LAKE PLACID MIDDLE SCHOOL

LAKE PLACID MIDDLE SCHOOL is a junior high of intimate scale in LAKE PLACID, Florida, run under HIGHLANDS, works with 507 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 794 students each, so LAKE PLACID MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 36% leaner than that benchmark.

HIGHLANDS comprises 22 schools with combined enrollment of 12,040 students; LAKE PLACID MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, LAKE PLACID MIDDLE SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 37% White, 14% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 22% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, LAKE PLACID MIDDLE SCHOOL has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, LAKE PLACID MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.7%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Highlands County indicate the typical household earns roughly $54,897 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LAKE PLACID MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 24 public schools in Highlands County (combined enrollment of about 12,040 students).

The closest other public school is LAKE PLACID HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LAKE PLACID MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 53.6%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 18%: 619 students in 2018 compared to 507 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 46% to 37% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.