Elementary Schools in Highland Central School District

Summary:

Highland Central School District has one elementary school, Highland Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school's performance on state assessments has fluctuated in recent years, with mixed results in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency compared to statewide averages.

Highland Elementary School's statewide ranking has ranged from 944 out of 2,439 New York elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 1,457 out of 2,445 in 2023-2024. In 2023-2024, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 29.7% (4th grade) to 39.74% (5th grade), compared to the statewide average of 42.6% to 47.05%. In Math, the proficiency rates ranged from 48.6% (4th grade) to 54.93% (3rd grade), compared to the statewide average of 53.93% to 58.03%. The school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate in 2023-2024 was 28.77%, compared to the statewide average of 35%.

The school has a student population of 638 and a free and reduced-price lunch rate of 37.62% for the 2022-2023 school year. The school district's spending per student is $19,180 for the 2022-2023 school year, and the school's student-teacher ratio is 10:1. These factors suggest the need for a deeper analysis to understand the factors contributing to the school's academic performance and the effectiveness of resource utilization.

District Detail

320 Pancake Hollow Rd
Highland, NY 12528-2317

(845) 691-1014

SchoolDigger Rank:
581^st of 865 New York districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 1,526

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2024)			NY State Assessments Math (2024)			NY State Assessments Science (2024)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Highland Elementary School	Public	K-5	16 Lockhart Ln	Highland	12528	Ulster County	Highland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 691-1072	638	63	10.0	37.6%	447 (70.1%)	48 (7.5%)	90 (14.1%)	18 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.3%)	39.8	1457^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.4%		59.2	944^th of 2439 public elementary schools	61.3%	513	34.7	29.7	39.7	54.9	48.6	54.8	28.8	99.2	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.7	99.9	$19,180	$2,410	$16,770

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Little Water Preparatory Charter School	1.69 mi	1
Poughkeepsie City School District	2.25 mi	7	826^th
Hyde Park Central School District	2.62 mi	6	674^th
New York State Office Of Children And Family Services (Ocfs)	2.8 mi	11
West Park Union Free School District	3.6 mi	1

Elementary Schools in Highland Central School District

District Detail

Highland Elementary School

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