Highland Elementary School

Summary:

Highland Elementary School is a public elementary school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, serving 322 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the East Baton Rouge Parish school district, which is ranked 77 out of 122 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Highland Elementary School faces several challenges. It consistently underperforms the district and state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts proficiency, with only 42% of students proficient in ELA compared to 63% for the district and 69% for the state. The school's subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, perform significantly lower than their peers across Louisiana. For example, Highland's Hispanic students rank 133 out of 189 elementary schools in the state for ELA proficiency, while their African American students rank 306 out of 509. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.

Interestingly, nearby magnet schools like Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts, Westdale Heights Academic Magnet, and B.R. Foreign Language Acad. Immersion Magnet significantly outperform Highland Elementary in academic achievement, suggesting the magnet school model may be more effective in supporting student learning. The data also reveals a concerning trend of Highland Elementary's statewide ranking declining over the past several years, from 450 out of 777 Louisiana elementary schools in 2013-2014 to 566 out of 675 in 2023-2024.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 280 Sunset Blvd
       Baton Rouge, LA  70808


(225) 766-1272

District: East Baton Rouge Parish

SchoolDigger Rank:
566th of 675 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,585 Help


Students who attend Highland Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Glasgow Middle School
High:    McKinley Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.3 Help
Number of students:  322

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
55.6%
African American:
37.9%
White:
3.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  61.5% Help


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Compare Details Highland Elementary School ranks worse than 83.9% of elementary schools in Louisiana. It also ranks 34th among 45 ranked elementary schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.52. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (55.6%), African American (37.9%), White (3.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 61.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Highland Elementary School is 16.3, which is the 12th best among 45 elementary schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Highland Elementary School is $15,585. 24 elementary schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Highland Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Highland Elementary School 566th of 675 Louisiana public elementary schools. (See Highland Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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East Baton Rouge Parish:

SchoolDigger ranks East Baton Rouge Parish 77th of 122 Louisiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Highland Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Highland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 8.90 677th 725 6.6%
2008 18.67 642nd 743 13.6%
2009 36.01 509th 738 31.0%
2010 32.10 541st 736 26.5%
2011 32.53 560th 766 26.9%
2012 39.33 506th 764 33.8%
2013 38.56 524th 772 32.1%
2014 46.85 450th 777 42.1%
2015 30.13 596th 792 24.7%
2016 24.93 601st 742 19.0%
2017 29.80 567th 739 23.3%
2018 32.44 478th 728 34.3%
2019 24.25 595th 731 18.6%
2021 36.89 469th 729 35.7%
2022 21.35 593rd 727 18.4%
2023 19.33 616th 730 15.6%
2024 19.52 566th 675 16.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Highland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.29 41st 89 53.9%
2019 41.85 55th 91 39.6%
2021 43.58 41st 75 45.3%
2022 34.16 66th 90 26.7%
2023 27.55 87th 97 10.3%
2024 38.95 62nd 86 27.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Highland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.00 443rd 682 35.0%
2019 30.83 539th 697 22.7%
2021 35.83 473rd 719 34.2%
2022 19.66 617th 724 14.8%
2023 20.47 615th 723 14.9%
2024 11.71 628th 674 6.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Highland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 32.29 521st 684 23.8%
2021 42.86 419th 705 40.6%
2022 32.22 513th 701 26.8%
2023 32.60 504th 705 28.5%
2024 24.31 518th 635 18.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Highland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 26.89 544th 696 21.8%
2021 31.74 485th 704 31.1%
2022 19.09 604th 712 15.2%
2023 13.31 651st 713 8.7%
2024 18.52 559th 651 14.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Highland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.99 264th 547 51.7%
2019 40.82 360th 559 35.6%
2021 57.57 206th 564 63.5%
2022 37.74 369th 562 34.3%
2023 40.99 339th 570 40.5%
2024 42.23 306th 509 39.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Highland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.17 145th 168 13.7%
2019 25.69 159th 190 16.3%
2021 30.54 154th 202 23.8%
2022 21.59 192nd 220 12.7%
2023 20.90 204th 233 12.4%
2024 32.86 133rd 189 29.6%
See the entire list of Best Louisiana Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept 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.

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Data source: Louisiana Dept of Education

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Enrollment information for Highland Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 294 294
1990 200 133 21 4 0 n/a n/a 0 358
1991 186 138 17 6 2 n/a n/a 0 349
1992 194 132 17 2 1 n/a n/a 0 346
1993 192 122 23 4 1 n/a n/a 0 342
1994 157 124 28 10 1 n/a n/a 0 320
1995 144 126 31 5 0 n/a n/a 0 306
1996 144 126 31 5 0 n/a n/a 0 306
1997 64 283 3 3 0 n/a n/a 0 353
1998 30 278 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 310
1999 14 277 5 1 0 n/a n/a 0 297
2000 13 281 6 1 0 n/a n/a 0 301
2001 16 266 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 285
2002 11 285 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 297
2003 11 285 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 297
2004 8 305 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 318
2005 9 358 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 370
2006 14 394 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 414
2007 12 344 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 359
2008 16 347 2 7 0 n/a n/a 0 372
2009 21 311 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 335
2010 18 332 1 11 0 n/a n/a 0 362
2011 27 343 1 0 1 0 0 0 372
2012 25 290 3 33 0 0 0 0 351
2013 13 267 7 35 1 0 0 0 323
2014 16 277 3 36 0 0 0 0 332
2015 14 267 2 51 2 2 1 0 339
2016 19 251 4 68 1 1 0 0 344
2017 19 216 5 78 2 2 0 0 322
2018 21 226 6 112 0 2 2 0 369
2019 21 181 6 99 0 2 6 0 315
2020 23 150 14 120 1 2 8 0 318
2021 21 150 13 144 0 3 7 0 338
2022 11 111 1 143 0 0 4 0 270
2023 11 122 6 179 0 0 4 0 322

