Highland Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.5% |
| Met Standard | 17.0% |
| Below Standard | 77.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for Highland Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.5% of students exceeded standard while 17.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Standard Elementary district average of 7.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 5.2% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 1.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 30.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 137 | 4.4% | 16.8% | 21.2% |
| 4th | 125 | 7.2% | 28.0% | 35.2% |
| 5th | 129 | 10.1% | 20.2% | 30.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 137 | 3.6% | 13.1% | 16.8% |
| 4th | 125 | 4.0% | 16.8% | 20.8% |
| 5th | 128 | 3.9% | 7.0% | 10.9% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 30.0