📍 500 Highland Ave, Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, 33460
Highland Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lake Worth, Palm Beach County. The school has 937 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Palm Beach school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highland Elementary School enrolls 937 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 67 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 18% Black or African American and 6.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 662 | 71% |
| Black or African American | 170 | 18% |
| White | 57 | 6.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 35 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
800 of the school's 937 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 797 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Highland Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 31, state house district 87.
Highland Elementary School is one of 234 schools in PALM BEACH, based in WEST PALM BEACH, Florida. The district serves 189,634 students district-wide and employs 11,177 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 937 students, Highland Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 810 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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