📍 1230 Highlands Blvd, Palm Harbor, Pinellas County, 34684
Highland Lakes Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Palm Harbor, Pinellas County. The school has 529 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pinellas school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highland Lakes Elementary School enrolls 529 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 38 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 6.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 367 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 87 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 6.4% |
| Black or African American | 24 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 15 | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
231 of the school's 529 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 204 qualify for free lunch and 27 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Highland Lakes 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 16, state house district 65.
Highland Lakes Elementary School is one of 154 schools in PINELLAS, based in LARGO, Florida. The district serves 87,876 students district-wide and employs 5,803 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 529 students, Highland Lakes Elementary School is close to the district average of about 571 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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