WARD-HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (MARION SCH DIST.), Florida - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

WARD-HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a Elementary in OCALA, FL. It currently serves 911 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the MARION School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in MARION School District and all schools in Florida.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:911

Number of Teachers: 59

Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.44

Location Info

Location: 537 SE 36TH AVE, OCALA, FL 34471

Mailing Address: 537 SE 36TH AVE, OCALA, FL 34471

Phone: (352)671-6810

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	136
Grade 2	158
Grade 3	159
Grade 4	155
Grade 5	143
Kindergarten	129
Pre-Kindergarten	31

Gender/Sex of WARD-HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	497	54.56
Female	414	45.45

Race/Ethnicity Demography of WARD-HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0.22
Asian	9	0.99
Black or African American	130	14.27
Hispanic/Latino	205	22.50
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.11
Two or more races	51	5.60
White	513	56.31

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0.40
Asian	8	1.61
Black or African American	59	11.87
Hispanic/Latino	103	20.72
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.20
Two or more races	31	6.24
White	293	58.95

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	0.24
Black or African American	71	17.15
Hispanic/Latino	102	24.64
Two or more races	20	4.83
White	220	53.14

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.

Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	1.47
Black or African American	14	10.29
Hispanic/Latino	20	14.71
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.74
Two or more races	9	6.62
White	90	66.18

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	1.27
Black or African American	22	13.92
Hispanic/Latino	35	22.15
Two or more races	5	3.17
White	94	59.49

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	0.63
Black or African American	29	18.24
Hispanic/Latino	34	21.38
Two or more races	12	7.55
White	83	52.20

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	3	1.94
Black or African American	27	17.42
Hispanic/Latino	40	25.81
Two or more races	7	4.52
White	78	50.32

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	25	17.48
Hispanic/Latino	36	25.18
Two or more races	9	6.29
White	73	51.05

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	1.55
Asian	1	0.78
Black or African American	12	9.30
Hispanic/Latino	32	24.81
Two or more races	7	5.43
White	75	58.14

Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	1	3.23
Hispanic/Latino	8	25.81
Two or more races	2	6.45
White	20	64.52