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Highland City Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

5355 9th Street SE, Highland City, FL 33846 · (863) 648-3540 · Part of Polk County School District

Highland City’s School Grade D better than 12% of Florida school districts

Directions
Students
414
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Highland City Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 52% of Florida’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Highland City kids: 28 middle schools

On the path

Where Highland City kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Highland City Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–828 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency50%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 52.1%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Florida’s 3,542 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

5355 9th Street SE, Highland City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K15
Kindergarten65
Grade 165
Grade 268
Grade 367
Grade 458
Grade 576
Enrollment over time
417’20
446’21
425’22
415’23
414’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 48%Hispanic 34%Black 10%Two or more races 7%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Highland City Elementary School from Highland City families.

Other schools in Polk County School District

The district →
Horizons Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Davenport
C
1,543 students19:1
Bella Citta
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bartow
1,459 students24:1
Davenport School of the Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Davenport
A
1,440 students17:1
South McKeel Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lakeland
A
1,200 students17:1
Loughman Oaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Davenport
C
1,179 students21:1
Laurel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Poinciana
C−
1,126 students20:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Florida’s other public schools; Highland City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.