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Heights Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
454 South Main Street
Sharon, MA 02067
Phone
(781) 784-1595
District
Sharon
County
NORFOLK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
569
Classroom Teachers
31

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Massachusetts

10

(10 is best)

Better than 95.1% of all MA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Heights Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
69%
42%
64%
44%
74%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
77%
42%
71%
39%
82%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
77%
42%
75%
43%
78%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
19
13
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 92 16.2%
Grade 1 88 15.5%
Grade 2 89 15.6%
Grade 3 107 18.8%
Grade 4 99 17.4%
Grade 5 94 16.5%
Total 569 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 54.4% 55.0% 57.0%
Black 6.1% 6.0% 9.8%
Hispanic 5.3% 6.7% 25.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 33.8% 32.1% 7.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 18,473 7,001,399
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 788.3 892
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.6% 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.1% 17.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.3% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.4% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 17.7% 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 6,386 2,762,070
Single Parent Households With Children 3.8% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 98.1% 91.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 74.4% 46.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 59.9% 32.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.6% 17.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 7.0% 11.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 6.5% 12.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 6.3% 10.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 1.7% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 2.0% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,124 $47,130,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,690 $6,070,000 6.1%
Staff $966 $3,470,000 3.5%
General Administration $236 $846,000 0.9%
School Administration $691 $2,480,000 2.5%
Operation $1,485 $5,331,000 5.4%
Transportation $503 $1,807,000 1.8%
Other $554 $1,989,000 2.0%
Total Support $6,124 $21,993,000 22.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $8,401 $30,167,000 30.4%
Total Expenditures $27,650 $99,290,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,394 $11,443,766,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,755 $1,620,711,000 7.2%
Staff $987 $911,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $282 $260,824,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,021 $942,999,000 4.2%
Operation $1,731 $1,597,981,000 7.1%
Transportation $790 $729,683,000 3.2%
Other $544 $502,458,000 2.2%
Total Support $7,111 $6,566,151,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,910 $4,533,754,000 20.1%
Total Expenditures $24,415 $22,543,671,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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