Lake Country Elementary School
516 County Rd 29
Lake Placid FL, 33852, Highlands County
Phone: 863-699-5050
Ranking:
(1,777 out of 2,614, bottom 32%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Highlands County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 41 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 43 | 36 | |||||||
Total Students: | 582 | 559 | 554 | 549 | 538 | 582 | 522 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 18 | 3.1% | 11 | 2.0% | 13 | 2.3% | 16 | 2.9% | 10 | 1.9% | 17 | 2.9% | 14 | 2.7% |
Kindergarten: | 102 | 17.5% | 98 | 17.5% | 98 | 17.7% | 83 | 15.1% | 104 | 19.3% | 90 | 15.5% | 86 | 16.5% |
Grade 1: | 97 | 16.7% | 93 | 16.6% | 90 | 16.2% | 103 | 18.8% | 81 | 15.1% | 102 | 17.5% | 76 | 14.6% |
Grade 2: | 96 | 16.5% | 84 | 15.0% | 98 | 17.7% | 87 | 15.8% | 89 | 16.5% | 87 | 14.9% | 80 | 15.3% |
Grade 3: | 91 | 15.6% | 89 | 15.9% | 90 | 16.2% | 98 | 17.9% | 72 | 13.4% | 93 | 16.0% | 86 | 16.5% |
Grade 4: | 81 | 13.9% | 95 | 17.0% | 92 | 16.6% | 66 | 12.0% | 96 | 17.8% | 93 | 16.0% | 101 | 19.3% |
Grade 5: | 97 | 16.7% | 89 | 15.9% | 73 | 13.2% | 96 | 17.5% | 86 | 16.0% | 100 | 17.2% | 79 | 15.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 304 | 52.2% | 301 | 53.8% | 291 | 52.5% | 290 | 52.8% | 272 | 50.6% | 297 | 51.0% | 276 | 52.9% |
Female: | 278 | 47.8% | 258 | 46.2% | 263 | 47.5% | 259 | 47.2% | 239 | 44.4% | 270 | 46.4% | 230 | 44.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 6 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 257 | 44.2% | 260 | 46.5% | 262 | 47.3% | 260 | 47.4% | 235 | 43.7% | 252 | 43.3% | 216 | 41.4% |
Black: | 70 | 12.0% | 57 | 10.2% | 64 | 11.6% | 59 | 10.7% | 77 | 14.3% | 94 | 16.2% | 82 | 15.7% |
White: | 246 | 42.3% | 229 | 41.0% | 216 | 39.0% | 221 | 40.3% | 205 | 38.1% | 221 | 38.0% | 208 | 39.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.2% | 11 | 2.0% | 11 | 2.0% | 8 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 449 | 77.1% | 426 | 76.2% | 409 | 73.8% | 396 | 72.1% | 398 | 74.0% | 400 | 68.7% | 333 | 63.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 4.6% | 22 | 3.9% | 37 | 6.7% | 38 | 6.9% | 32 | 5.9% | 51 | 8.8% | 48 | 9.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.20 | 15.11 | 14.97 | 14.84 | 14.94 | 15.70 | 14.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
FCAT | ||||||
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307 | 328 | 328 |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333 | 337 | 333 |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336 | 338 | 337 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 336 | 337 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 336 | 337 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 200 | 201 | 202 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 202 | 203 | 201 |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291 | 307 | 309 |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311 | 313 | 313 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302 | 310 | 313 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297 | 311 | 314 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294 | 310 | 314 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 194 | 199 | 201 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 197 | 199 | 201 |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289 | 297 | 312 |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307 | 305 | 312 |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 302 | 318 |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306 | 311 | 319 |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 319 | 324 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 323 | 330 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305 | 321 | 330 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300 | 327 | 331 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 209 | 212 | 215 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 216 | 215 | 215 |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300 | 310 | 318 |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301 | 314 | 319 |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 303 | 314 |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295 | 309 | 316 |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307 | 313 | 319 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 317 | 324 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307 | 313 | 323 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296 | 319 | 323 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 206 | 210 | 213 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 205 | 208 | 212 |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350 | 320 | 332 |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332 | 326 | 333 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321 | 325 | 335 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 326 | 336 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 321 | 336 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 216 | 218 | 222 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 215 | 216 | 221 |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 300 | 310 |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290 | 297 | 305 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299 | 301 | 311 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286 | 300 | 310 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 280 | 296 | 310 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 215 | 219 | 221 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 214 | 218 | 220 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290 | 294 | 299 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307 | 296 | 306 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294 | 303 | 310 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291 | 301 | 314 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302 | 309 | 318 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303 | 307 | 322 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306 | 309 | 322 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 193 | 197 | 201 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 91.2% | 93.3% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 8.8% | NA |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 25.0% | 22.2% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 75.0% | 77.8% |
Mean Base Salary: | $41,060.0 | $38,385.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,805.0 | $33,133.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,167.0 | $41,366.0 |
* Lake Country Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.