Is Highlands Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Highlands Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 28 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Highlands Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 563 students attended Highlands Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Highlands Elementary School?

Students at Highlands Elementary School are 80% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Highlands Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Highlands Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Highlands Middle School High : Lyons Township High School

Highlands Elementary School

Summary:

Highlands Elementary School is a public elementary school located in La Grange Highlands, Illinois, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 555 students. The school is part of the LaGrange Highlands School District 106, which is ranked 22 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Highlands Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Illinois, with a statewide ranking between 24-31 out of over 2,000 schools in recent years. The school's students perform exceptionally well on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams, with 72.5% of all students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 73.2% proficient or better in Mathematics in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly outperforming the state averages of 41.2% and 28.4%, respectively. Highlands Elementary School also excels in serving various student subgroups, ranking in the top 15-62 out of over 1,900 Illinois elementary schools for female and male students, top 24-71 for Hispanic students, and top 17-40 for white students. Additionally, the school's special education students rank in the top 12-52 out of over 1,100 Illinois elementary schools.

While Highlands Elementary School's academic performance is on par with or exceeds that of the nearby high-performing schools, such as Oak Elementary School and Elm Elementary School, which are part of the Hinsdale CCSD 181 district, its spending per student is lower than some of these schools. Additionally, Highlands Elementary School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.9, which is comparable to the nearby schools.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

5850 Laurel Ave
La Grange Highlands, IL 60525-7018

(708) 579-6886

District: LaGrange Highlands School District 106

SchoolDigger Rank:
28^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,511

Students who attend Highlands Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Highlands Middle School
High:	Lyons Township High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.2

Number of students: 563

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.9%

Hispanic:

10.1%

Two or more races:

4.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 3.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Highlands Elementary School ranks better than 98.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 97.9. (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: White (79.9%), Hispanic (10.1%), two or more races (4.4%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Highlands Elementary School is 13.2. (See more...)

Compare Highlands Elementary School employs 42.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Highlands Elementary School is $16,511.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Highlands Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Highlands Elementary School 28^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Highlands Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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LaGrange Highlands School District 106:

SchoolDigger ranks LaGrange Highlands School District 106 22^nd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Highlands Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Highlands Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	87.69	98^th	2020	95.1%
2004	88.61	63^rd	2030	96.9%
2005	82.36	230^th	2022	88.6%
2006	82.08	212^th	2086	89.8%
2007	81.74	222^nd	2095	89.4%
2008	84.01	181^st	2092	91.3%
2009	83.53	194^th	2120	90.8%
2010	85.21	139^th	2139	93.5%
2011	85.35	133^rd	2147	93.8%
2012	82.63	250^th	2166	88.5%
2013	87.76	197^th	2167	90.9%
2014	89.29	146^th	2093	93.0%
2015	87.21	243^rd	2052	88.2%
2016	91.76	140^th	2046	93.2%
2017	95.11	74^th	2044	96.4%
2018	91.39	128^th	2037	93.7%
2019	94.04	88^th	2086	95.8%
2022	97.61	31^st	2082	98.5%
2023	97.93	24^th	2077	98.8%
2024	97.90	28^th	2067	98.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Highlands Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	91.44	52^nd	1194	95.6%
2023	97.52	12^th	1156	99.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Highlands Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	93.17	84^th	1964	95.7%
2019	94.27	59^th	2019	97.1%
2022	97.17	30^th	1970	98.5%
2023	97.38	26^th	1957	98.7%
2024	98.37	15^th	1942	99.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Highlands Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	86.73	206^th	1972	89.6%
2019	91.39	125^th	2019	93.8%
2022	97.08	35^th	1977	98.2%
2023	96.21	46^th	1984	97.7%
2024	95.88	62^nd	1959	96.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Highlands Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	96.88	14^th	938	98.5%
2019	82.43	71^st	955	92.6%
2024	94.10	24^th	959	97.5%

