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Lutz Learning Center
Lutz·Hillsborough County·Grades PK-06·~82 students
Accepts scholarshipsCo-edAffordable
Tuition$10.5K/yr
TypePrivate
Students~82
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Best Independent (non-religious) Middle Schools in Lutz
Independent rankings of Independent (non-religious) Middle schools in Lutz, built from director interviews and verified data — never from school payments.
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AdmitCompass tracks 6 independent (non-religious) middle-level schools in Lutz. Median published tuition is $10.3K/yr. Lutz has the highest concentration with 6 schools. 3 of these schools accept Florida Step Up / FES scholarships — roughly 50% of the list — so families using state-funded scholarships have real choice here.
Middle-school admission is the most competitive transition point at many independent schools. Expect a standardized test (ISEE, SSAT, or in-house), a writing sample, and teacher recommendations from 4th or 5th grade. Every school is re-verified through direct outreach to admissions teams; data is refreshed on a 180-day cadence and timestamped on each profile.
Showing 6 of 6 Lutz schools
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- 3Center Academy-lutz
Lutz·Pasco County·Grades 04-12·~94 students
Accepts scholarshipsCo-edTuitionFreeTypePrivateStudents~94 - 4Achievers Day School Inc
Lutz·Hillsborough County·Grades PK-12·~34 students
Accepts scholarshipsCo-edTuitionFreeTypePrivateStudents~34 - 5Ark Institute Of Exploration
Lutz·Hillsborough County·Grades 06-12
Co-edTuitionFreeTypePrivateStudents— - 6Preparatory Academy Inc.
Lutz·Hillsborough County·Grades KG-12·~1 students
Co-edTuitionFreeTypePrivateStudents~1
How we rank these schools
Built relationships, not scrapers. AdmitCompass ranks schools using a composite score that blends four signals: enrollment size (a proxy for stability and program breadth), tuition reasonableness within the local market, freshness of our most recent verification, and a small bonus for schools with full admissions detail published on their profile.
Public data comes from the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE), the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), and each school's own admissions pages. The information that actually matters to most families — acceptance rates, deadlines, what a director cares about — comes from direct interviews with school directors and admissions coaches across our active markets.
We do not publish scoring weights or per-axis thresholds. That keeps the moat intact: the rankings reflect actual conversations with people inside schools, not a formula anyone with a crawler could clone. Every profile is re-verified on a 180-day cadence, and the "last updated" date is timestamped on every school page.
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Frequently asked questions
How competitive is admission in Lutz?
Admissions selectivity ranges from open-enrollment (most charters and parish schools) to highly selective (top independent K-12 programs). Each school's profile page lists deadlines, test requirements, and any published acceptance rate.
Do these schools accept Step Up / FES scholarships?
3 of the 6 schools on this page accept Florida's Step Up For Students / FES-EO / FES-UA scholarships. That covers most or all of tuition for income-eligible families. Each school's detail page lists the specific scholarship programs accepted.
What's the smallest and largest school on this list?
Preparatory Academy Inc. is the smallest with 1 students; Center Academy-lutz is the largest at 94. Smaller schools tend to offer more direct teacher contact and tighter community; larger schools usually have more elective and extracurricular breadth.
Is this list updated?
Yes. We re-verify school data on a 180-day cadence through direct contact with admissions teams, plus cross-checks against FLDOE, NCES, and published school sources. Each school profile shows the date of its most recent verification.
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