The highest-performing public schools in reading in Highlands County, Florida
Across Highlands County, Florida, 16 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL leads the list at 68.0%, against a median of 50.8% across the ranked schools.
The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.
| # | School | City | % Proficient (Reading) | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | AVON PARK, FL | 68.0% | no change |
| 2 | SUN 'N LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | SEBRING, FL | 61.9% | no change |
| 3 | LAKE PLACID ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | LAKE PLACID, FL | 60.7% | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | CRACKER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | SEBRING, FL | 60.4% | ▼ 1 |
| 5 | LAKE COUNTRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | LAKE PLACID, FL | 59.4% | ▲ 1 |
| 6 | WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | SEBRING, FL | 53.7% | ▲ 1 |
| 7 | HILL-GUSTAT MIDDLE SCHOOL | SEBRING, FL | 52.4% | ▲ 1 |
| 8 | LAKE PLACID HIGH SCHOOL | LAKE PLACID, FL | 51.3% | ▲ 4 |
| 9 | SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL | SEBRING, FL | 50.4% | ▲ 4 |
| 10 | SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL | SEBRING, FL | 50.4% | ▲ 4 |
| 11 | AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | AVON PARK, FL | 50.3% | no change |
| 12 | LAKE PLACID MIDDLE SCHOOL | LAKE PLACID, FL | 50.0% | ▼ 2 |
| 13 | MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | AVON PARK, FL | 49.6% | ▼ 4 |
| 14 | AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL | AVON PARK, FL | 47.3% | ▼ 9 |
| 15 | AVON PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL | AVON PARK, FL | 45.1% | ▲ 1 |
| 16 | FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | SEBRING, FL | 44.6% | ▼ 1 |
Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.
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