📍 1600 Shepard Rd, Winter Springs, Seminole County, 32708
Highlands Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Winter Springs, Seminole County. The school has 528 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Seminole school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highlands Elementary School enrolls 528 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% White, 40% Hispanic or Latino and 8.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 215 | 41% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 212 | 40% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 8.9% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 22 | 4.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
314 of the school's 528 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 269 qualify for free lunch and 45 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.
Highlands 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-70, state senate district 9, state house district 28.
Highlands Elementary School is one of 77 schools in SEMINOLE, based in SANFORD, Florida. The district serves 63,934 students district-wide and employs 3,458 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 528 students, Highlands Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 830 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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