📍 2829 Moyers Rd., Richmond, Contra Costa County, 94806
Highland Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Richmond, Contra Costa County. The school has 389 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cheng Saechao. It is part of the West Contra Costa Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 19.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
Highland Elementary enrolls 389 students across grades K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 19.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Black or African American and 16% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 227 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 65 | 17% |
| Asian | 64 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 4.9% |
| White | 11 | 2.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
238 of the school's 389 students (61%) 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 is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Highland Elementary is one of 54 schools in West Contra Costa Unified, based in Richmond, California. The district serves 25,244 students district-wide and employs 1,231 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 389 students, Highland Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 467 students per school.
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