Lake Highland Preparatory School | |
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Address | |
901 Highland Avenue 32803 United States | |
Coordinates | 28°33′29″N 81°22′19″W / 28.558°N 81.372°W |
Information | |
Opened | 1970 |
NCES School ID | 00263194[1] |
President | Jim McIntyre |
Director | Derek Daly (Upper School), Alison Murphy (Middle School), and Daniel Sussman (Lower School) |
Teaching staff | 157.6 (on an FTE basis)[2] |
Grades | PK-12[2] |
Enrollment | 2,066[2] (2023-24[2]) |
Student to teacher ratio | 12.0[2] |
Campus size | 42 acres (17 ha) |
Color(s) | Red and White |
Team name | Highlanders |
Accreditation | Cognia |
Publication | By Any Other Name |
Newspaper | Twice-Told Tale |
Yearbook | Lakhischan |
Annual tuition | $29,650 |
Website | www |
Last updated: 18 April 2024 |
Lake Highland Preparatory School is a private, coeducational school in Orlando, Florida. It is the largest private school in Orlando and the fourth-largest private school in the state.[3] It serves grades pre-K through 12, separated into lower (grades pre-K to 6), middle (grades 7–8), and upper schools (grades 9–12).
It was founded as an all-white school in 1970 by the board of a whites-only, Christians-only junior college. This gave white parents a private-school alternative after federal courts ordered the racial integration of public schools. LHPS remained all-white for some years, but by 2020, the student body was about one-third minority.
The 42-acre (17 ha) main campus is next to Lake Highland.[4] The school also has a middle school campus (Charles Clayton Campus) for grades 7 and 8.[5]
Lake Highland is accredited by the Florida Council of Independent Schools and Cognia.[6] The school is also a member of the National Association of Independent Schools.