ACADEMY PREP CENTER OF LAKELAND ADMISSIONS PROCESS
Academy Prep Center of Lakeland offers a fifth through eighth grade middle school program designed to help children who qualify for need-based scholarships excel in their studies and develop the skills and confidence vital to compete and succeed as adults. Students are strongly encouraged to enter at the fifth grade level, thus ensuring that they have the full benefit of the program. Students are also admitted at the 6th grade level, though it is far more competitive to enter at this level.
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To be eligible to attend Academy Prep, a student must:
- Qualify for need based scholarships.
- Show on an admission test at least the basic ability to succeed academically.
- Demonstrate the character to be a good citizen of the school and of the general community.
- Demonstrate a commitment to succeed through the summer session.
- Qualify for need based scholarships.
- Show on an admission test at least the basic ability to succeed academically.
- Demonstrate the character to be a good citizen of the school and of the general community.
- Demonstrate a commitment to succeed through the summer session.
What are the steps to admission?
1. A student must pass (at least 60%) an Academy Prep admissions test
covering basic grade level reading, vocabulary, spelling, and math.
2. If your student passed the test you will be asked to apply for the Step Up For Students (SUFS) scholarship.
3. You will complete an application packet provided by Academy Prep. (This includes a required teacher recommendation.)
4. After a full review of the application, you may then be invited to participate in our summer session.
5. You will schedule an interview with the School Counselor, Dr. Foster.
6. Your child’s academic and social progress during the summer session will be assessed for final admission for the fall term.
Scholarship Information
All students admitted to Academy Prep Center of Lakeland receive need-based tuition scholarships. Scholarships are obtained through Step Up For Students (SUFS). Every new Academy Prep student must have a SUFS scholarship to be enrolled in the regular fall term starting in August. There is no fee to apply for a scholarship. Please visit the website by clicking on the scholarship link above (blue) to get started. The scholarship website will open in a new tab.