📍 490 Highland Ave., Cheshire, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, 06410
Highland School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cheshire, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. The school has 818 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cheshire School District school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 61.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
Highland School enrolls 818 students across grades K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 61.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 9.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 605 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 92 | 11% |
| Asian | 76 | 9.3% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 3.4% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 2.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
122 of the school's 818 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.
Highland School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual.
Highland School is one of 7 schools in Cheshire School District, based in Cheshire, Connecticut. The district serves 4,317 students district-wide and employs 341 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 818 students, Highland School is larger than the district average of about 617 students per school.