📍 144 Wildwood Avenue, Braintree, Norfolk County, 02184
Highlands is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Braintree, Norfolk County. The school has 409 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Braintree school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highlands enrolls 409 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 24% Asian and 4.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 281 | 69% |
| Asian | 97 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 4.9% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Highlands is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-80, state senate district 33, state house district 161.
Highlands is one of 10 schools in Braintree, based in Braintree, Massachusetts. The district serves 5,209 students district-wide and employs 408 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 409 students, Highlands is smaller than the district average of about 521 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large