📍 1350 Broadview Boulevard, Natrona Heights, Allegheny County, 15065
Highlands MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Natrona Heights, Allegheny County. The school has 652 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Highlands SD school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 56.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highlands MS enrolls 652 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 56.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 14% Two or more races and 7.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 478 | 73% |
| Two or more races | 90 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 50 | 7.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
652 of the school's 652 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 652 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Highlands MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 38, state house district 33.
Highlands MS is one of 4 schools in Highlands SD, based in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,047 students district-wide and employs 156 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 652 students, Highlands MS is larger than the district average of about 512 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large