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Schools in Highland Park

Highland Park’s public schools

Polk County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Highland Park. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?24/102schools above Florida’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Florida’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
78%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.4K
▼ 4% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
19.1
FL 18.0 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
93,780 students on the public path
In brief

Highland Park’s schools, in brief

School by school

24 of Highland Park’s 102 district schools with test results score above the middle of Florida’s 3,542 public schools. Lincoln Avenue Academy places highest (better than 96%); Crystal Lake Elementary School lowest (4%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

71 elementary schools serve Highland Park, graded from D− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then 28 middle schools and 16 high schools: Haines City Senior High School, Davenport High School, Winter Haven Senior High School, Ridge Community High School, George W. Jenkins Senior High, Bartow Senior High School, Lakeland Senior High School, Lake Gibson Senior High School, Kathleen Senior High School, Auburndale Senior High School, Lake Region High School, Mulberry Senior High School, Tenoroc High School, Frostproof Middle/Senior High, McLaughlin Academy of Excellence and Fort Meade Middle/Senior High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Highland Park, with each school’s own grade.

71 schools teach K in Highland Park’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
Horizons Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Davenport
C
1,543 students19:1Rate it →
Bella Citta
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bartow
1,459 students24:1Rate it →
Davenport School of the Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Davenport
A
1,440 students17:1Rate it →
Loughman Oaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Davenport
C
1,179 students21:1Rate it →
Laurel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Poinciana
C−
1,126 students20:1Rate it →
Sandhill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Haines City
C−
1,111 students19:1Rate it →
Citrus Ridge A Civics Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Davenport
C
1,108 students17:1Rate it →
Lake Alfred Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Alfred
C+
1,059 students19:1Rate it →
Chain of Lakes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winter Haven
B+
1,007 students18:1Rate it →
Willow Oak School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mulberry
996 students16:1Rate it →
Davenport Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Davenport
C
938 students25:1Rate it →
Lena Vista Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Auburndale
C+
915 students20:1Rate it →
R. Bruce Wagner Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
B−
899 students16:1Rate it →
Walter Caldwell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Auburndale
C−
887 students16:1Rate it →
Frostproof Ben Hill Griffin Jr. Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Frostproof
C
853 students19:1Rate it →
Spessard L Holland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bartow
B−
843 students17:1Rate it →
Fred G. Garner Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winter Haven
C−
817 students18:1Rate it →
Valleyview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
A
783 students15:1Rate it →
Alta Vista Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Haines City
C
780 students17:1Rate it →
Wendell Watson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
B−
764 students17:1Rate it →
Rochelle School of the Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Lakeland
B+
762 students15:1Rate it →
Jewett School of the Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Winter Haven
B−
746 students17:1Rate it →
Pinewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eagle Lake
C+
740 students17:1Rate it →
Scott Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
B+
735 students16:1Rate it →
Eastside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Haines City
C−
725 students21:1Rate it →
Sleepy Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
C+
711 students16:1Rate it →
DR. Ne Roberts Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
C+
697 students20:1Rate it →
Highlands Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
A−
691 students15:1Rate it →
South Pointe Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winter Haven
689 students22:1Rate it →
R. Clem Churchwell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
B−
662 students16:1Rate it →
North Lakeland Elementary School of Choice
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
C
658 students17:1Rate it →
Dundee Elementary Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dundee
B
657 students16:1Rate it →
Garden Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winter Haven
B−
652 students21:1Rate it →
Eagle Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eagle Lake
B−
644 students19:1Rate it →
Philip O'Brien Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
C−
625 students20:1Rate it →
Jesse Keen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
D
621 students21:1Rate it →
Clarence Boswell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Auburndale
C+
600 students15:1Rate it →
Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Meade
C
593 students17:1Rate it →
Floral Avenue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bartow
C
585 students15:1Rate it →
Lake Shipp Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winter Haven
C
576 students21:1Rate it →
Spook Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Wales
C−
574 students17:1Rate it →
Rosabelle W. Blake Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Lakeland
C+
562 students18:1Rate it →
Elbert Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winter Haven
C
549 students19:1Rate it →
Frank E. Brigham Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winter Haven
A
547 students18:1Rate it →
Polk City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Polk City
C+
545 students18:1Rate it →
Winston Academy of Engineering
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
A−
536 students17:1Rate it →
Edgar L. Padgett Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
C+
531 students17:1Rate it →
Bartow Elementary Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bartow
A−
524 students15:1Rate it →
Socrum Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
C+
523 students18:1Rate it →
Lincoln Avenue Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lakeland
A+
512 students15:1Rate it →
James W. Sikes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
C+
502 students14:1Rate it →
Wahneta Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winter Haven
C−
491 students18:1Rate it →
Medulla Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
C+
488 students17:1Rate it →
Combee Academy of Design and Engineering
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
C+
479 students13:1Rate it →
Palmetto Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Poinciana
C−
479 students19:1Rate it →
Kathleen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
C
453 students16:1Rate it →
Purcell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mulberry
C
438 students18:1Rate it →
Crystal Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
D−
437 students16:1Rate it →
Griffin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
C−
431 students23:1Rate it →
Bethune Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Haines City
B
430 students22:1Rate it →
Inwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winter Haven
D
423 students20:1Rate it →
Highland City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Highland City
B−
414 students15:1Rate it →
Carlton Palmore Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
B−
402 students15:1Rate it →
John Snively Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eloise
C+
396 students16:1Rate it →
Southwest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
B−
376 students12:1Rate it →
Cleveland Court Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lakeland
A
374 students14:1Rate it →
Auburndale Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Auburndale
C−
371 students22:1Rate it →
Oscar J. Pope Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
C−
365 students19:1Rate it →
Dixieland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
C+
344 students17:1Rate it →
James E. Stephens Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bartow
D
336 students15:1Rate it →
Alturas Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alturas
B
274 students14:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–571 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
6–828 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to A
9–1216 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to C+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Polk County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Polk County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 159 schools · 116,440 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 19.1 per teacher (FL 18.0)
$12,447FL $13,006 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 52.1% · 64495 students tested
Math42%
State average 52.2% · 59192 students tested

