Highland Elementary School

Summary:

Highland Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 638 students in grades K-5 in the Highland Central School District in Highland, NY. The school consistently outperforms the state average on academic assessments, particularly for its African American and Hispanic student subgroups, and maintains a low student-teacher ratio of around 10:1.

Highland Elementary excels academically, with its 4th grade students scoring significantly higher than the state average on the 2022-2023 New York State Assessments in both English Language Arts (60.53% proficient vs. 48.79% state average) and Math (75% proficient vs. 53.85% state average). The school also performs well for its African American and Hispanic student subgroups, ranking 234 out of 857 NY elementary schools in ELA for African American students and 468 out of 1,429 schools for Hispanic students. This strong academic performance is likely supported by the school's high per-student spending of $19,180 in 2022-2023, which is significantly more than the state average.

While Highland Elementary outperforms the state, it lags behind some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Hagan School in the Spackenkill Union Free School District, which ranked 705 out of 2,439 NY elementary schools in 2022-2023. Additionally, Highland Elementary has a relatively low percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients (37%) compared to many nearby schools, and its student population is less racially diverse than some of the other local schools.


Detail:

Public K-5

 16 Lockhart Ln
       Highland, NY  12528-1008


(845) 691-1072

District: Highland Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
944th of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,180 Help


Students who attend Highland Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Highland Middle School
High:    Highland High School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.0 Help
Number of students:  638

Racial breakdown:

White:
70.1%
Hispanic:
14.1%
African American:
7.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  37.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Highland Elementary School ranks better than 61.3% of elementary schools in New York. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.24. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (70.1%), Hispanic (14.1%), African American (7.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 37.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Highland Elementary School is 10. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Highland Elementary School is $19,180.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Highland Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Highland Elementary School 944th of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Highland Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Highland Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Highland Central School District 423rd of 866 New York 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 NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 52.04 1305th 2206 40.8%
2007 51.81 1300th 2219 41.4%
2008 54.64 1246th 2227 44.1%
2009 48.30 1443rd 2257 36.1%
2010 43.01 1468th 2263 35.1%
2011 43.06 1462nd 2286 36.0%
2012 50.68 1301st 2320 43.9%
2013 48.28 1168th 2325 49.8%
2014 44.98 1309th 2345 44.2%
2015 47.38 1228th 2352 47.8%
2016 35.27 1590th 2366 32.8%
2017 55.04 1048th 2386 56.1%
2018 59.37 966th 2395 59.7%
2019 49.01 1182nd 2413 51.0%
2021 56.58 919th 2201 58.2%
2022 52.52 1112th 2434 54.3%
2023 59.24 944th 2439 61.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Highland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.23 97th 202 52.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Highland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.92 1764th 1941 9.1%
2019 24.03 1618th 1859 13.0%
2021 23.66 904th 1044 13.4%
2022 29.44 1568th 2031 22.8%
2023 33.26 1329th 2016 34.1%
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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 NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.00 1066th 2045 47.9%
2019 35.58 1320th 2032 35.0%
2021 37.70 1081st 1678 35.6%
2022 41.34 1175th 2099 44.0%
2023 47.62 970th 2041 52.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Highland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.61 864th 2338 63.0%
2019 53.14 1065th 2357 54.8%
2021 60.35 730th 1955 62.7%
2022 52.73 1104th 2401 54.0%
2023 61.32 861st 2403 64.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Highland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.84 1021st 2340 56.4%
2019 44.25 1289th 2358 45.3%
2021 47.82 1019th 1961 48.0%
2022 51.09 1131st 2400 52.9%
2023 56.21 983rd 2400 59.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Highland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.46 246th 601 59.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Highland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.39 561st 948 40.8%
2019 27.91 666th 891 25.3%
2022 53.23 381st 936 59.3%
2023 65.46 234th 857 72.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Highland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.02 783rd 1392 43.8%
2019 30.94 928th 1315 29.4%
2021 52.61 356th 818 56.5%
2022 49.45 691st 1503 54.0%
2023 60.14 468th 1429 67.2%
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Rank History for White students at Highland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.75 736th 1408 47.7%
2019 43.46 782nd 1338 41.6%
2021 42.19 757th 1224 38.2%
2022 41.04 863rd 1399 38.3%
2023 49.05 712th 1337 46.7%
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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, 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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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 776 7 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 785
1990 796 8 5 5 0 n/a n/a 0 814
1991 840 13 0 17 0 n/a n/a 0 870
1992 850 14 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 870
1993 908 14 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 927
1994 906 31 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 941
1995 848 26 11 21 0 n/a n/a 0 906
1996 848 26 11 21 0 n/a n/a 0 906
1997 856 13 5 5 0 n/a n/a 0 879
1998 857 12 7 0 0 n/a n/a 0 876
1999 828 12 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 844
2000 804 31 3 31 0 n/a n/a 0 869
2001 744 42 7 45 0 n/a n/a 0 838
2002 748 31 6 44 0 n/a n/a 0 829
2003 748 31 6 44 0 n/a n/a 0 829
2004 720 34 14 53 0 n/a n/a 0 821
2005 716 32 19 55 0 n/a n/a 0 822
2006 718 43 32 66 0 n/a n/a 0 859
2007 692 44 39 73 0 n/a n/a 0 848
2008 676 47 39 83 0 n/a n/a 0 845
2009 674 49 38 75 0 n/a n/a 3 839
2010 663 52 42 75 2 n/a n/a 8 842
2011 636 58 41 70 1 0 0 0 806
2012 608 45 45 83 1 1 18 0 801
2013 614 50 43 100 1 1 26 0 835
2014 590 44 36 101 0 0 36 0 807
2015 573 46 38 97 1 0 35 0 790
2016 557 60 34 111 0 0 40 0 802
2017 581 57 34 113 0 0 33 0 818
2018 555 49 24 108 1 0 36 0 773
2019 540 41 23 108 1 0 47 0 760
2020 522 44 23 102 1 1 42 0 735
2021 476 47 21 82 1 1 36 0 664
2022 481 45 20 98 1 1 26 0 672
2023 447 48 18 90 0 1 34 0 638

