Union Academy (Bartow, Florida)

Union Academy is a magnet middle school in Bartow, Florida. It dates to 1897 when it opened as an elementary school for African Americans.[1] It was expanded to include a high school in 1923. The high school was merged into Summerlin Institute in 1969 following the desegregation era and its students became part of Bartow High School on the Summerlin campus. Union Academy became a Middle School.

Union Academy has a dress code and follows the International Baccelaureate (I.B.) program. It is at 1795 East Wabash Street.

  1. ^ African American Sites in Florida. Pineapple Press Inc. Jan 12, 2007. ISBN 9781561643851 – via Google Books.