📍 164 Scottie Drive, Glasgow, Barren County, 42141
Highland Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Glasgow, Barren County. The school has 740 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Glasgow Independent school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highland Elementary School enrolls 740 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 44 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 456 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 118 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 90 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 52 | 7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 12 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
466 of the school's 740 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 465 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. 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, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-20, state senate district 9, state house district 23.
Highland Elementary School is one of 7 schools in Glasgow Independent, based in Glasgow, Kentucky. The district serves 2,511 students district-wide and employs 160 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 740 students, Highland Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 359 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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