Highlands

As an average-sized primary school in Danvers, Massachusetts, Highlands serves 385 students from grades K through 5, operated by Danvers.

Danvers comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,238 students; Highlands is among them.

On demographics, Highlands lists that 71% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Highlands has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Highlands higher than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, Essex County reports that median household income runs about $101,883, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Essex County's 221 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students), Highlands is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Great Oak, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 3%: 373 students in 2018 compared to 385 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 82% to 71%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.

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