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 School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 294 18.0 16.3 39.5
1990 358 22.0 16.2 35.2
1991 349 19.0 18.3 37.5
1992 346 21.0 16.4 35.8
1993 342 22.0 15.5 40.1
1994 320 22.0 14.5 42.2
1995 306 19.0 16.1 32.4
1996 306 19.0 16.1 32.4
1997 353 19.0 18.6 70.8
1998 310 20.0 15.5 85.8
1999 297 19.9 14.9 75.4
2000 301 24.0 12.5 88.7
2001 285 22.0 13.0 89.1
2002 297 23.0 12.9 90.2
2003 297 23.0 12.9 90.2
2004 318 25.0 12.7 97.2
2005 370 27.5 13.5 83.8
2006 414 27.5 15.1 85.5
2007 359 29.5 12.2 90.8
2008 372 26.4 14.1 96.2
2009 335 28.0 12.0 96.1
2010 362 28.4 12.7 95.9
2011 372 27.0 13.7 95.7
2012 351 27.3 12.8 95.7
2013 323 24.4 13.1 92
2014 332 22.0 15.0 97.9
2015 339 23.0 14.7 76.4
2016 344 n/a n/a 75.9
2017 322 32.0 10.0 81.7
2018 369 20.4 18.0 74
2019 315 19.0 16.5 80
2020 318 19.0 16.7 60.7
2021 338 20.0 16.9 52.7
2022 270 19.0 14.2 39.6
2023 322 19.6 16.3 61.5

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 School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 294 18.0 16.3 39.5
1990 358 22.0 16.2 35.2
1991 349 19.0 18.3 37.5
1992 346 21.0 16.4 35.8
1993 342 22.0 15.5 40.1
1994 320 22.0 14.5 42.2
1995 306 19.0 16.1 32.4
1996 306 19.0 16.1 32.4
1997 353 19.0 18.6 70.8
1998 310 20.0 15.5 85.8
1999 297 19.9 14.9 75.4
2000 301 24.0 12.5 88.7
2001 285 22.0 13.0 89.1
2002 297 23.0 12.9 90.2
2003 297 23.0 12.9 90.2
2004 318 25.0 12.7 97.2
2005 370 27.5 13.5 83.8
2006 414 27.5 15.1 85.5
2007 359 29.5 12.2 90.8
2008 372 26.4 14.1 96.2
2009 335 28.0 12.0 96.1
2010 362 28.4 12.7 95.9
2011 372 27.0 13.7 95.7
2012 351 27.3 12.8 95.7
2013 323 24.4 13.1 92
2014 332 22.0 15.0 97.9
2015 339 23.0 14.7 76.4
2016 344 n/a n/a 75.9
2017 322 32.0 10.0 81.7
2018 369 20.4 18.0 74
2019 315 19.0 16.5 80
2020 318 19.0 16.7 60.7
2021 338 20.0 16.9 52.7
2022 270 19.0 14.2 39.6
2023 322 19.6 16.3 61.5

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Highland Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $11,971
2018 $11,806
2019 $13,164
2020 $12,792
2021 $13,704
2022 $15,585

Data source: Louisiana Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Highland Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 595th of 731 Elementary schoolsRanks 616th of 730 Elementary schools
 3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Highland Elementary School)6042
 18%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (East Baton Rouge Parish)6553
 12%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6964
 5%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Highland Elementary School)5630
 26%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (East Baton Rouge Parish)6655
 11%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7062
 8%
3rd Grade Social Studies (Highland Elementary School)4328
 15%
   3rd Grade Social Studies (East Baton Rouge Parish)4637
 9%
   3rd Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)4744
 3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Highland Elementary School)5857
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (East Baton Rouge Parish)5954
 5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6965
 4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Highland Elementary School)6046
 14%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (East Baton Rouge Parish)6763
 4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7268
 4%
4th Grade Social Studies (Highland Elementary School)2724
 3%
   4th Grade Social Studies (East Baton Rouge Parish)4844
 4%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5153
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Highland Elementary School)4545
   5th Grade Mathematics (East Baton Rouge Parish)5652
 4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6361
 2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Highland Elementary School)4051
 11%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (East Baton Rouge Parish)6765
 2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7170
 1%
5th Grade Social Studies (Highland Elementary School)3032
 2%
   5th Grade Social Studies (East Baton Rouge Parish)5141
 10%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5448
 6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students315322
 2.2%
African American181122
 32.6%
American Indian00
Asian66
Hispanic99179
 80.8%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White2111
 47.6%
Two or More Races64
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients80%61.5%
 18.5%


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Students who attend Highland Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Glasgow Middle School
High : McKinley Senior High School

Highland Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.1% of Louisiana elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 322 students attended Highland Elementary School.

Students at Highland Elementary School are 56% Hispanic, 38% African American, 3% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

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