HIGHLAND ELEM.

Located at 174 SHEPLEY DR, in ST LOUIS, Missouri, HIGHLAND ELEM. is a modestly sized primary school that instructs 242 students (grades K through 5), run under RIVERVIEW GARDENS. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 23% below typical.

RIVERVIEW GARDENS comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 5,116 students; HIGHLAND ELEM. is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HIGHLAND ELEM. records that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (95%). Beyond that, the school lists 3% White, 2% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

On the resource side, HIGHLAND ELEM. reports 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting HIGHLAND ELEM. higher than the state norm the norm. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above St. Louis County's rate of about 43%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HIGHLAND ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.0%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for St. Louis County put median household income runs about $82,936, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across St. Louis County's 275 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students), HIGHLAND ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is GLASGOW ELEM., roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HIGHLAND ELEM. at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 50.1%.

HIGHLAND ELEM. operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HIGHLAND ELEM. has ticked down 23%, going from 315 students in 2018 to 242 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.