Highland Elementary School

500 Highland Ave, Lake Worth, FL 33460 | (561) 202-0500

Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 795

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 795 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-5
Ranks 1767th out of 1,901 elementary schools in FL.

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Palm Beach County School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $9,394
Graduation Rate: 64.8%
Dropout Rate: 5.0%
Students Per Teacher: 15.1
Enrolled Students: 172,897

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 795
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 61.5
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 12.9

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 405 (50.9%)
Females: 381 (47.9%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 41 (5.2%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 724 (91.1%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 765 (96.2%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Highland Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	3	0.4%
Black	205	25.8%
Asian	4	0.5%
Hispanic	551	69.3%
White	23	2.9%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	52	6.5%
Kindergarten	136	17.1%
1st Grade	135	17.0%
2nd Grade	118	14.8%
3rd Grade	130	16.4%
4th Grade	129	16.2%
5th Grade	95	11.9%

Teacher Educational Background (2010)

Percent of Teachers with a Bachelor's Degree

School:

74.6%

District:

75.9%

State:

65.3%

Percent of Classes Taught by Non-Highly Qualified Teachers

School:

5.6%

State:

4.8%

Percent of Classes Taught By Teachers (Out-of-Field) of Their Background

School:

12.4%

State:

4.8%

Source: FL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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