Highlands

Public K-5

 144 Wildwood Avenue
       Braintree, MA  02184


(781) 380-0190

District: Braintree

SchoolDigger Rank:
217th of 928 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,053 Help


Students who attend Highlands usually attend:

Middle:    South Middle School
High:    Braintree High

Student/teacher ratio:  13.9 Help
Number of students:  409

Racial breakdown:

White:
68.7%
Asian:
23.7%
Hispanic:
4.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  12.7% Help


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Compare Details Highlands ranks better than 76.6% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks 4th among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Braintree School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.16. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Highlands has the largest elementary school student body size in the Braintree School District. Racial makeup is: White (68.7%), Asian (23.7%), Hispanic (4.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Highlands is 13.9. 5 elementary schools in the Braintree School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Highlands is $15,053, which is the lowest among 7 elementary schools in the Braintree School District!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Highlands:

SchoolDigger ranks Highlands 217th of 928 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See Highlands in the ranking list.)

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Braintree:

SchoolDigger ranks Braintree 73rd of 356 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Highlands

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Rank History for all students at Highlands

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 85.19 109th 884 87.7%
2004 75.92 214th 882 75.7%
2005 63.48 346th 887 61.0%
2006 65.49 316th 911 65.3%
2007 77.79 191st 911 79.0%
2008 79.60 172nd 908 81.1%
2009 70.14 280th 909 69.2%
2010 75.04 239th 920 74.0%
2011 85.61 102nd 924 89.0%
2012 81.36 157th 930 83.1%
2013 80.85 165th 928 82.2%
2014 87.05 73rd 926 92.1%
2015 71.63 263rd 914 71.2%
2016 75.29 223rd 932 76.1%
2017 77.16 202nd 938 78.5%
2018 84.33 121st 934 87.0%
2019 85.65 112th 942 88.1%
2021 81.51 158th 936 83.1%
2022 77.67 204th 932 78.1%
2023 77.16 217th 928 76.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Highlands

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.44 115th 886 87.0%
2019 74.42 148th 896 83.5%
2021 79.78 118th 894 86.8%
2022 80.01 118th 905 87.0%
2023 63.34 197th 703 72.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Highlands

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.91 17th 685 97.5%
2021 84.41 40th 705 94.3%
2022 88.89 28th 772 96.4%
2023 78.43 84th 757 88.9%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Highlands

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.21 97th 893 89.1%
2019 84.67 107th 902 88.1%
2021 70.03 258th 898 71.3%
2022 70.85 249th 901 72.4%
2023 78.08 189th 887 78.7%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Highlands

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.11 152nd 656 76.8%
2019 70.60 145th 665 78.2%
2021 84.50 56th 632 91.1%
2022 64.71 177th 672 73.7%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Elementary Schools for Disabled Students!

Rank History for Male students at Highlands

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.44 141st 898 84.3%
2019 83.74 122nd 907 86.5%
2021 86.22 99th 904 89.0%
2022 80.10 156th 908 82.8%
2023 73.10 238th 896 73.4%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at Highlands

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 82.33 153rd 925 83.5%
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Rank History for Tested Remotely students at Highlands

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 68.35 103rd 399 74.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Highlands

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.26 42nd 154 72.7%
2019 59.58 65th 155 58.1%
2021 42.72 102nd 141 27.7%
2022 48.18 94th 143 34.3%
2023 58.12 76th 145 47.6%
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Rank History for White students at Highlands

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.03 167th 772 78.4%
2019 76.83 144th 780 81.5%
2021 66.25 239th 765 68.8%
2022 59.97 296th 764 61.3%
2023 59.07 304th 762 60.1%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Highlands

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 308 9 9 6 0 n/a n/a 0 332
1989 328 6 11 9 0 n/a n/a 0 354
1990 314 6 11 8 0 n/a n/a 0 339
1991 318 3 12 6 2 n/a n/a 0 341
1992 314 2 19 5 2 n/a n/a 0 342
1993 321 1 17 5 2 n/a n/a 0 346
1994 353 0 12 7 2 n/a n/a 0 374
1995 346 2 12 3 0 n/a n/a 0 363
1996 346 2 12 3 0 n/a n/a 0 363
1997 398 2 9 2 0 n/a n/a 0 411
1998 385 5 11 2 0 n/a n/a 0 403
1999 393 3 16 3 0 n/a n/a 0 415
2000 332 4 14 3 0 n/a n/a 0 353
2001 333 6 7 2 0 n/a n/a 0 348
2002 353 3 9 1 4 n/a n/a 0 370
2003 353 3 9 1 4 n/a n/a 0 370
2004 348 9 10 3 2 n/a n/a 0 372
2005 339 6 17 4 1 n/a n/a 0 367
2006 378 6 21 9 2 n/a n/a 8 424
2007 346 5 14 6 1 n/a n/a 5 377
2008 367 5 17 8 0 n/a n/a 5 402
2009 380 3 23 8 0 0 5 0 419
2010 375 3 32 8 0 0 5 0 423
2011 384 6 31 8 0 0 4 0 433
2012 370 9 32 11 1 0 4 0 427
2013 363 17 36 10 1 0 4 0 431
2014 344 21 38 7 0 0 3 0 413
2015 330 8 37 10 0 0 1 0 386
2016 360 9 45 12 2 0 3 0 431
2017 342 11 58 11 2 0 1 0 425
2018 335 10 67 9 2 0 1 0 424
2019 304 9 71 12 2 0 3 0 401
2020 303 9 89 11 2 0 4 0 418
2021 292 9 82 9 1 0 2 0 395
2022 286 4 96 12 0 0 3 0 401
2023 281 7 97 20 0 0 4 0 409

