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Polk County, Florida

Private schools in Polk County that take Step Up

91 of the 125 private schools in Polk County take a Step Up scholarship. Every one of them is below, with the phone number, straight out of Florida's official state directory.

90
Private school
87
Unique Abilities
10
PEP hybrid
34
No program listed
Private school (90) Step Up's "Private School Scholarship". The paperwork calls it FTC or FES-EO. About $8,000 a year toward tuition.
Unique Abilities (87) For a child with a diagnosed disability. The paperwork calls it FES-UA. Averages about $10,000, and it is a spending account.
PEP hybrid (10) Part-time programs that pair with teaching at home. PEP on the forms.
No program listed (34) The school is in the state directory but has not told the state it takes any of them. Worth a phone call anyway — it changes.

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125 schools · sorted A–Z

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FES-EOFTCFES-UAPEP hybrid

A Joyful Noise Learning Academy

2019 21Th Street Nw, Winter Haven, FL, 33881
PK-12CoedNon-Denominational
863-309-2306 Map Claim this listing
No scholarship program listed

Aba Christian School Inc

3000 Cypress Gardens Rd, Winter Haven, FL, 33884
PK-12CoedNon-Denominational
863-438-7780 Map Claim this listing

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FES-EOFTCFES-UA

Ces Academy Of Winter Haven

2101 Overlook Drive Southeast, Winter Haven, FL, 33884
KG-08CoedNon-DenominationalAccredited: COGNIA
904-776-0940 Map Claim this listing
FES-EOFTCFES-UA

Champions Christian Academy

41219 Hwy 27, Davenport, FL, 33837
PK-12CoedAssemblies Of GodAccredited: FLOCSCOGNIA
863-420-2885 Map Claim this listing
FES-EOFTCFES-UAPEP hybrid

Davenport Christian Preparatory School Iep

508 Us Hwy 17-92, Davenport, FL, 33837
KG-12CoedNon-Denominational
407-686-6634 Map Claim this listing
No scholarship program listed

Faith Early Learning Christian Academy

1010 Olive Street, Lakeland, FL, 33815
KG-12CoedNon-Denominational
863-430-9886 Map Claim this listing
No scholarship program listed

Families Of Faith Christian Academy International

5110 South Florida Ave, Lakeland, FL, 33813
KG-12CoedAccredited: FCCPSA
863-686-7755 Map Claim this listing
FES-EOFTCFES-UA

Future Scholars Christian Academy

2551 Havendale Blvd N.W., Winter Haven, FL, 33881
KG-12CoedNon-Denominational
863-291-8002 Map Claim this listing
No scholarship program listed

Grace Christian Academy

1649 3Rd Sreet Southwest, Winter Haven, FL, 33880
KG-12CoedNon-Denominational
321-442-4234 Map Claim this listing
No scholarship program listed

Hilltop Christian Academy

2105 Martin Luther King Blvd N, Winter Haven, FL, 33881
PK-05CoedNon-Denominational
863-293-1791 Map Claim this listing
No scholarship program listed

Hope Creative School

2110 Cypress Garden Boulevard, Winter Haven, FL, 33884
PK-PKCoedNon-Denominational
863-324-6377 Map Claim this listing
No scholarship program listed

Kingdom Academy Global

6000 State Rd 544 Suite 2, Winter Haven, FL, 33881
KG-12CoedNon-Denominational
407-325-5103 Map Claim this listing
No scholarship program listed

Kingdom Builders Preparatory Academy

2025 Crystal Wood Drive, Lakeland, FL, 33801
KG-12CoedNon-Denominational
863-450-4827 Map Claim this listing
No scholarship program listed

Kingdom Heritage Preparatory School

1444 Punta Gorda Dr., Poinciana, FL, 34759
KG-12CoedNon-Denominational
689-229-7514 Map Claim this listing
FES-EOFTCFES-UA

Lakeland Christian School

1111 Forest Park Street, Lakeland, FL, 33803
PK-12CoedNon-DenominationalAccredited: ACSICOGNIAFCIS
863-688-2771 Map Claim this listing
No scholarship program listed

Leaders In Progress Kids Academy

4937 Old Pleasant Hill Road, Kissimmee, FL, 34759
KG-12CoedCatholicMilitary
939-459-0899 Map Claim this listing
No scholarship program listed

Little Luminaries Learning Academy Inc.

6039 Cypress Gardens Blvd #134, Winter Haven, FL, 33884
PK-03Coed
863-232-9011 Map Claim this listing
FES-EOFTCFES-UA

Parkway Christian Academy

4210 Lakeland Highlands Road, Lakeland, FL, 33813
PK-12CoedBaptistAccredited: FACCSCOGNIA
863-646-5031 Map Claim this listing
FES-EOFTCFES-UAPEP hybrid

Poinciana Christian Preparatory School Siep

601 Walnut St, Kissimmee, FL, 34759
KG-12CoedNon-Denominational
407-686-6634 Map Claim this listing
FES-EOFTCFES-UAPEP hybrid

Polk Christian Preparatory School Iep

3151 Hardin Combee Rd, Lakeland, FL, 33801
KG-12CoedNon-Denominational
407-686-6634 Map Claim this listing
No scholarship program listed

Puzzles Love Autism Foundation

451 Eagle Ridge Drive, Lake Wales, FL, 33859
PK-06CoedNon-Denominational
321-805-0883 Map Claim this listing
No scholarship program listed

Roar Preparatory Vocational Academy Inc

451 Eagle Ridge Drive, Lake Wales, FL, 33859
KG-12CoedNon-Denominational
863-280-0394 Map Claim this listing
FES-EOFTCFES-UA

Speak Life Stem Christian Academy

6000 State Road 544 Suite 8, Winter Haven, FL, 33881
PK-10CoedNon-Denominational
347-968-9438 Map Claim this listing
FES-EOFTCFES-UA

The Children Of The King Enrichment Ctr.Llc

1596 Havendale Blvd., Winter Haven, FL, 33881
PK-12CoedNon-Denominational
863-268-8226 Map Claim this listing
FES-EOFTCFES-UA

The Christian Academy Of Winter Haven Inc.

2540 Lucerne Prk Rd, Winter Haven, FL, 33881
KG-12CoedPentecostalAccredited: COGNIA
863-585-4637 Map Claim this listing
FES-EOFTCFES-UA

Valor Christian Leadership Academy

1104 Cypress Garden Blvd., Winter Haven, FL, 33884
KG-12CoedNon-Denominational
863-229-7893 Map Claim this listing
FES-EOFTCFES-UA

Victory Christian Academy

1401 Griffin Rd, Lakeland, FL, 33810
KG-12CoedAssemblies Of GodAccredited: COGNIAFLOCS
863-858-5614 Map Claim this listing
FES-EOFTCFES-UA

Winter Haven Christian School

1700 Buckeye Loop Road Ne, Winter Haven, FL, 33881
PK-12CoedNon-DenominationalAccredited: COGNIAFACCS
863-294-4135 Map Claim this listing
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Counties near Polk

Hardee4 Highlands19 Lake64 Orange305 Osceola107

Plenty of families cross a county line for the right school — the scholarship follows the child, not the address.

Using Step Up in Polk County

Almost everyone calls this the Step Up scholarship. It is worth roughly $8,000 per child per year for private school, and since 2023 there has been no household income cap. 90 schools here take it. If the four different program names are confusing, here is the whole thing in one page.

Schools flagged PEP hybrid run part-time programs that pair with home instruction, which is how many homeschool families in Polk County use two or three days of formal classes alongside their own teaching.

Call the school before anything else. Ask two questions: do you currently take my scholarship program, and do you have a seat in my child's grade. Participation and capacity both change during the year.

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Cities covered in this listing

Auburndale, Bartow, Clermont, Davenport, Dundee, Eagle Lake, Frostproof, Haines City, Kissimmee, Lake Alfred, Lake Wales, Lakeland, Mulberry, Poinciana, Winter Haven

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Where this list comes from

Compiled from the Florida Department of Education's private school directory, which is built from schools' own annual survey responses under section 1002.42, Florida Statutes. The Department does not independently verify the data, and inclusion is not approval or accreditation — by the state or by us. Pulled August 2, 2026. Confirm directly with the school before making any decision. Run one of these schools? Claim your listing to add your own description.

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