📍 16 Lockhart Ln, Highland, Ulster County, 12528
Highland Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Highland, Ulster County. The school has 638 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Highland Central School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 63.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highland Elementary School enrolls 638 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 63.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 7.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 447 | 70% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 90 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 48 | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 18 | 2.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
240 of the school's 638 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 233 qualify for free lunch and 7 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 School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 46, state house district 104.
Highland Elementary School is one of 3 schools in HIGHLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in HIGHLAND, New York. The district serves 1,563 students district-wide and employs 141 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 638 students, Highland Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 521 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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