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Highlands

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 332 n/a n/a n/a
1989 354 n/a n/a n/a
1990 339 n/a n/a n/a
1991 341 n/a n/a n/a
1992 342 n/a n/a n/a
1993 346 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 374 n/a n/a n/a
1995 363 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 363 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 411 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 403 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 415 n/a 0.0 5.5
2000 353 n/a 0.0 6.5
2001 348 n/a 0.0 4.9
2002 370 n/a n/a 2.2
2003 370 n/a n/a 2.2
2004 372 22.3 16.7 3.5
2005 367 23.6 15.6 3.5
2006 424 23.3 18.2 5.8
2007 377 27.0 14.0 5.9
2008 402 26.9 14.9 5
2009 419 28.2 14.9 4.8
2010 423 27.0 15.6 5.7
2011 433 27.6 15.6 7.9
2012 427 29.1 14.6 7.7
2013 431 27.9 15.4 8.1
2014 413 32.4 12.7 10.9
2015 386 29.0 13.3 12.7
2016 431 32.0 13.4 n/a
2017 425 26.3 16.1 n/a
2018 424 30.9 13.6 n/a
2019 401 28.4 14.0 n/a
2020 418 29.6 14.1 n/a
2021 395 29.6 13.3 n/a
2022 401 29.6 13.5 n/a
2023 409 29.2 13.9 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Highlands

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 332 n/a n/a n/a
1989 354 n/a n/a n/a
1990 339 n/a n/a n/a
1991 341 n/a n/a n/a
1992 342 n/a n/a n/a
1993 346 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 374 n/a n/a n/a
1995 363 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 363 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 411 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 403 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 415 n/a 0.0 5.5
2000 353 n/a 0.0 6.5
2001 348 n/a 0.0 4.9
2002 370 n/a n/a 2.2
2003 370 n/a n/a 2.2
2004 372 22.3 16.7 3.5
2005 367 23.6 15.6 3.5
2006 424 23.3 18.2 5.8
2007 377 27.0 14.0 5.9
2008 402 26.9 14.9 5
2009 419 28.2 14.9 4.8
2010 423 27.0 15.6 5.7
2011 433 27.6 15.6 7.9
2012 427 29.1 14.6 7.7
2013 431 27.9 15.4 8.1
2014 413 32.4 12.7 10.9
2015 386 29.0 13.3 12.7
2016 431 32.0 13.4 n/a
2017 425 26.3 16.1 n/a
2018 424 30.9 13.6 n/a
2019 401 28.4 14.0 n/a
2020 418 29.6 14.1 n/a
2021 395 29.6 13.3 n/a
2022 401 29.6 13.5 n/a
2023 409 29.2 13.9 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Highlands

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $191 (1.2%) $15,114 (98.8%) $15,305
2020 $195 (1.4%) $13,518 (98.6%) $13,713
2021 $699 (4.6%) $14,354 (95.4%) $15,053

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Highlands

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 112th of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 217th of 928 Elementary schools
 11.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Highlands)7567.9
 7.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Braintree)7461.1
 12.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Highlands)6872.6
 4.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Braintree)6458.9
 5.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Highlands)7255.6
 16.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Braintree)6654.4
 11.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Highlands)7759.3
 17.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Braintree)6059.1
 0.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Highlands)8056.2
 23.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Braintree)7255.5
 16.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5243.8
 8.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Highlands)5836.5
 21.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Braintree)5750.3
 6.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.9
 8.2%
5th Grade Science (Highlands)8260.8
 21.2%
   5th Grade Science (Braintree)7561.9
 13.1%
   5th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4841.6
 6.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Highlands)7560.1
 14.9%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Braintree)6552.1
 12.9%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Highlands)6756.9
 10.1%
   All Grades Mathematics (Braintree)5955.6
 3.4%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (Highlands)8260.8
 21.2%
   All Grades Science (Braintree)6655.8
 10.2%
   All Grades Science (Massachusetts)4741.2
 5.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students401409
 2%
African American97
 22.2%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian7197
 36.6%
Hispanic1220
 66.7%
Pacific Islander00
White304281
 7.6%
Two or More Races34
 33.3%


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Students who attend Highlands usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Middle School
High : Braintree High

In the 2022-23 school year, 409 students attended Highlands.

Students at Highlands are 69% White, 24% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Highlands ranks 217th of 928 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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