Schools in Limestone · Hardee County School District
Limestone’s public schools score below 60% of Florida districts
The public schools Limestone’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 60% of Florida’s districts on state tests and graduation.
Reading proficiency
46%
▼ 6 pts vs FL 52%
2020–21
Math proficiency
46%
▼ 2 pts vs FL 48%
2020–21
Graduate on time
91%
▲ 1 pts vs FL 90%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$12.7K
▼ 2% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Limestone compares
C Test scoresB− Graduation
Florida school districts we grade (73)Better than 40%
Lower resultsHigher results
High confidence. Built on 2,918 tested students and a graduating class of 350; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Florida’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Florida only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Limestone.
5 schools teach Pre-K in Limestone’s district. Which one depends on your address: Wauchula Elementary School, North Wauchula Elementary School, Zolfo Springs Elementary School and Hilltop Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach K in Limestone’s district. Which one depends on your address: Wauchula Elementary School, North Wauchula Elementary School, Zolfo Springs Elementary School and Hilltop Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 1st grade in Limestone’s district. Which one depends on your address: Wauchula Elementary School, North Wauchula Elementary School, Zolfo Springs Elementary School and Hilltop Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 2nd grade in Limestone’s district. Which one depends on your address: Wauchula Elementary School, North Wauchula Elementary School, Zolfo Springs Elementary School and Hilltop Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 3rd grade in Limestone’s district. Which one depends on your address: Wauchula Elementary School, North Wauchula Elementary School, Zolfo Springs Elementary School and Hilltop Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 4th grade in Limestone’s district. Which one depends on your address: Wauchula Elementary School, North Wauchula Elementary School, Zolfo Springs Elementary School and Hilltop Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 5th grade in Limestone’s district. Which one depends on your address: Wauchula Elementary School, North Wauchula Elementary School, Zolfo Springs Elementary School and Hilltop Elementary School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–12Hardee Junior High Schoolin Wauchula
122 high schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well below the state in reading
Reading46%
State average 52%
Math46%
State average 47.9%
Every school in Limestone
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Limestone · in other towns
Wauchula Elementary School
B−577 students16:1Rate it →
North Wauchula Elementary School
B+516 students14:1Rate it →
Zolfo Springs Elementary School
A−512 students15:1Rate it →
Hilltop Elementary School
A−298 students16:1Rate it →
Bowling Green Elementary School
A−260 students14:1Rate it →
Hardee Junior High School
C+958 students17:1Rate it →
Hardee Senior High School
C−1,347 students22:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Limestone
There’s no college in Limestone, but 1 is within 30 miles. The closest is South Florida State College in Avon Park, 28 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Limestone. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Florida. Stars are from neighbors.