Is Highland Elementary a good school?

Highland Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.5% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Highland Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 397 students attended Highland Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Highland Elementary?

Students at Highland Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 41% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Highland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Highland Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Crozier (George W.) Middle High : Inglewood High

Highland Elementary

Summary:

Highland Elementary is a public elementary school located in Inglewood, California, serving 412 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Inglewood Unified School District, which is ranked 1267 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Highland Elementary faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates that have risen from 16.7% in 2017-2018 to 55.5% in 2022-2023, significantly higher than nearby schools like La Tijera K-8 Academy of Excellence Charter (29.6%) and Hudnall (Claude) Elementary (40.0%). Academically, Highland Elementary's performance on the Smarter Balanced Assessments is consistently lower than the Inglewood Unified School District and the state of California averages, with only 28.64% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 20.66% in Mathematics.

The school's performance also varies significantly across different student groups, with African American students performing relatively well but Hispanic students, English Language Learners, students with disabilities, and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds performing significantly worse. These disparities suggest that Highland Elementary may need to implement targeted interventions and support to address the unique needs of these populations. By addressing the challenges of chronic absenteeism and implementing evidence-based strategies to improve academic performance, Highland Elementary has the potential to provide a more equitable and effective educational experience for its community.

Detail:

Public K-6

430 Venice Way
Inglewood, CA 90302-2099

(310) 680-5460

District: Inglewood Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4482^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Highland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Crozier (George W.) Middle
High:	Inglewood High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.8

Number of students: 397

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.2%

African American:

40.6%

White:

2.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 92.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Highland Elementary ranks worse than 76.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Inglewood Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.77. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (54.2%), African American (40.6%), White (2.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 92.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Highland Elementary is 24.8. 6 elementary schools in the Inglewood Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Highland Elementary employs 16 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Highland Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Highland Elementary 4482^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Highland Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Inglewood Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Inglewood Unified 1267^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Highland Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Highland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	15.04	4341^st	4809	9.7%
2005	15.43	4294^th	4822	10.9%
2006	17.14	4199^th	4818	12.8%
2007	32.75	3381^st	5113	33.9%
2008	43.96	2721^st	5113	46.8%
2009	60.75	1889^th	5193	63.6%
2010	41.95	3058^th	5314	42.5%
2011	41.60	3120^th	5377	42.0%
2012	32.43	3773^rd	5390	30.0%
2013	51.30	2602^nd	5530	52.9%
2015	46.68	2646^th	5611	52.8%
2016	39.76	3090^th	5614	45.0%
2017	34.93	3444^th	5692	39.5%
2018	24.24	4297^th	5662	24.1%
2019	25.63	4300^th	5789	25.7%
2021	13.45	1330^th	1417	6.1%
2022	26.80	4164^th	5883	29.2%
2023	29.60	3927^th	5874	33.1%
2024	23.77	4482^nd	5862	23.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Highland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.53	2212^th	3246	31.9%
2019	22.65	3037^th	3275	7.3%
2021	40.36	304^th	602	49.5%
2022	50.14	1191^st	3311	64.0%
2023	60.38	762^nd	3250	76.6%
2024	49.37	1213^th	3160	61.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Highland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	26.52	1818^th	2420	24.9%
2024	44.26	1151^st	2634	56.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Highland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.22	3379^th	5084	33.5%
2019	38.39	3239^th	5173	37.4%
2021	20.14	995^th	1110	10.4%
2022	39.09	3085^th	5264	41.4%
2023	37.34	3289^th	5374	38.8%
2024	31.06	3847^th	5511	30.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Highland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.47	3575^th	5413	34.0%
2019	34.54	3454^th	5492	37.1%
2021	16.58	1139^th	1267	10.1%
2022	30.62	3669^th	5635	34.9%
2023	39.04	3082^nd	5617	45.1%
2024	31.82	3650^th	5605	34.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Highland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.13	1336^th	2128	37.2%
2019	44.10	1158^th	2585	55.2%
2021	26.62	209^th	293	28.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Highland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.73	4597^th	5431	15.4%
2019	19.14	4736^th	5510	14.0%
2021	12.41	1212^th	1272	4.7%
2022	24.05	4321^st	5663	23.7%
2023	22.90	4460^th	5650	21.1%
2024	17.78	4914^th	5636	12.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Highland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.23	212^th	700	69.7%
2019	66.63	182^nd	747	75.6%
2022	57.56	199^th	663	70.0%
2023	58.48	214^th	662	67.7%
2024	55.08	206^th	593	65.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Highland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.82	3284^th	4830	32.0%
2019	32.97	3475^th	4963	30.0%
2022	40.76	2844^th	5084	44.1%
2023	45.72	2513^th	5098	50.7%
2024	33.07	3490^th	5102	31.6%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Highland Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	20	573	13	308	5	n/a	n/a	0	919
1989	18	628	11	365	0	n/a	n/a	0	1022
1990	8	680	9	371	0	n/a	n/a	0	1068
1991	12	701	13	426	0	n/a	n/a	0	1152
1992	7	655	12	469	0	n/a	n/a	0	1143
1993	6	749	10	460	0	n/a	n/a	0	1225
1994	4	662	8	403	1	n/a	n/a	0	1078
1995	4	577	5	403	0	n/a	n/a	0	989
1996	4	577	5	403	0	n/a	n/a	0	989
1997	4	546	9	456	0	n/a	n/a	0	1015
1998	19	602	7	426	0	n/a	n/a	0	1054
1999	4	592	12	410	0	n/a	n/a	8	1026
2000	2	590	2	440	0	n/a	n/a	17	1051
2001	2	593	2	494	0	n/a	n/a	2	1093
2002	1	529	3	472	0	n/a	n/a	0	1005
2003	1	529	3	472	0	n/a	n/a	0	1005
2004	5	553	2	507	0	n/a	n/a	0	1067
2005	7	428	1	473	0	n/a	n/a	0	909
2006	8	396	1	450	0	n/a	n/a	0	855
2007	3	298	0	326	0	n/a	n/a	0	627
2008	2	271	n/a	282	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	555
2009	3	273	0	277	0	0	10	0	563
2010	6	304	6	280	0	0	2	0	598
2011	3	286	10	269	2	1	0	0	571
2012	10	341	14	320	6	1	1	0	693
2013	7	303	12	326	10	2	1	0	661
2014	7	324	12	352	9	2	10	0	716
2015	6	310	9	376	9	0	9	0	719
2016	8	312	8	361	7	1	11	0	708
2017	11	277	7	342	8	1	11	0	657
2018	13	255	6	299	7	1	7	0	588
2019	8	245	3	289	2	3	10	0	560
2020	5	196	2	245	0	2	9	0	459
2021	5	185	1	241	1	2	10	0	445
2022	3	192	3	224	2	2	8	0	434
2023	7	176	4	211	1	1	12	0	412
2024	9	161	3	215	1	1	7	0	397

