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Ward-highlands Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ocala, Marion County. The school has 959 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Marion school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 60% are proficient in maths.
Ward-highlands Elementary School enrolls 959 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 55 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 536 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 206 | 21% |
| Black or African American | 152 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
567 of the school's 959 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 524 qualify for free lunch and 43 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ward-highlands Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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-30, state senate district 8, state house district 23.
Ward-highlands Elementary School is one of 63 schools in MARION, based in OCALA, Florida. The district serves 46,352 students district-wide and employs 2,332 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 959 students, Ward-highlands Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 736 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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