HIGHLANDS GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Regular School · LAKELAND, FL

HIGHLANDS GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a regular school school in LAKELAND, Florida, serving grades PK–05 with 691 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

691

Teachers (FTE)

46.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

15:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	352	51%
Hispanic/Latino	194	28%
Black or African American	101	15%
Two or more races	23	3%
Asian	20	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	691	388M / 303F

English Language Learners: 53 (8% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	69.0% +20.2pp	48.8%	324
Reading Proficiency	59.0% +6.8pp	52.2%	328
Science Proficiency	45-49%	—	96

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.29 grade levels

Math

+0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

34 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

4.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

147

21.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	691	100%

Contact & Location

4510 LAKELAND HIGHLANDS RD

LAKELAND, FL 33813

Phone: (863)648-3002

http://www.polk-fl.net/highlandsgrove

District

POLK

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,771

District enrollment: 114,483

Other Schools in District

ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
ALTURAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BARTOW ELEMENTARY ACADEMY Elementary
BELLA CITTA Elementary
BERKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BETHUNE ACADEMY Elementary
BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 33813) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120159005338

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD