HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a sizable K-5 school in LAKE WORTH, Florida, run under PALM BEACH. The school educates 976 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 62% above typical.

HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 233 schools operated by PALM BEACH, a district that serves 191,505 students overall.

In terms of who attends, HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 70%. The remainder consists of 20% Black, 6% White, 3% Native American. By comparison, Palm Beach County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Palm Beach County's rate of about 45%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.0%; this one delivers 40.3%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Palm Beach County shows median household income runs about $83,581, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Palm Beach County runs 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students), of which HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is LAKE WORTH HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 40.8%.

HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has contracted 19%, going from 1,203 students in 2018 to 976 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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