The Highland Park School is named after the section of Manchester in which it's located -- the southeastern portion of Manchester, whose elevation is higher than the rest of the town. Highland Park encompasses the Case Brothers National Historic District.

The area is quite scenic, and contains hiking trails and historic sites. As related in "Old Manchester II: The Storytellers," [T]he romantic beauty at Highland Park is surpassed by that of few localities in New England. On the southeast the hills are covered with forets, and from here [esp. at the summit of Case Mountain] a full view is afforded of Manchester, Hartford and much of the Connecticut Valley."

The current school, located on Porter Street, was not the original school at this location. Click Porter Street's Hart Porter for information on the Porter Street School and on the individual after whom it was named.