In the 1920’s Lockhart Elementary consisted of a one room school house providing education from grades one through eight. Since that time, many renovations have taken place to accommodate the community. In 1936, the main structure was built to serve a predominantly rural community. A single brick building housed the auditorium, office and grades one through eight. A small corner structure contained shop classes.

In the 1950’s several wings were added, which included the office, clinic and new classrooms. The media center was added in 1965. Eventually, the main brick building was renovated to accommodate the office and, in 1990, the cafeteria was expanded. In 1992, an addition with 13 classrooms was completed.

In 2001-2002 several projects were completed to improve traffic flow, enhance the learning environment and provide more effective utilization of existing facilities. Two buildings, which house art, music and several classrooms were constructed. This project resulted in all of our students being housed in permanent buildings and a portable-free campus.

Today, Lockhart Elementary serves 538 students in kindergarten through fifth grade representing a suburban and culturally diverse area. Resource teachers provide support services for speech, ESOL, and varying exceptionality students. The racial distribution is 49% Caucasian, 31% African-American, 15.5% Hispanic and 4.5% other.  Our school is committed to higher student achievement and to improving access to high quality instruction for all students.

Specialized instructional support, in the areas of reading, math and writing, is provided for students and staff. Lockhart Elementary has a curriculum resource teacher and a literacy/math resource teacher. School-wide staff development focuses on improvement in reading, math and writing. This support enhances classroom instruction and enables students to meet the expectations of the Sunshine State Standards.