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 Highland Elementary School

711 East Euclid Avenue
Centennial, CO  80121
303-347-4525
http://highland.littletonpublicschools.net 
Principal:  Ms. Debra March
School Hours:  9:06 a.m. to 3:43 p.m. 


About Our School

  • Enrollment:  334
  • Attendance Rate:  95%
  • Number of Suspensions and Expulsions:  7
  • Average Class Size:  21 students per classroom

Sources of Pride

  • SMART Boards in all first through fifth grade classrooms, allowing teachers to integrate technology on a daily basis
  • Continued High rating on the state report card for academic performance on CSAP assessments
  • Sustained participation in community-sponsored service projects
  • Continued high levels of support from parents through active participation in PTO and the Highland Accountability Committee
  • Preschool, full-day kindergarten, and before- and after-school daycare are provided at Highland Elementary
  • Before and after school enrichment activities offered
  • Professional Learning community meetings for teachers are focused on student achievement

School Improvement Goals 2008 Update

  • Eighty-five percent of students will be proficient writers within three years as measured by a body of evidence
  • Forty-five percent of students with disabilities will be proficient writers within three years as measured by a body of evidence
  • All students and parents will increase their awareness of cultural differences within three years as measured by a body of evidence
  • Provide a well-rounded education with high academic standards that includes art, music, physical education, computer literacy, gifted/talented, and support for struggling learners

Preschool

  • 3- and 4-year-olds; Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m.-3:40 p.m.

Kindergarten

  • Full Day Monday-Friday (tuition-based for half of the day)
  • Half Day Monday-Friday
  • Tuition based extended day enrichment on Tuesdays and Thursdays

Enrichment

  • U.S. Postal Service in-school writing and mail program
  • Highland Hoppers Exhibition Jump Rope Team, Highland Hustle School/Community Fitness Race
  • Foreign language
  • Student Council
  • Cultural Arts Program
  • Foreign language enrichment classes
  • Science Club, Chess Club, Spelling Bee, Junior Great Books, Destination ImagiNation, Math Olympiad, Science Fair, and Art Start

School-Age Child Care (SACC)

  • In-house before- and after-school child care
  • Named a Program of Excellence by the Arapahoe County Early Childhood Council
  • Summer child care