Highland Park vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Highland Park’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Highland Park—Polk County
Lake WalesDPolk County

Every school in Highland Park

106 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Florida’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Highland Parkin other towns
Horizons Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Davenport
C
1,543 students19:1Rate it →
Bella Citta
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bartow
1,459 students24:1Rate it →
Davenport School of the Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Davenport
A
1,440 students17:1Rate it →
Loughman Oaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Davenport
C
1,179 students21:1Rate it →
Laurel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Poinciana
C−
1,126 students20:1Rate it →
Sandhill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Haines City
C−
1,111 students19:1Rate it →
Citrus Ridge A Civics Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Davenport
C
1,108 students17:1Rate it →
Lake Alfred Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Alfred
C+
1,059 students19:1Rate it →
Chain of Lakes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winter Haven
B+
1,007 students18:1Rate it →
Willow Oak School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mulberry
996 students16:1Rate it →
Davenport Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Davenport
C
938 students25:1Rate it →
Lena Vista Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Auburndale
C+
915 students20:1Rate it →
R. Bruce Wagner Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
B−
899 students16:1Rate it →
Walter Caldwell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Auburndale
C−
887 students16:1Rate it →
Frostproof Ben Hill Griffin Jr. Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Frostproof
C
853 students19:1Rate it →
Spessard L Holland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bartow
B−
843 students17:1Rate it →
Fred G. Garner Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winter Haven
C−
817 students18:1Rate it →
Valleyview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
A
783 students15:1Rate it →
Alta Vista Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Haines City
C
780 students17:1Rate it →
Wendell Watson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
B−
764 students17:1Rate it →
Rochelle School of the Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Lakeland
B+
762 students15:1Rate it →
Jewett School of the Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Winter Haven
B−
746 students17:1Rate it →
Pinewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eagle Lake
C+
740 students17:1Rate it →
Scott Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
B+
735 students16:1Rate it →
Eastside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Haines City
C−
725 students21:1Rate it →
Sleepy Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
C+
711 students16:1Rate it →
DR. Ne Roberts Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
C+
697 students20:1Rate it →
Highlands Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
A−
691 students15:1Rate it →
South Pointe Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winter Haven
689 students22:1Rate it →
R. Clem Churchwell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
B−
662 students16:1Rate it →
North Lakeland Elementary School of Choice
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
C
658 students17:1Rate it →
Dundee Elementary Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dundee
B
657 students16:1Rate it →
Garden Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winter Haven
B−
652 students21:1Rate it →
Eagle Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eagle Lake
B−
644 students19:1Rate it →
Philip O'Brien Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
C−
625 students20:1Rate it →
Jesse Keen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
D
621 students21:1Rate it →
Clarence Boswell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Auburndale
C+
600 students15:1Rate it →
Lewis Anna Woodbury Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Meade
C
593 students17:1Rate it →
Floral Avenue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bartow
C
585 students15:1Rate it →
Lake Shipp Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winter Haven
C
576 students21:1Rate it →
Spook Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Wales
C−
574 students17:1Rate it →
Rosabelle W. Blake Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Lakeland
C+
562 students18:1Rate it →
Elbert Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winter Haven
C
549 students19:1Rate it →
Frank E. Brigham Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winter Haven
A
547 students18:1Rate it →
Polk City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Polk City
C+
545 students18:1Rate it →
Winston Academy of Engineering
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
A−
536 students17:1Rate it →
Edgar L. Padgett Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
C+
531 students17:1Rate it →
Socrum Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
C+
523 students18:1Rate it →
James W. Sikes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
C+
502 students14:1Rate it →
Wahneta Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winter Haven
C−
491 students18:1Rate it →
Medulla Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
C+
488 students17:1Rate it →
Combee Academy of Design and Engineering
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
C+
479 students13:1Rate it →
Palmetto Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Poinciana
C−
479 students19:1Rate it →
Kathleen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
C
453 students16:1Rate it →
Purcell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mulberry
C
438 students18:1Rate it →
Crystal Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
D−
437 students16:1Rate it →
Griffin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
C−
