📍 867 Memorial Dr, Avon Park, Highlands County, 33825
Memorial Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Avon Park, Highlands County. The school has 532 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cheryl Vermilye. It is part of the Highlands school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths.
Memorial Elementary School enrolls 532 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% Hispanic or Latino, 31% White and 28% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 190 | 36% |
| White | 164 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 148 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
417 of the school's 532 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 387 qualify for free lunch and 30 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Memorial Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 26, state house district 55.
Memorial Elementary School is one of 24 schools in HIGHLANDS, based in SEBRING, Florida. The district serves 12,040 students district-wide and employs 620 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 532 students, Memorial Elementary School is close to the district average of about 502 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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