Highland School

Highland School is a tight-knit K-5 school in Wallingford, Connecticut, part of Wallingford School District. The school hosts 292 students in grades pre-K through 2. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 378 students each, so Highland School sits 23% below that benchmark.

Wallingford School District runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 5,087 students. Highland School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Highland School logs that White students make up the majority at 76%; the rest breaks down as 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Highland School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. The state averages about 12.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against South Central Connecticut Planning Region (around 51%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for South Central Connecticut Planning Region put the typical household earns roughly $88,197 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, South Central Connecticut Planning Region runs 152 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students), of which Highland School is one.

Mark T. Sheehan High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Highland School has edged down 11%, going from 328 students in 2018 to 292 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment ticked down from 7% to 3% over that span.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.