Highlands

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District Summary

426 School St
Sebring, FL 33870-4048

(863) 471-5000

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SchoolDigger Rank:
58^th of 68 Florida districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 12,333

Primary Schools: 11
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 6
Alternative Schools: 4

This graph shows how well Highlands is performing compared to other districts in Florida. 100% is the best performing district in the state, 0% is the worst.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				Statewide Science Science (2019)		FSA English Language Arts (2019)								FSA Mathematics (2019)						FSA Algebra 1 (2019)	FSA Geometry (2019)	EOC Biology 1 (2019)	EOC US History (2019)	EOC Civics (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	FSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	FSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	FSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	FSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	FSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	FSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	FSA English Language Arts 9th Grade	FSA English Language Arts 10th Grade	FSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	FSA Mathematics 4th Grade	FSA Mathematics 5th Grade	FSA Mathematics 6th Grade	FSA Mathematics 7th Grade	FSA Mathematics 8th Grade	FSA Algebra 1 End of Course	FSA Geometry End of Course	EOC Biology 1 End of Course	EOC US History End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course
Sebring Middle School	Public	6-8	500 E Center Ave	Sebring	33870	Highlands	Highlands	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 471-5700	779	41	19.0	79.2%	404 (51.9%)	102 (13.1%)	231 (29.7%)	9 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.6%)	44.1	616^th of 1081 public middle schools	43.0%		52.3	487^th of 1035 public middle schools	52.9%	129		43.0				47.0	44.0	50.0						55.0	56.0	35.0	92.0	90.0			53.0
Woodlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	817 Woodlawn Dr	Sebring	33870	Highlands	Highlands	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 471-5444	656	38	17.2	86.4%	271 (41.3%)	129 (19.7%)	212 (32.3%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.0%)	36.6	of public elementary schools			42.6	1230^th of 2118 public elementary schools	41.9%	(n/a)	42.0		58.0	48.0	43.0						56.0	58.0	50.0
The Kindergarten Learning Center	Public	K	3560 Us Highway 27 S	Sebring	33870	Highlands	Highlands	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 314-5281	355	21	16.9	82.0%	161 (45.4%)	63 (17.7%)	107 (30.1%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.1%)								(n/a)
Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	327 E Palmetto St	Avon Park	33825	Highlands	Highlands	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 452-4373	533	35	15.2	87.6%	185 (34.7%)	93 (17.4%)	222 (41.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	38.4	1350^th of 2166 public elementary schools	37.7%		25.4	1655^th of 2118 public elementary schools	21.9%	305	35.0		53.0	53.0	44.0						73.0	60.0	43.0
Hill-Gustat Middle School	Public, Alternative	6-12	4700 Schumacher Rd	Sebring	33872	Highlands	Highlands	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 471-5437	717	42	17.0	80.1%	274 (38.2%)	109 (15.2%)	257 (35.8%)	41 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.9%)								(n/a)		54.0				55.0	48.0	59.0						52.0	55.0	60.0	89.0	95.0			72.0
The Academy At Youth Care Lane	Public	6-12	4121 Youth Care Ln	Sebring	33870	Highlands	Highlands	No	No	No	No	(863) 471-5457	27	0		88.9%	9 (33.3%)	12 (44.4%)	4 (14.8%)	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)								(n/a)
Fred Wild Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3550 Youth Care Ln	Sebring	33870	Highlands	Highlands	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 471-5400	537	33	16.2	93.3%	200 (37.2%)	103 (19.2%)	197 (36.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	25.9	1676^th of 2166 public elementary schools	22.6%		19.7	1791^st of 2118 public elementary schools	15.4%	115	33.0		46.0	41.0	37.0						66.0	58.0	23.0
Avon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	705 Winthrop St	Avon Park	33825	Highlands	Highlands	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 452-4355	606	34	17.8	88.4%	183 (30.2%)	105 (17.3%)	291 (48.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	33.1	1494^th of 2166 public elementary schools	31.0%		58.4	853^rd of 2118 public elementary schools	59.7%	641	34.0		39.0	56.0	48.0						39.0	78.0	43.0
Avon Park Middle School	Public	6-8	401 S Lake Ave	Avon Park	33825	Highlands	Highlands	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 452-4333	632	34	18.5	89.7%	190 (30.1%)	156 (24.7%)	265 (41.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.4%)	25.7	836^th of 1081 public middle schools	22.7%		22.5	822^nd of 1035 public middle schools	20.6%	14		34.0				36.0	35.0	36.0						31.0	42.0	38.0	100.0				65.0
Sebring High School	Public	9-12	3514 Kenilworth Blvd	Sebring	33870	Highlands	Highlands	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 471-5500	1,597	75	21.2	72.0%	826 (51.7%)	219 (13.7%)	431 (27.0%)	68 (4.3%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	48 (3.0%)	39.1	402^nd of 732 public high schools	45.1%		41.9	359^th of 716 public high schools	49.9%	43									53.0	50.0							31.0	48.0	56.0	58.0