431 students23:1Rate it →
Bethune Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Haines City
B
430 students22:1Rate it →
Inwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winter Haven
D
423 students20:1Rate it →
Highland City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Highland City
B−
414 students15:1Rate it →
Carlton Palmore Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
B−
402 students15:1Rate it →
John Snively Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eloise
C+
396 students16:1Rate it →
Southwest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
B−
376 students12:1Rate it →
Auburndale Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Auburndale
C−
371 students22:1Rate it →
Oscar J. Pope Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
C−
365 students19:1Rate it →
Dixieland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeland
C+
344 students17:1Rate it →
James E. Stephens Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bartow
D
336 students15:1Rate it →
Alturas Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alturas
B
274 students14:1Rate it →
Bartow Elementary Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bartow
A−
524 students15:1Rate it →
Lincoln Avenue Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lakeland
A+
512 students15:1Rate it →
Cleveland Court Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lakeland
A
374 students14:1Rate it →
Shelley S. Boone Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Haines City
D
1,329 students27:1Rate it →
Lake Gibson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lakeland
C+
1,149 students22:1Rate it →
Lakeland Highlands Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lakeland
B
1,118 students18:1Rate it →
Mulberry Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mulberry
C
1,058 students23:1Rate it →
Jere L. Stambaugh Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Auburndale
D
1,013 students22:1Rate it →
Lake Marion Creek Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Poinciana
D
1,013 students20:1Rate it →
Frostproof Middle/Senior High
High · Grades 6–12 · Frostproof
C
998 students15:1Rate it →
Sleepy Hill Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lakeland
C−
886 students21:1Rate it →
Bartow Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bartow
C
881 students19:1Rate it →
McLaughlin Academy of Excellence
Secondary · Grades 6–11 · Lake Wales
C−
758 students24:1Rate it →
Crystal Lake Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lakeland
D
753 students24:1Rate it →
Southwest Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lakeland
C−
746 students23:1Rate it →
Kathleen Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lakeland
C−
742 students19:1Rate it →
Lake Alfred Polytech Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lake Alfred
C+
734 students20:1Rate it →
Fort Meade Middle/Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Fort Meade
C+
731 students16:1Rate it →
Dundee Ridge Middle Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dundee
B
725 students20:1Rate it →
Westwood Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Winter Haven
D
712 students16:1Rate it →
Lawton Chiles Middle Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lakeland
A
704 students21:1Rate it →
Denison Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Winter Haven
D
684 students24:1Rate it →
Jewett Middle Academy Magnet
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Winter Haven
B
566 students22:1Rate it →
Daniel Jenkins Academy of Technology Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Haines City
C+
506 students20:1Rate it →
Union Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bartow
A−
382 students19:1Rate it →
Haines City Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Haines City
D
3,105 students25:1Rate it →
Davenport High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Davenport
2,731 students26:1Rate it →
Winter Haven Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Winter Haven
C−
2,648 students24:1Rate it →
Ridge Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Davenport
D
2,632 students23:1Rate it →
George W. Jenkins Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lakeland
C
2,469 students21:1Rate it →
Bartow Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bartow
C
2,276 students22:1Rate it →
Lakeland Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lakeland
C+
1,985 students19:1Rate it →
Lake Gibson Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lakeland
D
1,973 students21:1Rate it →
Kathleen Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lakeland
D
1,861 students24:1Rate it →
Auburndale Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Auburndale
C−
1,770 students24:1Rate it →
Lake Region High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Eagle Lake
D
1,568 students23:1Rate it →
Mulberry Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mulberry
C−
1,451 students23:1Rate it →
Tenoroc High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lakeland
D
1,141 students24:1Rate it →

Questions about Highland Park’s schools

Are Highland Park’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Highland Park. Polk County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Highland Park. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 24 of its 102 district schools with test results score above the middle of Florida’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Highland Park in?

Polk County School District.

Where do Highland Park kids go to high school?

One of 16 high schools, depending on your address: Haines City Senior High School, Davenport High School, Winter Haven Senior High School, Ridge Community High School, George W. Jenkins Senior High, Bartow Senior High School, Lakeland Senior High School, Lake Gibson Senior High School, Kathleen Senior High School, Auburndale Senior High School, Lake Region High School, Mulberry Senior High School, Tenoroc High School, Frostproof Middle/Senior High, McLaughlin Academy of Excellence and Fort Meade Middle/Senior High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.