LAKELAND HIGHLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL (POLK SCH DIST.), Florida - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

LAKELAND HIGHLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a Middle in LAKELAND, FL. It currently serves 1260 students (grades 06-08). The school is part of the POLK 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: Middle
Number of Students:1260
Number of Teachers: 65
Student/Teacher Ratio: 19.39

Location Info

Location: 740 LAKE MIRIAM DR, LAKELAND, FL 33813
Mailing Address: 740 LAKE MIRIAM DR, LAKELAND, FL 33813
Phone: (863)648-3500
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 6 397
Grade 7 425
Grade 8 438
Gender/Sex of LAKELAND HIGHLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 673 53.41
Female 587 46.59
Race/Ethnicity Demography of LAKELAND HIGHLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 0.24
Asian 41 3.25
Black or African American 204 16.19
Hispanic/Latino 353 28.02
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.08
Two or more races 51 4.05
White 607 48.18
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.30
Asian 22 3.27
Black or African American 116 17.24
Hispanic/Latino 180 26.75
Two or more races 19 2.82
White 334 49.63
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.17
Asian 19 3.24
Black or African American 88 14.99
Hispanic/Latino 173 29.47
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.17
Two or more races 32 5.45
White 273 46.51

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.25
Asian 15 3.78
Black or African American 66 16.63
Hispanic/Latino 105 26.45
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.25
Two or more races 10 2.52
White 199 50.13
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.24
Asian 15 3.53
Black or African American 56 13.18
Hispanic/Latino 129 30.35
Two or more races 16 3.77
White 208 48.94
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.23
Asian 11 2.51
Black or African American 82 18.72
Hispanic/Latino 119 27.17
Two or more races 25 5.71
White 200 45.66