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 785 45.5 17.2 n/a
1990 814 45.3 17.9 n/a
1991 870 45.9 18.9 n/a
1992 870 47.4 18.3 n/a
1993 927 50.0 18.5 n/a
1994 941 50.5 18.6 15.9
1995 906 52.5 17.3 15
1996 906 52.5 17.3 15
1997 879 52.1 16.9 17.5
1998 876 51.6 17.0 16.2
1999 844 53.6 15.7 12.8
2000 869 54.1 16.1 25.4
2001 838 53.4 15.7 15.4
2002 829 56.0 14.8 22.9
2003 829 56.0 14.8 22.9
2004 821 n/a n/a n/a
2005 822 57.2 14.4 23.6
2006 859 61.0 14.1 21.3
2007 848 56.6 15.0 22.5
2008 845 58.6 14.4 23.9
2009 839 60.4 13.9 27.3
2010 842 61.4 13.7 30.7
2011 806 62.7 12.8 29.8
2012 801 62.0 12.9 38.2
2013 835 60.0 13.9 30.1
2014 807 61.0 13.2 26
2015 790 57.0 13.8 34.1
2016 802 57.0 14.0 39.2
2017 818 58.1 14.0 38.9
2018 773 55.2 14.0 37.3
2019 760 57.2 13.2 36.8
2020 735 67.4 10.9 38.4
2021 664 63.1 10.5 33.4
2022 672 66.2 10.1 31.5
2023 638 63.3 10.0 37.6

