📍 5970 Hwy 25, Brandon, Rankin County, 39047
Highland Bluff Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brandon, Rankin County. The school has 577 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rankin Co School Dist school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 44.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highland Bluff Elementary enrolls 577 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 44.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 28% Black or African American and 9.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 332 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 159 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 53 | 9.2% |
| Asian | 20 | 3.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 2.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
574 of the school's 577 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 191 qualify for free lunch and 383 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 Bluff Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 20, state house district 59.
Highland Bluff Elementary is one of 28 schools in Rankin County School District, based in Brandon, Mississippi. The district serves 18,196 students district-wide and employs 1,431 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 577 students, Highland Bluff Elementary is close to the district average of about 650 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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