Avon Park High School	Public	9-12	700 E Main St	Avon Park	33825	Highlands	Highlands	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 452-4311	1,085	57	19.0	84.7%	326 (30.0%)	278 (25.6%)	425 (39.2%)	17 (1.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.1%)	29.6	490^th of 732 public high schools	33.1%		31.4	460^th of 716 public high schools	35.8%	30									38.0	35.0							37.0	56.0	45.0	61.0
Sun 'n Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4515 Ponce De Leon Blvd	Sebring	33872	Highlands	Highlands	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 471-5464	642	37	17.3	78.8%	300 (46.7%)	114 (17.8%)	173 (26.9%)	33 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	70.6	600^th of 2166 public elementary schools	72.3%		57.4	874^th of 2118 public elementary schools	58.7%	274	61.0		66.0	63.0	63.0						74.0	74.0	67.0
Lake Placid High School	Public	9-12	202 Green Dragon Dr	Lake Placid	33852	Highlands	Highlands	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 699-5010	807	42	19.2	75.6%	396 (49.1%)	80 (9.9%)	304 (37.7%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.2%)	41.8	375^th of 732 public high schools	48.8%		37.5	399^th of 716 public high schools	44.3%	24									45.0	41.0							29.0	60.0	62.0	75.0
Lake Placid Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Green Dragon Dr	Lake Placid	33852	Highlands	Highlands	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 699-5070	723	43	16.8	86.7%	311 (43.0%)	129 (17.8%)	245 (33.9%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.7%)	27.5	1642^nd of 2166 public elementary schools	24.2%		26.7	1611^th of 2118 public elementary schools	23.9%	31	46.0		46.0	46.0	45.0						45.0	43.0	46.0
Lake Placid Middle School	Public	6-8	201 S Tangerine Ave	Lake Placid	33852	Highlands	Highlands	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 699-5030	667	34	19.6	81.6%	288 (43.2%)	83 (12.4%)	277 (41.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	27.3	818^th of 1081 public middle schools	24.3%		37.3	656^th of 1035 public middle schools	36.6%	162		31.0				37.0	32.0	40.0						37.0	39.0	47.0	98.0				55.0
Lake Country Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	516 County Road 29	Lake Placid	33852	Highlands	Highlands	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 699-5050	584	35	16.6	88.4%	217 (37.2%)	84 (14.4%)	268 (45.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	34.9	1451^st of 2166 public elementary schools	33.0%		33.3	1446^th of 2118 public elementary schools	31.7%	5	40.0		42.0	47.0	44.0						51.0	68.0	55.0
Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-5	867 Memorial Dr	Avon Park	33825	Highlands	Highlands	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 784-0200	656	38	17.2	89.8%	181 (27.6%)	175 (26.7%)	237 (36.1%)	20 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.3%)	32.4	1518^th of 2166 public elementary schools	29.9%		36.8	1376^th of 2118 public elementary schools	35.0%	142	38.0		43.0	48.0	38.0						55.0	54.0	61.0
Cracker Trail Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8200 Sparta Rd	Sebring	33875	Highlands	Highlands	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 471-5777	630	38	16.5	72.5%	413 (65.6%)	36 (5.7%)	138 (21.9%)	8 (1.3%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.4%)	40.8	1292^nd of 2166 public elementary schools	40.4%		52	1003^rd of 2118 public elementary schools	52.6%	289	55.0		63.0	44.0	46.0						57.0	55.0	51.0
Highlands Virtual Franchise	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	426 School St	Sebring	33870	Highlands	Highlands	No	No	Yes	No	(863) 471-5679	2	0			1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Non-Enrolled Pk Exceptional Educational Program	Public	PK	426 School St	Sebring	33870	Highlands	Highlands	No	No	No	No	(863) 471-5608	22	0		27.3%	12 (54.5%)	2 (9.1%)	7 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)								(n/a)
Highlands Virtual Franchise	Public, Virtual	6-12	426 School St	Sebring	33870	Highlands	Highlands	No	No	Yes	No	(863) 471-5679	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Highlands County Hospital/Homebound Program	Public, Alternative	K-12	426 School St	Sebring	33870	Highlands	Highlands	No	No	No	No	(863) 471-5603	20	0		50.0%	8 (40.0%)	5 (25.0%)	6 (30.0%)	1 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Highlands County Schools Jail Program	Public	9-12	426 School St	Sebring	33870	Highlands	Highlands	No	No	No	No	(863) 471-5608	3	0			0 (0.0%)	2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)								(n/a)
Highlands Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	426 School St	Sebring	33870	Highlands	Highlands	No	No	Yes	No	(863) 471-5679	53	0		52.8%	41 (77.4%)	2 (3.8%)	6 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.5%)								(n/a)										40.0									40.0	58.0

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Polk	12.3 mi	168	56^th
Hardee	21.27 mi	12	34^th
Desoto	31.23 mi	13	68^th
Okeechobee	38.15 mi	16	59^th
Washington	39.86 mi	12	46^th

Highlands

District Summary

Sun 'n Lake Elementary School

Sebring Middle School

Lake Placid High School

Cracker Trail Elementary School

Sebring High School

Park Elementary School

Woodlawn Elementary School

Lake Country Elementary School

Avon Elementary School

Memorial Elementary School

Avon Park High School

Lake Placid Elementary School

Lake Placid Middle School

Fred Wild Elementary School

Avon Park Middle School

Highlands County Hospital/Homebound Program

Highlands County Schools Jail Program

Highlands Virtual Franchise

Highlands Virtual Franchise

Highlands Virtual School

Hill-Gustat Middle School

Non-Enrolled Pk Exceptional Educational Program

The Academy At Youth Care Lane

The Kindergarten Learning Center

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