HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (PALM BEACH SCH DIST.), Florida - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a Elementary in LAKE WORTH, FL. It currently serves 899 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the PALM BEACH 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.

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Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:899
Number of Teachers: 77
Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.68

Location Info

Location: 500 HIGHLAND AVE, LAKE WORTH, FL 33460
Mailing Address: 500 HIGHLAND AVE, LAKE WORTH, FL 33460
Phone: (561)202-0500
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 139
Grade 2 133
Grade 3 174
Grade 4 156
Grade 5 115
Kindergarten 130
Pre-Kindergarten 52
Gender/Sex of HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 489 54.39
Female 410 45.61
Race/Ethnicity Demography of HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 26 2.89
Asian 6 0.67
Black or African American 175 19.47
Hispanic/Latino 631 70.19
Two or more races 7 0.78
White 54 6.01
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 13 2.66
Asian 1 0.20
Black or African American 93 19.02
Hispanic/Latino 352 71.98
Two or more races 2 0.41
White 28 5.73
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 13 3.17
Asian 5 1.22
Black or African American 82 20.00
Hispanic/Latino 279 68.05
Two or more races 5 1.22
White 26 6.34

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 (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 2.88
Asian 1 0.72
Black or African American 23 16.55
Hispanic/Latino 102 73.38
Two or more races 1 0.72
White 8 5.76
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 2.26
Asian 1 0.75
Black or African American 27 20.30
Hispanic/Latino 97 72.93
Two or more races 1 0.75
White 4 3.01
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 7 4.02
Asian 2 1.15
Black or African American 35 20.11
Hispanic/Latino 125 71.84
Two or more races 1 0.57
White 4 2.30
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 6 3.85
Asian 1 0.64
Black or African American 28 17.95
Hispanic/Latino 112 71.80
Two or more races 1 0.64
White 8 5.13
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 1.74
Asian 1 0.87
Black or African American 26 22.61
Hispanic/Latino 79 68.70
Two or more races 1 0.87
White 6 5.22
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 3.08
Black or African American 29 22.31
Hispanic/Latino 89 68.46
Two or more races 2 1.54
White 6 4.62
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 7 13.46
Hispanic/Latino 27 51.92
White 18 34.62