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What's something HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
976
Elementary
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150001514
HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
500 HIGHLAND AVE, LAKE WORTH, FL 33460 · (561) 202-0500 · Palm Beach County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL976 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
763 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 60 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 138 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 136 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 152 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 160 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 156 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 174 | 18% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
30.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.4pp since 2023
Math
53.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.1% | 53.8% |
| 2023-24 | 25.7% | 46.4% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #1,790 of 2,136 | #107 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #1,377 of 2,149 | #80 of 129 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #2,064 of 2,149 | #124 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 976 | #217 of 2,267 | #17 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #446 of 2,077 | #39 of 128 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.7% | #1,490 of 2,108 | #84 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.9% | #537 of 1,374 | #18 of 77 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
976
-227 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 12.8:1
% White
6%
was 4%
% Hispanic
70%
was 71%
% Black
20%
was 17%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 976 | 68 | 14.3:1 | 78% (763) |
| 2023-24 | 899 | 77 | 11.7:1 | 80% (717) |
| 2022-23 | 937 | 67 | 14.0:1 | 85% (800) |
| 2017-18 | 1,203 | 94 | 12.8:1 | 95% (1,142) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
The public elementary school HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located in LAKE WORTH, Florida. The school's enrollment of 976 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 62% higher than the average for elementary schools in Florida, which is about 604.
HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is run by PALM BEACH, whose 233 schools enroll 191,505 students.
HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 70% Hispanic by enrollment. The remaining students are 20% Black, 6% White, and 3% Native American. Among people living in Palm Beach County, the Hispanic share is about 24%. Pick two students at random and there is a 47% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 68 full-time equivalents, or about 14.3 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in Florida have 17.5:1, compared with 14.3:1 here. About 78% of students, or 763, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 45% for public schools in Palm Beach County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would be expected to post about 42.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.3%.
Palm Beach County has these Census figures: the median household income is $83,581, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Palm Beach County is home to 245 public schools and about 192,831 public school students.
The nearest other public school, LAKE WORTH HIGH SCHOOL, is about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd of 6 on average proficiency.
HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment dropped from 1,203 in 2017-18 to 976 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 12.8:1 to 14.3:1.
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Palm Beach County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,533,806
Census ACS
Median income
$83,581
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
192,831 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PALM BEACH
- JOHN I. LEONARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,262 students
- JUPITER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,122 students
- PARK VISTA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,881 students
- BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,819 students
- PALM BEACH LAKES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,809 students
- PALM BEACH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,760 students
Other schools in LAKE WORTH
- PARK VISTA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,881 students
- LAKE WORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,589 students
- DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,541 students
- WOODLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,307 students
- MANATEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,268 students
- BARTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,185 students
Nearby schools
- LAKE WORTH HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 2,589
- NORTH GRADE K-80.8 mi · 769
- LAKE WORTH COMMUNITY MIDDLE0.8 mi · 1,136
- SOUTH GRADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 624
- PALM BEACH PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 37
- PALM BEACH PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY1.5 mi · 632
Frequently asked questions
About HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 976 students in grades PK-05.
Is HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 6% White, 70% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by PALM BEACH in Palm Beach County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.