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Highlander Elementary Charter is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Providence, Providence County. The school has 269 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Highlander school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1. It operates as a public charter school. 12% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highlander Elementary Charter enrolls 269 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 19% Black or African American and 6.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 191 | 71% |
| Black or African American | 51 | 19% |
| White | 18 | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
231 of the school's 269 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 181 qualify for free lunch and 50 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Highlander Elementary Charter is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). It operates as a public charter school. 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 RI-10, state senate district 2, state house district 11.
Highlander Elementary Charter is one of 2 schools in Highlander, based in Providence, Rhode Island. The district serves 617 students district-wide and employs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 269 students, Highlander Elementary Charter is close to the district average of about 309 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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