Highland Lakes Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Palm Harbor, Florida

Highland Lakes Elementary School in Palm Harbor, Florida enrolled 449 students in 2024-25 with 31.0 full-time teachers, 14.5 students per teacher against the Florida elementary-school median of 15.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 61-65% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 59% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 53% and 52.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 15% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 18%

529 students in 2022-23, 468 students in 2023-24, 449 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.0 to 31.0.

Students enrolled at Highland Lakes Elementary School by school year2022-23: 529, 2023-24: 468, 2024-25: 44902004006002022-235292023-244682024-25449
Students enrolled at Highland Lakes Elementary School by school year2022-23: 529, 2023-24: 468, 2024-25: 44902004006002022-235292023-244682024-25449
Students enrolled at Highland Lakes Elementary School by school year2022-23: 529, 2023-24: 468, 2024-25: 44902004006002022-235292023-244682024-25449
Students enrolled at Highland Lakes Elementary School by school year2022-23: 529, 2023-24: 468, 2024-25: 44902004006002022-235292023-244682024-25449
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2352938.013.9
2023-2446833.014.2
2024-2544931.014.5

14.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 76 of every 100 Florida elementary schools

Among the 2,136 Florida elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Florida elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 90.0; This school 14.5; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.5state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 90.0; This school 14.5; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.5state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 90.0; This school 14.5; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.5state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 90.0; This school 14.5; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.5state median 15.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 486 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Highland Lakes Elementary School enrolled 486 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 486 of the 486 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions3
  • Chronically absent18.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

71.0% of students were White, 14.5% Hispanic, 6.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White71.0%
  2. Hispanic14.5%
  3. Two or more races6.0%
  4. Black5.6%
  5. Asian2.7%
  6. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Highland Lakes Elementary School scored proficient or above: 61-65% in reading in 2021-22 and 59% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtFlorida
Reading and language arts, 2021-2261‑65%51%53%
Math, 2022-2359%57% (2021-22)52.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Palm Harbor

8 public elementary schools in Palm Harbor report 2024-25 enrollment; Highland Lakes Elementary School is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Ozona Elementary School72715.320.2%
Cypress Woods Elementary School67615.720.3%
Curlew Creek Elementary School61013.627.9%
Sutherland Elementary School56416.133.2%
Lake St. George Elementary School49913.929.5%
Highland Lakes Elementary School44914.533.6%
Elisa Nelson Elementary42114.510.7%
Plato Academy Palm Harbor Charter School34311.120.7%

All public schools in Palm Harbor →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Highland Lakes Elementary School

  1. Lake St. George Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 499 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  2. Curlew Creek Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.9 miles away: 610 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
  3. Compare Highland Lakes Elementary School with Lake St. George Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Pinellas County Schools spends per student$12,514 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,514
  5. The largest public schools in FloridaHighland Lakes Elementary School is the number 1,604 by size of 2,193 Florida elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,604 of 2,193
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher14.5 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 15.8 for elementary schools.14.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Highland Lakes Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Highland Lakes Elementary School?
    449 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 529 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Palm Harbor, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Highland Lakes Elementary School?
    14.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for elementary schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Highland Lakes Elementary School a Title I school?
    Highland Lakes Elementary School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Highland Lakes Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Highland Lakes Elementary School scored proficient or above: 61-65% in reading in 2021-22 and 59% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Highland Lakes Elementary School in?
    Pinellas County Schools, NCES district ID 1201560. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120156002884 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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