Is Highland Elementary a good school?

Highland Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.1% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Highland Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 491 students attended Highland Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Highland Elementary?

Students at Highland Elementary are 62% Hispanic, 21% African American, 6% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Highland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Highland Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Vallejo High

Highland Elementary

Summary:

Highland Elementary is a public elementary school in Vallejo, California, serving 496 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Vallejo City Unified School District, which is ranked 1358 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Highland Elementary stands out for its consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 28.8% to 69.6% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Academically, the school's performance is also well below state and district levels, with only 11.15% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 5.35% in Mathematics in 2023-2024. This is in contrast to nearby schools like Annie Pennycook Elementary, Federal Terrace Elementary, and Joseph H. Wardlaw Elementary, which generally perform better academically and have lower chronic absenteeism rates.

The challenges faced by Highland Elementary appear to be closely tied to the socioeconomic factors of the surrounding community, with 76.21% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023. This trend is also reflected in the performance of nearby schools, many of which have similar high percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. However, one notable exception is Cave Language Academy, a public charter school within the Vallejo City Unified School District that significantly outperforms Highland Elementary and the district as a whole in academic achievement.

Detail:

Public K-6

1309 Ensign Ave.
Vallejo, CA 94590-3949

(707) 556-8500

District: Vallejo City Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5796^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Highland Elementary usually attend:

High:

Vallejo High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.6

Number of students: 491

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.7%

African American:

20.8%

White:

6.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 86.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Highland Elementary ranks worse than 98.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Vallejo City Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.21. (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 (61.7%), African American (20.8%), White (6.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 86.6% 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 26.6. 11 elementary schools in the Vallejo City Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Highland Elementary employs 18.4 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Highland Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Highland Elementary 5796^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Highland Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Vallejo City Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Vallejo City Unified 1358^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	15.19	4333^rd	4809	9.9%
2005	21.33	3874^th	4822	19.7%
2006	12.45	4511^th	4818	6.4%
2007	19.46	4336^th	5113	15.2%
2008	10.44	4905^th	5113	4.1%
2009	27.85	3857^th	5193	25.7%
2010	31.65	3728^th	5314	29.8%
2011	29.66	4008^th	5377	25.5%
2012	34.09	3655^th	5390	32.2%
2013	15.41	5024^th	5530	9.2%
2015	22.42	4383^rd	5611	21.9%
2016	19.57	4660^th	5614	17.0%
2017	13.82	5209^th	5692	8.5%
2018	24.28	4295^th	5662	24.1%
2019	18.77	4917^th	5789	15.1%
2022	10.62	5689^th	5883	3.3%
2023	10.56	5682^nd	5874	3.3%
2024	7.21	5796^th	5862	1.1%

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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	50.52	1227^th	3246	62.2%
2019	34.86	2140^th	3275	34.7%
2022	29.53	2648^th	3311	20.0%
2023	24.65	2894^th	3250	11.0%
2024	23.32	2937^th	3160	7.1%

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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	23.62	1982^nd	2420	18.1%

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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	33.98	3478^th	5084	31.6%
2019	27.06	4093^rd	5173	20.9%
2022	14.79	4980^th	5264	5.4%
2023	13.76	5127^th	5374	4.6%
2024	8.23	5452^nd	5511	1.1%

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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	25.79	4110^th	5413	24.1%
2019	22.35	4438^th	5492	19.2%
2022	9.55	5554^th	5635	1.4%
2023	11.35	5435^th	5617	3.2%
2024	11.63	5379^th	5605	4.0%

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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	23.98	4190^th	5431	22.9%
2019	16.10	4974^th	5510	9.7%
2022	13.13	5365^th	5663	5.3%
2023	11.07	5460^th	5650	3.4%
2024	5.44	5627^th	5636	0.2%

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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	40.99	381^st	700	45.6%
2019	42.57	387^th	747	48.2%
2022	23.67	567^th	663	14.5%
2023	24.78	541^st	662	18.3%
2024	15.54	571^st	593	3.7%

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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	37.78	3016^th	4830	37.6%
2019	25.62	3995^th	4963	19.5%
2022	12.76	4920^th	5084	3.2%
2023	11.04	4986^th	5098	2.2%
2024	8.63	5034^th	5102	1.3%

