📍 4645 Chandy Dr Ne, Grand Rapids, Kent County, 49525
Highlands School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Grand Rapids, Kent County. The school has 412 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Northview Public Schools school district. It serves grades 5–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highlands School enrolls 412 students across grades 5–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 11% Two or more races and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 296 | 72% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 6.8% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
192 of the school's 412 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 169 qualify for free lunch and 23 for a reduced price. 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 School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 MI-30, state senate district 28, state house district 73.
Highlands School is one of 8 schools in Northview Public Schools, based in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. The district serves 3,173 students district-wide and employs 190 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 412 students, Highlands School is close to the district average of about 397 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large