📍 174 Shepley Dr, St Louis, St. Louis County, 63137
Highland Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in St Louis, St. Louis County. The school has 274 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Riverview Gardens school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highland Elem. enrolls 274 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 15 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Black or African American, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 261 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 2.6% |
| White | 6 | 2.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
271 of the school's 274 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 271 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 Elem. 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 MO-10, state senate district 13, state house district 66.
Highland Elem. is one of 13 schools in RIVERVIEW GARDENS, based in ST LOUIS, Missouri. The district serves 5,116 students district-wide and employs 276 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 274 students, Highland Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 394 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large