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Lakeland Highlands Middle School

(863) 648-3500

Physical Address:
740 Lake Miriam DR
Lakeland, FL  33813
Mailing Address:
740 Lake Miriam DR
Lakeland, FL  33813

School Information

District:
Polk
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Polk County
Level:
Middle
Grade Span:
6 - 8
Number of Students:
1286

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Lakeland Highlands Middle School

This School County Average State Average
White 67.96% 48.48% 43.53%
Black 14.31% 23.40% 28.17%
Hispanic 11.90% 22.61% 24.35%
Others 3.34% 0% 0%
Asian/Pacific 2.33% 1.64% 2.56%
American Indian 0.16% 0.38% 0.60%

Genders in Lakeland Highlands Middle School

This School County Average State Average
Male 50.31% 48.86% 47.92%
Female 49.69% 51.14% 52.08%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Lakeland Highlands Middle School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 859 866 874
Black 211 186 184
Hispanic 141 146 153
Others 29 47 43
Asian/Pacific 37 29 30
American Indian 5 3 2
Total 1282 1277 1286

Enrollment by Gender for Lakeland Highlands Middle School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 642 640 647
Female 640 637 639
Total 1282 1277 1286

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Lakeland Highlands Middle School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1282 1277 1286
# Eligible for free lunch 284 (22%) 308 (24%) 382 (30%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 85 (7%) 100 (8%) 105 (8%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 369 (29%) 408 (32%) 487 (38%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Lakeland Highlands Middle School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1282 1277 1286
Fulltime teachers 77.0 94.0 78.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 16.60 16.00 16.49
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 14.05 14.32 14.14