📍 1500 49th Ave Ne, Columbia Heights, Anoka County, 55421
Highland Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Columbia Heights, Anoka County. The school has 512 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Columbia Heights Public School Dist school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highland Elementary enrolls 512 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% Hispanic or Latino, 34% Black or African American and 21% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 178 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 176 | 34% |
| White | 105 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 18 | 3.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
434 of the school's 512 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 349 qualify for free lunch and 85 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.
Highland Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 MN-50, state senate district 41.
Highland Elementary is one of 11 schools in Columbia Heights Public School Dist, based in COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Minnesota. The district serves 3,516 students district-wide and employs 203 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 512 students, Highland Elementary is larger than the district average of about 320 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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