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 School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 785 45.5 17.2 n/a
1990 814 45.3 17.9 n/a
1991 870 45.9 18.9 n/a
1992 870 47.4 18.3 n/a
1993 927 50.0 18.5 n/a
1994 941 50.5 18.6 15.9
1995 906 52.5 17.3 15
1996 906 52.5 17.3 15
1997 879 52.1 16.9 17.5
1998 876 51.6 17.0 16.2
1999 844 53.6 15.7 12.8
2000 869 54.1 16.1 25.4
2001 838 53.4 15.7 15.4
2002 829 56.0 14.8 22.9
2003 829 56.0 14.8 22.9
2004 821 n/a n/a n/a
2005 822 57.2 14.4 23.6
2006 859 61.0 14.1 21.3
2007 848 56.6 15.0 22.5
2008 845 58.6 14.4 23.9
2009 839 60.4 13.9 27.3
2010 842 61.4 13.7 30.7
2011 806 62.7 12.8 29.8
2012 801 62.0 12.9 38.2
2013 835 60.0 13.9 30.1
2014 807 61.0 13.2 26
2015 790 57.0 13.8 34.1
2016 802 57.0 14.0 39.2
2017 818 58.1 14.0 38.9
2018 773 55.2 14.0 37.3
2019 760 57.2 13.2 36.8
2020 735 67.4 10.9 38.4
2021 664 63.1 10.5 33.4
2022 672 66.2 10.1 31.5
2023 638 63.3 10.0 37.6

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.

Immunization Rates

Highland Elementary School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricella
201398.7%1.0%0.0%99.0%98.8%98.8%98.8%99.0%98.8%98.9%
201498.8%1.1%0.1%98.8%98.8%98.8%98.8%98.8%98.8%98.8%
201598.4%0.9%0.3%98.4%98.4%98.4%98.4%98.4%98.4%98.4%
201693.9%1.2%0.4%94.9%98.3%98.3%98.3%94.7%98.3%98.3%
201797.6%0.2%1.2%97.6%97.6%97.6%97.6%97.6%97.6%97.6%
201898.4%1.0%0.0%98.8%98.6%98.6%98.6%98.6%98.7%98.8%
201997.8%0.0%0.0%98.3%98.4%98.4%98.4%98.6%98.6%98.2%
202099.2%0.0%99.5%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.5%99.7%99.9%

Data source: New York State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Highland Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $852 (5.9%) $13,656 (94.1%) $14,508
2020 $460 (3.4%) $13,258 (96.6%) $13,718
2021 $914 (5.8%) $14,948 (94.2%) $15,862
2022 $1,093 (6.5%) $15,611 (93.5%) $16,704
2023 $2,410 (12.6%) $16,770 (87.4%) $19,180

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Highland Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1182nd of 2413 Elementary schoolsRanks 944th of 2439 Elementary schools
 10.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Highland Elementary School)5640.8
 15.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Highland Central School District)5440.8
 13.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York)5244.9
 7.1%
3rd Grade Math (Highland Elementary School)5358.7
 5.7%
   3rd Grade Math (Highland Central School District)5158.7
 7.7%
   3rd Grade Math (New York)5453.7
 0.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Highland Elementary School)4460.5
 16.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Highland Central School District)4460.5
 16.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4848.8
 0.8%
4th Grade Math (Highland Elementary School)5175
 24%
   4th Grade Math (Highland Central School District)5175
 24%
   4th Grade Math (New York)5053.9
 3.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Highland Elementary School)3640.7
 4.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Highland Central School District)3640.7
 4.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York)3845.1
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Highland Elementary School)4455.8
 11.8%
   5th Grade Math (Highland Central School District)4455.8
 11.8%
   5th Grade Math (New York)4649.7
 3.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students760638
 16.1%
African American4148
 17.1%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian2318
 21.7%
Hispanic10890
 16.7%
Pacific Islander01
White540447
 17.2%
Two or More Races4734
 27.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients36.8%37.6%
 0.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Elementary School

In the 2022-23 school year, 638 students attended Highland Elementary School.

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

Middle : Highland Middle School
High : Highland High School

Students at Highland Elementary School are 70% White, 14% Hispanic, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Highland Elementary School ranks 944th of 2439 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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