Lake Highland Preparatory School
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. 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).
| Lake Highland Preparatory School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
901 Highland Avenue Orlando, Florida 32803 United States | |
| Coordinates | 28.558°N 81.372°W |
| Information | |
| Opened | 1970 |
| NCES School ID | 00263194 |
| 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) |
| Grades | PK-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,066 (2023-24) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.0 |
| 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 | |
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. The school also has a middle school campus (Charles Clayton Campus) for grades 7 and 8.
Lake Highland is accredited by the Florida Council of Independent Schools and Cognia. The school is also a member of the National Association of Independent Schools.