Lake Placid High School
202 Green Dragon Dr
Lake Placid FL, 33852, Highlands County
Phone: 863-699-5010
Ranking:
(323 out of 492, bottom 34%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
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: | 47 | 43 | 38 | 37 | 47 | 59 | 52 | |||||||
Total Students: | 774 | 734 | 791 | 803 | 794 | 781 | 839 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 303 | 39.1% | 272 | 37.1% | 294 | 37.2% | 289 | 36.0% | 274 | 34.5% | 246 | 31.5% | 281 | 33.5% |
Grade 10: | 186 | 24.0% | 171 | 23.3% | 193 | 24.4% | 204 | 25.4% | 198 | 24.9% | 215 | 27.5% | 235 | 28.0% |
Grade 11: | 129 | 16.7% | 155 | 21.1% | 149 | 18.8% | 143 | 17.8% | 158 | 19.9% | 172 | 22.0% | 141 | 16.8% |
Grade 12: | 151 | 19.5% | 133 | 18.1% | 147 | 18.6% | 162 | 20.2% | 163 | 20.5% | 145 | 18.6% | 176 | 21.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 374 | 48.3% | 364 | 49.6% | 407 | 51.5% | 409 | 50.9% | 398 | 50.1% | 379 | 48.5% | 409 | 48.7% |
Female: | 400 | 51.7% | 370 | 50.4% | 384 | 48.5% | 394 | 49.1% | 371 | 46.7% | 387 | 49.6% | 417 | 49.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% |
Hispanic: | 258 | 33.3% | 254 | 34.6% | 260 | 32.9% | 262 | 32.6% | 253 | 31.9% | 203 | 26.0% | 214 | 25.5% |
Black: | 104 | 13.4% | 91 | 12.4% | 98 | 12.4% | 92 | 11.5% | 99 | 12.5% | 116 | 14.9% | 118 | 14.1% |
White: | 390 | 50.4% | 368 | 50.1% | 411 | 52.0% | 426 | 53.1% | 417 | 52.5% | 450 | 57.6% | 494 | 58.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 16 | 2.1% | 12 | 1.6% | 16 | 2.0% | 15 | 1.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 420 | 54.3% | 410 | 55.9% | 447 | 56.5% | 405 | 50.4% | 393 | 49.5% | 336 | 43.0% | 311 | 37.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 65 | 8.4% | 71 | 9.7% | 80 | 10.1% | 78 | 9.7% | 72 | 9.1% | 61 | 7.8% | 86 | 10.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.47 | 17.07 | 21.05 | 21.56 | 16.89 | 15.30 | 16.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 401 | 406 | 402 |
2013 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 385 | 394 | 406 |
2013 | Biology 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 403 | 400 | 404 |
2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 396 | 402 | 403 |
FCAT | ||||||
2004 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320 | 314 | 323 |
2005 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323 | 324 | 322 |
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324 | 322 | 324 |
2007 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331 | 323 | 323 |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 318 | 327 |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 319 | 327 |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321 | 325 | 331 |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 326 | 329 |
2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296 | 292 | 300 |
2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286 | 296 | 296 |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291 | 293 | 298 |
2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303 | 299 | 300 |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294 | 292 | 306 |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296 | 294 | 305 |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296 | 296 | 310 |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298 | 297 | 309 |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 246 | 241 | 244 |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 242 | 244 | 246 |
2006 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299 | 297 | 298 |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302 | 300 | 302 |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307 | 296 | 304 |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297 | 290 | 303 |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299 | 293 | 306 |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299 | 299 | 307 |
2007 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297 | 294 | 302 |
2008 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302 | 298 | 309 |
2009 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 304 | 313 |
2010 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302 | 304 | 311 |
2007 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297 | 298 | 308 |
2008 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305 | 302 | 313 |
2009 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 306 | 316 |
2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306 | 306 | 317 |
2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 305 | 317 |
2012 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 236 | 236 | 240 |
2013 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 232 | 235 | 240 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 75.0% | 84.8% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 22.7% | 15.2% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years | 16.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 34.2% | 42.9% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 65.8% | 57.1% |
Mean Base Salary: | $41,292.0 | $38,307.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,254.0 | $32,583.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,250.0 | $46,562.0 |
* Lake Placid High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.