Ridge Community High School

The attendance zone covers the Davenport/Haines City growth corridor in western Polk County — including new-construction communities like The Enclaves at Festival Cove, The Enclaves at Festival Harbour, and other developments along US-192 and US-27 in the 33837 ZIP. Boundaries are address-specific; confirm your exact address at polkschoolsfl.com/schoolsandprograms/schoolzones or call (863) 419-3315 before placing an offer.

Ridge Community is a zoned school — enrollment is automatic if your home address falls within the attendance boundary. Bring proof of residency and immunization records to the school. For students interested in the career/technical academies (Medical, Engineering, etc.), contact the school's guidance department to understand any internal application timelines for the following year. Dual enrollment with Polk State College requires a separate application through the college.

Homes in the Davenport 33837 corridor run roughly $300K–$430K for single-family resale, with new construction in communities like The Enclaves starting in the upper $200s–$370s for townhomes. The broader 33837 ZIP shows a median closed price around $343,000, with average days on market near 60 days. These are area-approximated figures — ask Ben for a boundary-filtered list of current listings inside the actual zone.

Ridge Community holds a GreatSchools rating of 2/10, reflecting math proficiency at 20% and reading at 37% versus state averages of 52%. Graduation rate is 78% versus Florida's 87% average. Notably, science proficiency is 57% — above the 52% state average. GreatSchools ratings index heavily on standardized test scores, which correlate strongly with socioeconomic factors; the school serves a population that is 91% minority and 62% economically disadvantaged. Those numbers tell you more about the community's resources than about what happens inside a classroom.

Both schools serve the same Polk County western corridor and have similar academic performance profiles — Haines City Senior High runs 20% math proficiency and 33% reading vs. Ridge Community's 20% and 37%. Ridge Community is the newer campus (2005, 76 acres) versus Haines City's older facility. For buyers, the deciding factor is typically which zone the specific address falls in — there is no meaningful quality gap between the two schools to drive a location decision.