📍 5355 9th Street Se, Highland City, Polk County, 33846
Highland City Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Highland City, Polk County. The school has 425 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Charles Huntley. It is part of the Polk school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highland City Elementary School enrolls 425 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 31 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 9.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 213 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 127 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 42 | 9.9% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 7.1% |
| Asian | 11 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
205 of the school's 425 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 205 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 City 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 26, state house district 40.
Highland City Elementary School is one of 164 schools in POLK, based in BARTOW, Florida. The district serves 111,372 students district-wide and employs 5,972 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 425 students, Highland City Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 679 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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