📍 200 Highland Avenue, Wallingford, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, 06492
Highland School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wallingford, South Central Connecticut Planning Region. The school has 294 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wallingford School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
Highland School enrolls 294 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 4.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 231 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 36 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 11 | 3.7% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
76 of the school's 294 students (26%) 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 12 schools in Wallingford School District, based in Wallingford, Connecticut. The district serves 5,241 students district-wide and employs 516 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 294 students, Highland School is smaller than the district average of about 437 students per school.