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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	406	174	66	85	2	n/a	n/a	0	733
1989	411	184	79	99	3	n/a	n/a	0	776
1990	382	183	82	133	2	n/a	n/a	0	782
1991	367	201	78	160	3	n/a	n/a	0	809
1992	350	243	82	160	3	n/a	n/a	0	838
1993	355	227	75	166	9	n/a	n/a	0	832
1994	354	229	79	174	5	n/a	n/a	0	841
1995	302	254	78	169	4	n/a	n/a	0	807
1996	302	254	78	169	4	n/a	n/a	0	807
1997	305	281	80	187	5	n/a	n/a	0	858
1998	315	267	70	207	6	n/a	n/a	0	865
1999	252	238	80	196	1	n/a	n/a	1	768
2000	237	257	71	189	5	n/a	n/a	15	774
2001	218	255	72	221	2	n/a	n/a	0	768
2002	174	261	59	204	3	n/a	n/a	0	701
2003	174	261	59	204	3	n/a	n/a	0	701
2004	162	240	62	213	3	n/a	n/a	2	682
2005	165	282	71	287	10	n/a	n/a	3	818
2006	146	233	70	266	11	n/a	n/a	0	726
2007	123	217	53	253	9	n/a	n/a	6	661
2008	93	204	44	276	9	n/a	n/a	0	626
2009	80	189	42	286	13	1	7	0	618
2010	54	175	52	295	12	4	11	0	603
2011	54	192	39	329	9	4	11	0	638
2012	40	163	38	341	1	6	59	0	648
2013	46	207	39	351	4	5	22	0	674
2014	40	176	39	344	5	6	31	0	641
2015	47	178	38	372	4	4	43	0	686
2016	46	174	32	357	7	4	51	0	671
2017	39	174	31	331	8	3	54	0	640
2018	33	149	35	331	10	3	44	0	605
2019	49	130	29	309	8	7	10	0	542
2020	44	102	26	261	8	2	13	0	456
2021	38	110	23	293	6	6	15	0	491
2022	33	126	23	297	2	6	23	0	510
2023	31	105	28	303	2	5	20	2	496
2024	31	102	20	303	4	4	26	1	491

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	733	25.0	29.3	n/a
1989	776	29.0	26.7	n/a
1990	782	28.0	27.9	n/a
1991	809	30.0	26.9	n/a
1992	838	30.5	27.4	43.1
1993	832	27.8	29.9	43.9
1994	841	29.0	29.0	33.1
1995	807	27.8	29.0	57.9
1996	807	27.8	29.0	57.9
1997	858	29.8	28.8	7.2
1998	865	37.0	23.4	65.9
1999	768	36.0	21.3	65.4
2000	774	37.0	20.9	50.7
2001	768	35.0	21.9	62.5
2002	701	35.5	19.7	54.6
2003	701	35.5	19.7	54.6
2004	682	31.0	22.0	56.3
2005	818	33.0	24.8	61.7
2006	726	36.8	19.7	61.7
2007	661	35.5	18.6	65.6
2008	626	35.0	17.9	80.5
2009	618	29.0	19.9	79.8
2010	603	25.0	24.1	86.2
2011	638	n/a	n/a	84.5
2012	648	27.0	23.9	n/a
2013	674	25.0	26.9	85.9
2014	641	23.1	27.7	90.8
2015	686	25.0	27.4	91
2016	671	26.0	25.8	87.8
2017	640	25.0	25.6	85.6
2018	605	24.0	25.2	85
2019	542	21.0	25.8	84.7
2020	456	n/a	n/a	82.9
2021	491	17.5	28.0	84.7
2022	510	18.7	27.1	77.6
2023	496	18.1	27.3	76.2
2024	491	18.4	26.6	86.6

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	733	25.0	29.3	n/a
1989	776	29.0	26.7	n/a
1990	782	28.0	27.9	n/a
1991	809	30.0	26.9	n/a
1992	838	30.5	27.4	43.1
1993	832	27.8	29.9	43.9
1994	841	29.0	29.0	33.1
1995	807	27.8	29.0	57.9
1996	807	27.8	29.0	57.9
1997	858	29.8	28.8	7.2
1998	865	37.0	23.4	65.9
1999	768	36.0	21.3	65.4
2000	774	37.0	20.9	50.7
2001	768	35.0	21.9	62.5
2002	701	35.5	19.7	54.6
2003	701	35.5	19.7	54.6
2004	682	31.0	22.0	56.3
2005	818	33.0	24.8	61.7
2006	726	36.8	19.7	61.7
2007	661	35.5	18.6	65.6
2008	626	35.0	17.9	80.5
2009	618	29.0	19.9	79.8
2010	603	25.0	24.1	86.2
2011	638	n/a	n/a	84.5
2012	648	27.0	23.9	n/a
2013	674	25.0	26.9	85.9
2014	641	23.1	27.7	90.8
2015	686	25.0	27.4	91
2016	671	26.0	25.8	87.8
2017	640	25.0	25.6	85.6
2018	605	24.0	25.2	85
2019	542	21.0	25.8	84.7
2020	456	n/a	n/a	82.9
2021	491	17.5	28.0	84.7
2022	510	18.7	27.1	77.6
2023	496	18.1	27.3	76.2
2024	491	18.4	26.6	86.6

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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