📍 4141 Harbor St., Pittsburg, Contra Costa County, 94565
Highlands Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pittsburg, Contra Costa County. The school has 483 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Staci Belleci-webb. It is part of the Pittsburg Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.4:1.
Highlands Elementary enrolls 483 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Black or African American and 8.9% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 281 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 82 | 17% |
| Asian | 43 | 8.9% |
| White | 39 | 8.1% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 5.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
356 of the school's 483 students (74%) 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). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Highlands Elementary is one of 13 schools in Pittsburg Unified, based in Pittsburg, California. The district serves 10,666 students district-wide and employs 484 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 483 students, Highlands Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 820 students per school.
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