📍 3156 Tabor Rd, Gadsden, Etowah County, 35904
Highland Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gadsden, Etowah County. The school has 225 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Etowah County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
Highland Elementary School enrolls 225 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 15 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 9.3% Two or more races and 2.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 195 | 87% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 9.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
156 of the school's 225 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Highland Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-30.
Highland Elementary School is one of 24 schools in Etowah County, based in Gadsden, Alabama. The district serves 8,739 students district-wide and employs 492 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 225 students, Highland Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 364 students per school.
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