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Highland Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	919	33.0	27.8	n/a
1989	1022	35.0	29.2	n/a
1990	1068	35.0	30.5	n/a
1991	1152	36.9	31.2	n/a
1992	1143	37.5	30.4	65.8
1993	1225	40.0	30.6	74.6
1994	1078	36.0	29.9	83.4
1995	989	36.0	27.5	79.7
1996	989	36.0	27.5	79.7
1997	1015	37.0	27.4	80.5
1998	1054	49.0	21.5	77.5
1999	1026	42.0	24.4	81
2000	1051	50.0	21.0	79
2001	1093	54.0	20.2	83.2
2002	1005	50.0	20.1	66.6
2003	1005	50.0	20.1	66.6
2004	1067	54.0	19.8	62.7
2005	909	45.5	20.0	73.6
2006	855	46.0	18.6	67
2007	627	29.5	21.3	86.1
2008	555	29.5	18.8	77.1
2009	563	25.0	20.9	76.2
2010	598	25.0	23.9	87.5
2011	571	n/a	n/a	90.2
2012	693	28.0	24.7	n/a
2013	661	22.2	29.7	89
2014	716	29.0	24.6	94.8
2015	719	28.0	25.6	82.6
2016	708	27.0	26.2	70.6
2017	657	25.0	26.2	84.3
2018	588	24.0	24.5	73.6
2019	560	19.0	29.4	93.9
2020	459	n/a	n/a	93.5
2021	445	16.0	27.8	87
2022	434	14.9	28.9	92.4
2023	412	15.2	27.0	85.7
2024	397	16.0	24.8	92.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Highland Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	919	33.0	27.8	n/a
1989	1022	35.0	29.2	n/a
1990	1068	35.0	30.5	n/a
1991	1152	36.9	31.2	n/a
1992	1143	37.5	30.4	65.8
1993	1225	40.0	30.6	74.6
1994	1078	36.0	29.9	83.4
1995	989	36.0	27.5	79.7
1996	989	36.0	27.5	79.7
1997	1015	37.0	27.4	80.5
1998	1054	49.0	21.5	77.5
1999	1026	42.0	24.4	81
2000	1051	50.0	21.0	79
2001	1093	54.0	20.2	83.2
2002	1005	50.0	20.1	66.6
2003	1005	50.0	20.1	66.6
2004	1067	54.0	19.8	62.7
2005	909	45.5	20.0	73.6
2006	855	46.0	18.6	67
2007	627	29.5	21.3	86.1
2008	555	29.5	18.8	77.1
2009	563	25.0	20.9	76.2
2010	598	25.0	23.9	87.5
2011	571	n/a	n/a	90.2
2012	693	28.0	24.7	n/a
2013	661	22.2	29.7	89
2014	716	29.0	24.6	94.8
2015	719	28.0	25.6	82.6
2016	708	27.0	26.2	70.6
2017	657	25.0	26.2	84.3
2018	588	24.0	24.5	73.6
2019	560	19.0	29.4	93.9
2020	459	n/a	n/a	93.5
2021	445	16.0	27.8	87
2022	434	14.9	28.9	92.4
2023	412	15.2	27.0	85.7
2024	397	16.0	24.8	92.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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