📍 1706 W Highland Ave, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, 53233
Highland Community School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County. The school has 420 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Milwaukee School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. It operates as a public charter school. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highland Community School enrolls 420 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 37% Black or African American and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 168 | 40% |
| Black or African American | 154 | 37% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 53 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 10% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
164 of the school's 420 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 164 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.
Highland Community School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-40, state senate district 6, state house district 18.
Highland Community School is one of 156 schools in Milwaukee School District, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The district serves 65,599 students district-wide and employs 4,034 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 420 students, Highland Community School is close to the district average of about 421 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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