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Rank History for White students at Highlands Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	78.78	243^rd	1463	83.4%
2019	89.74	72^nd	1462	95.1%
2022	93.25	40^th	1425	97.2%
2023	95.11	17^th	1419	98.8%
2024	95.22	24^th	1392	98.3%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board 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: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Highlands Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	426	7	7	5	2	n/a	n/a	0	447
1989	458	6	5	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	471
1990	484	5	9	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	500
1991	498	5	9	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	518
1992	516	6	8	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	541
1993	557	3	7	12	1	n/a	n/a	0	580
1994	548	1	3	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	557
1995	573	3	5	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	589
1996	573	3	5	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	589
1997	583	0	7	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	597
1998	598	1	5	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	615
1999	550	1	8	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	566
2000	588	3	5	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	611
2001	551	3	7	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	580
2002	550	5	7	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	575
2003	550	5	7	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	575
2004	531	6	11	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	569
2005	538	4	10	30	1	n/a	n/a	0	583
2006	511	3	12	30	2	n/a	n/a	0	558
2007	511	2	14	30	2	n/a	n/a	0	559
2008	508	4	22	33	2	n/a	n/a	0	569
2009	521	8	18	28	3	n/a	n/a	2	580
2010	518	7	12	30	3	n/a	n/a	6	576
2011	490	5	11	37	2	0	7	0	552
2012	472	6	13	48	1	0	8	0	548
2013	448	5	12	55	0	0	7	0	527
2014	456	4	19	59	1	1	8	0	548
2015	430	2	17	69	0	1	8	0	527
2016	428	4	18	71	0	0	6	0	527
2017	381	3	16	60	0	0	10	0	470
2018	407	3	16	58	0	0	14	0	498
2019	430	3	18	64	0	0	16	0	531
2020	430	1	22	74	0	0	18	0	545
2021	425	2	20	65	0	0	23	0	535
2022	449	3	23	60	0	0	25	0	560
2023	441	6	25	58	0	0	25	0	555
2024	450	7	24	57	0	0	25	0	563

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 Highlands Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	447	28.5	15.6	n/a
1989	471	28.5	16.5	n/a
1990	500	29.5	16.9	n/a
1991	518	30.0	17.2	n/a
1992	541	32.6	16.5	n/a
1993	580	33.3	17.4	n/a
1994	557	33.0	16.9	n/a
1995	589	32.0	18.4	n/a
1996	589	32.0	18.4	n/a
1997	597	33.0	18.1	n/a
1998	615	34.0	18.1	n/a
1999	566	35.4	16.0	n/a
2000	611	34.5	17.7	n/a
2001	580	35.5	16.3	n/a
2002	575	36.5	15.8	0
2003	575	36.5	15.8	0
2004	569	37.4	15.2	0
2005	583	38.4	15.2	0
2006	558	37.8	14.8	0
2007	559	37.0	15.1	0
2008	569	35.0	16.3	0
2009	580	41.6	13.9	0
2010	576	44.8	12.8	0
2011	552	43.0	12.8	0
2012	548	43.0	12.7	2.2
2013	527	43.8	12.0	4.2
2014	548	41.9	13.0	5.3
2015	527	42.0	12.5	5.7
2016	527	41.0	12.8	6.3
2017	470	37.1	12.6	6.2
2018	498	33.4	14.8	5.6
2019	531	36.1	14.7	4.7
2020	545	38.2	14.2	3.3
2021	535	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	560	43.2	12.9	3.6
2023	555	42.7	12.9	n/a
2024	563	42.4	13.2	n/a

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 Highlands Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	447	28.5	15.6	n/a
1989	471	28.5	16.5	n/a
1990	500	29.5	16.9	n/a
1991	518	30.0	17.2	n/a
1992	541	32.6	16.5	n/a
1993	580	33.3	17.4	n/a
1994	557	33.0	16.9	n/a
1995	589	32.0	18.4	n/a
1996	589	32.0	18.4	n/a
1997	597	33.0	18.1	n/a
1998	615	34.0	18.1	n/a
1999	566	35.4	16.0	n/a
2000	611	34.5	17.7	n/a
2001	580	35.5	16.3	n/a
2002	575	36.5	15.8	0
2003	575	36.5	15.8	0
2004	569	37.4	15.2	0
2005	583	38.4	15.2	0
2006	558	37.8	14.8	0
2007	559	37.0	15.1	0
2008	569	35.0	16.3	0
2009	580	41.6	13.9	0
2010	576	44.8	12.8	0
2011	552	43.0	12.8	0
2012	548	43.0	12.7	2.2
2013	527	43.8	12.0	4.2
2014	548	41.9	13.0	5.3
2015	527	42.0	12.5	5.7
2016	527	41.0	12.8	6.3
2017	470	37.1	12.6	6.2
2018	498	33.4	14.8	5.6
2019	531	36.1	14.7	4.7
2020	545	38.2	14.2	3.3
2021	535	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	560	43.2	12.9	3.6
2023	555	42.7	12.9	n/a
2024	563	42.4	13.2	n/a

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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