📍 1500 East 7th Street, Rifle, Garfield County, 81650
Highland Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rifle, Garfield County. The school has 451 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Garfield School District No. Re-2 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 28.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
Highland Elementary School enrolls 451 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 28.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Hispanic or Latino, 33% White and 2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 288 | 64% |
| White | 151 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
205 of the school's 451 students (45%) 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 small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Highland Elementary School is one of 10 schools in Garfield School District No. Re-2, based in RIFLE, Colorado. The district serves 4,695 students district-wide and employs 292 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 451 students, Highland Elementary School is close to the district average of about 470 students per school.
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