Highlands Elementary School

Regular School · Huntsville, AL

Highlands Elementary School is a regular school school in Huntsville, Alabama, serving grades PK–06 with 370 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 06

Enrollment

370

Teachers (FTE)

21.7

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	261	71%
Hispanic/Latino	65	18%
Two or more races	18	5%
White	16	4%
Asian	7	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	370	185M / 185F

English Language Learners: 37 (10% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	<=5%	24.1%	199
Reading Proficiency	25-29%	46.3%	199
Science Proficiency	<=10%	—	48

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.57 grade levels

Math

-0.19 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

36 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

5.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

22.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	370	100%

Contact & Location

2500 Barney Terrace NW

Huntsville, AL 35810

Phone: (256)428-7200

http://www.huntsvillecityschools.org

District

Huntsville City

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,762

District enrollment: 23,776

Other Schools in District

Academy For Academics Arts Elementary School Elementary
Academy For Science Foreign Language Elementary
Blossomwood Elementary School Elementary
Challenger Elementary School Elementary
Chapman Elementary School Elementary
Farley Elementary School Elementary
GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary Elementary
Hampton Cove Elementary Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 35810) → CensusDepth.com
Alabama population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Alabama teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

010180000630

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD