📍 330 Brame Road, Ridgeland, Madison County, 39157
Highland Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ridgeland, Madison County. The school has 644 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Madison Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highland Elementary enrolls 644 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Black or African American, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 389 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 142 | 22% |
| White | 72 | 11% |
| Asian | 21 | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
641 of the school's 644 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 464 qualify for free lunch and 177 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 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 MS-30, state senate district 26, state house district 73.
Highland Elementary is one of 23 schools in Madison County Schools, based in Ridgeland, Mississippi. The district serves 12,926 students district-wide and employs 1,013 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 644 students, Highland Elementary is close to the district average of about 562 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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