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Lake Wales Senior High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12Charter

1 Highlander Way, Lake Wales, FL 33853 · (863) 678-4222

Lake Wales’ School Grade D better than 12% of Florida school districts

Directions
Students
1,597
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Lake Wales Senior High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 33% of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 22 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts45%
State average 52.1%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1 Highlander Way, Lake Wales

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9400
Grade 10416
Grade 11414
Grade 12367
Enrollment over time
1,577’20
1,560’21
1,586’22
1,599’23
1,597’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 41%Hispanic 36%Black 19%Two or more races 2%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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 Lake Wales Senior High School from Lake Wales families.

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; Lake Wales’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.