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About Us

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About HLA

Healthy Learning Academy is a tuition-free, public, elementary charter school located on Newberry Road in Jonesville, Florida. Empowering students for more than 20 years.

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Our Mission

We nurture healthy minds through engaging academics, curiosity, creativity, and a love of learning. We promote healthy bodies by encouraging physical activity, wellness, and healthy choices. And we emphasize a healthy planet by teaching students to respect, protect, and care for the world around them.

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Our Vision

We strive to provide excellence in education with a focus on lifelong health, nutrition, and fitness for the creative mind and healthy body. Research confirms that children who are afforded the opportunity of increased exercise and hands-on learning display improved learning potential.

At a Glance

We aren’t like other elementary schools! Find out why.

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School Grade

 

 

Top 5

Best Performing Schools in Alachua County

 

1

Class per grade level

 

 

18:1

Student to teacher ratio

 

3

Intervention/ESE Teachers

 

 

105

Currently enrolled students

Communities We Serve

  As a tuition free public charter school, Healthy Learning Academy is proud to be part of Florida’s school choice landscape. Discover a school where learning, wellness, and student success come together.

Alachua County and surrounding area residents are welcome to attend HLA.

  • Drop-off begins at 7:00 a.m.
  • After Care avalible until 6:00 p.m.
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  • A young girl pour liquid into a funnel and jug.
  • A group of children browse books at a school book fair, with shelves displaying colorful covers.
  • Four children play basketball on an outdoor concrete court lined with trees.
  • A group of children play outdoors near a wooded area, surrounded by a large cluster of floating soap bubbles.
  • A child in a bright green shirt plays a small wooden kalimba in a brightly lit classroom.

Join the Healthy Learning Academy Family

Enrollment is now open! Would you like to learn more about HLA? Schedule a tour to learn more!