of the categories, but fell in others. See how your school did.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A Central Florida school district is asking for the community’s help to name its new elementary school. Polk County Public Schools is asking for people to vote in a poll ...

Throughout the scorching summer months, the Polk County School District seemingly had ample time to tackle the reported air conditioning outages that have plagued their educational institutions.

For the first time in 20 years, an election is guaranteed to produce a new member of the Polk County School Board in District 2. Lori Cunningham, who has served five terms, decided not to seek ...