📍 1326 Pennsylvania Blvd., Concord, Contra Costa County, 94521
Highlands Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Concord, Contra Costa County. The school has 492 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Carrie Nerheim. It is part of the Mt. Diablo Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 27.3:1.
Highlands Elementary enrolls 492 students across grades K–5. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 27.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 33% Two or more races, 29% White and 25% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Two or more races | 160 | 33% |
| White | 144 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 122 | 25% |
| Asian | 54 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
74 of the school's 492 students (15%) 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.
Highlands Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large).
Highlands Elementary is one of 52 schools in Mt. Diablo Unified, based in Concord, California. The district serves 29,494 students district-wide and employs 1,228 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 492 students, Highlands Elementary is close to the district average of about 567 students per school.
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