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Highlands Schools
Highlands is a public school district in Florida, based in Highlands County (Sebring). SchoolGrade grades 19 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Highlands on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Highlands
18 of 19 schools in Highlands carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 3B: 9C: 6
Best schools in Highlands
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A- Sun N Lake Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Cracker Trail Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Hill Gustat Middle School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Park Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Lake Country Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Highlands Virtual School (K-12 school, exceeds expectations)
- B Woodlawn Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B Sebring Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Sebring High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Avon Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Highlands
High schools (3)
- C+ Avon Park High School, Avon Park
- C+ Lake Placid High School, Lake Placid
- B- Sebring High School, Sebring
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- C+ Avon Park Middle School, Avon Park
- A- Hill Gustat Middle School, Sebring
- C Lake Placid Middle School, Lake Placid
- B Sebring Middle School, Sebring
Elementary and primary schools (9)
- B- Avon Elementary School, Avon Park
- A- Cracker Trail Elementary School, Sebring
- B- Fred Wild Elementary School, Sebring
- B+ Lake Country Elementary School, Lake Placid
- C Lake Placid Elementary School, Lake Placid
- B- Memorial Elementary School, Avon Park
- B+ Park Elementary School, Avon Park
- A- Sun N Lake Elementary School, Sebring
- B Woodlawn Elementary School, Sebring
Other schools and academies (3)
- B+ Highlands Virtual School, Sebring
- Non Enrolled Pk Exceptional Ed Program, Sebring
- C- The Academy At Youth Care Lane, Sebring
Where Highlands schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Sebring (10)
- Avon Park (5)
- Lake Placid (4)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Florida
- County: Highlands County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 12,175 students with 654 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,573 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1200840
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Okeechobee (11 schools, 28 mi)
- Glades (6 schools, 28 mi)
- Desoto (9 schools, 30 mi)
- Hardee (9 schools, 31 mi)
- Polk (152 schools, 47 mi)
- Charlotte (23 schools, 50 mi)
- Osceola (76 schools, 51 mi)
- Indian River (28 schools, 53 mi)
Questions about Highlands
How many schools are in Highlands?
SchoolGrade grades 19 public schools in Highlands, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Highlands serve?
The largest by graded schools: Sebring, Avon Park, Lake Placid.
How good are the schools in Highlands?
Across the 18 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 43.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 39.8%. 94% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Highlands?
12,175 students were enrolled in Highlands in the 2023-24 school year, about 18.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Highlands?
Highlands is in Florida, based in Highlands County, with its district office in Sebring. Its boundary covers about 1,018 sq mi.