📍 190 Hobart Street, Danvers, Essex County, 01923
Highlands is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Danvers, Essex County. The school has 386 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Danvers school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 52% 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 386 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 5.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 295 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 12 | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <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-60, state senate district 21, state house district 95.
Highlands is one of 7 schools in Danvers, based in Danvers, Massachusetts. The district serves 3,238 students district-wide and employs 267 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 386 students, Highlands is smaller than the district average of about 463 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large