Lawton Chiles Middle Academy

History of Our School

Lawton Chiles Middle Academy is fortunate to be housed in a beautiful old building with valued local history. Our building was built in 1927 as Lakeland High School. In fact, our school is named after our former Governor Lawton Chiles, who graduated from this school in 1948.

 

After Lakeland High School built a new campus, Lakeland Junior High School was housed in our building, and then Polk Opportunity School. This building is now the site of L.C.M.A.  We strive to keep the past alive while we look forward to the future.

Lawton Chiles Middle Academy, a math,
science, and technology magnet school,
was developed as a result of a desegregation
court order during the summer of 1992.