📍 4510 Lakeland Highlands Rd, Lakeland, Polk County, 33813
Highlands Grove Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lakeland, Polk County. The school has 731 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lyndsy Kulcher. It is part of the Polk school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 69% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highlands Grove Elementary School enrolls 731 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 46 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 407 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 183 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 92 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 23 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
262 of the school's 731 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 262 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.
Highlands Grove Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 22, state house district 40.
Highlands Grove 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 731 students, Highlands Grove Elementary School is close to 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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