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Highlands SD Schools
Highlands SD is a public school district in Pennsylvania, based in Allegheny County (Natrona Heights). SchoolGrade grades 4 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Highlands SD on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Highlands SD
3 of 4 schools in Highlands SD carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
C: 3
Best schools in Highlands SD
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C Highlands Shs (High school, meets expectations)
- C Highlands El Sch (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Highlands MS (Middle school, meets expectations)
Every school in Highlands SD
All schools, A to Z (4)
- Highlands Early Childhood Center, Brackenridge
- C Highlands El Sch, Tarentum
- C- Highlands MS, Natrona Heights
- C Highlands Shs, Natrona Heights
Where Highlands SD schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Natrona Heights (2)
- Brackenridge (1)
- Tarentum (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Pennsylvania
- County: Allegheny County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,137 students with 159 full-time-equivalent teachers and 280 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4211880
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- New Kensington-Arnold SD (4 schools, 5 mi)
- Deer Lakes SD (4 schools, 6 mi)
- Burrell SD (4 schools, 6 mi)
- Freeport Area SD (4 schools, 6 mi)
- Leechburg Area SD (3 schools, 8 mi)
- Plum Borough SD (5 schools, 9 mi)
- Knoch SD (4 schools, 9 mi)
- Kiski Area SD (6 schools, 10 mi)
Questions about Highlands SD
How many schools are in Highlands SD?
SchoolGrade grades 4 public schools in Highlands SD, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Highlands SD serve?
The largest by graded schools: Natrona Heights, Brackenridge, Tarentum.
How good are the schools in Highlands SD?
Across the 3 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 43% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 42%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Highlands SD?
2,137 students were enrolled in Highlands SD in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Highlands SD?
Highlands SD is in Pennsylvania, based in Allegheny County, with its district office in Natrona Heights. Its boundary covers about 22.0 sq mi.