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Highland Elementary School

Summary:

Highland Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hamilton, Ohio, serving 715 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Hamilton City School District, which is ranked 546 out of 839 districts in Ohio and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Highland Elementary's academic performance, as measured by Ohio State Test scores, is generally lower than the Hamilton City and Ohio state averages across various grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate was 50%, compared to the Hamilton City average of 52.4% and the Ohio state average of 64%. The school has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 10.7% in 2019-2020 to 41.7% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the state average.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Hamilton City district, Highland Elementary generally performs below average, with lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism rates. However, some nearby schools, such as Ridgeway Elementary and Linden Elementary, have demonstrated stronger academic performance and lower chronic absenteeism. The significant performance gaps between different student subgroups at Highland Elementary suggest potential equity issues that the school and district may need to address.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 1125 Main St
       Hamilton, OH  45013-1636

(513) 868-5620

District: Hamilton City

SchoolDigger Rank:
1029th of 1,577 Ohio Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,022 Help


Students who attend Highland Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Wilson Middle School
High:    Hamilton High School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.2 Help
Number of students:  688

Racial breakdown:

White:
59.6%
Hispanic:
18.6%
Two or more races:
11.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  67.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Highland Elementary School ranks worse than 65.3% of elementary schools in Ohio. It also ranks 6th among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Hamilton City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.7. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (59.6%), Hispanic (18.6%), two or more races (11%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Highland Elementary School is 17.2. 4 elementary schools in the Hamilton City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Highland Elementary School is $9,022, which is the lowest among 8 elementary schools in the Hamilton City School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Highland Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Highland Elementary School 1029th of 1577 Ohio public elementary schools. (See Highland Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Hamilton City:

SchoolDigger ranks Hamilton City 546th of 839 Ohio 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 OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 79.40 234th 1471 84.1%
2005 75.71 312th 1501 79.2%
2006 72.71 398th 1504 73.5%
2007 55.98 903rd 1609 43.9%
2008 56.75 876th 1582 44.6%
2009 56.53 919th 1610 42.9%
2010 65.32 723rd 1662 56.5%
2011 52.11 1062nd 1686 37.0%
2012 64.23 799th 1709 53.2%
2013 51.09 1084th 1701 36.3%
2014 53.38 1029th 1687 39.0%
2015 53.68 974th 1684 42.2%
2016 46.54 1055th 1678 37.1%
2017 50.82 1017th 1651 38.4%
2018 41.28 1107th 1636 32.3%
2019 36.97 1167th 1676 30.4%
2021 53.17 884th 1610 45.1%
2022 46.32 969th 1588 39.0%
2023 44.50 992nd 1596 37.8%
2024 40.70 1029th 1577 34.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Highland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 14.95 180th 202 10.9%
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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 OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 29.20 179th 239 25.1%
2024 16.57 236th 258 8.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Highland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 20.92 739th 856 13.7%
2024 29.74 649th 900 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 OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.21 1036th 1465 29.3%
2019 32.67 1094th 1465 25.3%
2021 70.70 371st 1404 73.6%
2022 62.21 540th 1419 61.9%
2023 58.98 625th 1447 56.8%
2024 52.19 793rd 1484 46.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Highland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.13 1106th 1518 27.1%
2019 29.70 1135th 1502 24.4%
2021 46.63 862nd 1467 41.2%
2022 39.53 988th 1488 33.6%
2023 39.76 968th 1483 34.7%
2024 38.50 989th 1466 32.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Highland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.46 856th 1021 16.2%
2019 13.26 903rd 956 5.5%
2021 26.97 591st 765 22.7%
2022 19.72 735th 824 10.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Highland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.00 333rd 759 56.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Highland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.61 1008th 1536 34.4%
2019 41.17 1030th 1535 32.9%
2021 50.53 821st 1499 45.2%
2022 47.45 906th 1518 40.3%
2023 44.13 955th 1498 36.2%
2024 39.93 982nd 1485 33.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Highland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 31.48 429th 605 29.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Highland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 33.45 154th 228 32.5%
2022 48.15 100th 216 53.7%
2023 30.68 154th 233 33.9%
2024 31.84 163rd 234 30.3%
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Rank History for White students at Highland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.79 1075th 1309 17.9%
2019 27.12 1060th 1271 16.6%
2021 41.30 821st 1249 34.3%
2022 35.16 905th 1242 27.1%
2023 32.23 928th 1215 23.6%
2024 30.58 939th 1190 21.1%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio 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.

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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
1988 609 13 2 3 1 n/a n/a 0 628
1989 665 17 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 686
1990 662 13 4 3 0 n/a n/a 0 682
1991 693 12 2 2 1 n/a n/a 0 710
1992 596 9 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 609
1993 582 9 8 0 0 n/a n/a 0 599
1994 553 10 8 0 0 n/a n/a 0 571
1995 540 9 4 4 0 n/a n/a 0 557
1996 540 9 4 4 0 n/a n/a 0 557
1997 515 7 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 527
1998 537 12 0 5 1 n/a n/a 0 555
1999 563 15 3 7 1 n/a n/a 0 589
2000 537 20 8 6 3 n/a n/a 0 574
2001 585 21 6 4 2 n/a n/a 0 618
2002 599 23 4 13 0 n/a n/a 23 662
2003 599 23 4 13 0 n/a n/a 23 662
2004 585 11 5 4 0 n/a n/a 31 636
2005 580 14 8 5 0 n/a n/a 30 637
2006 558 10 8 8 0 n/a n/a 29 613
2007 588 12 10 14 0 n/a n/a 36 660
2008 615 18 8 11 0 n/a n/a 51 703
2009 630 17 4 15 0 n/a n/a 48 714
2010 637 23 5 8 0 n/a n/a 59 732
2011 603 22 5 16 0 1 57 0 704
2012 591 35 2 24 0 1 61 0 714
2013 579 38 2 38 0 2 58 0 717
2014 598 42 0 35 0 3 53 0 731
2015 570 35 1 44 0 3 45 0 698
2016 544 35 0 39 1 2 44 0 665
2017 511 45 1 31 0 1 49 0 638
2018 504 55 0 53 0 1 50 0 663
2019 497 60 2 80 0 1 44 0 684
2020 514 54 4 82 0 1 64 0 719
2021 473 43 7 86 0 1 61 0 671
2022 464 44 4 103 1 6 66 0 688
2023 453 52 4 119 1 10 76 0 715
2024 410 55 9 128 1 9 76 0 688

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
1988 628 27.0 23.2 0
1989 686 29.0 23.6 n/a
1990 682 28.0 24.3 n/a
1991 710 28.0 25.3 n/a
1992 609 28.0 21.7 20.2
1993 599 28.0 21.4 19.9
1994 571 27.0 21.1 17
1995 557 25.0 22.3 18.9
1996 557 25.0 22.3 18.9
1997 527 24.0 22.0 17.8
1998 555 26.0 21.3 21.8
1999 589 33.0 17.8 26.5
2000 574 31.0 18.5 32.2
2001 618 34.0 18.2 33.3
2002 662 31.0 21.4 41.2
2003 662 31.0 21.4 41.2
2004 636 32.0 19.9 40.3
2005 637 32.0 19.9 41.5
2006 613 30.9 19.8 43.5
2007 660 27.9 23.7 43.8
2008 703 27.9 25.2 n/a
2009 714 28.0 25.5 50.3
2010 732 29.9 24.4 57.8
2011 704 31.0 22.7 65.3
2012 714 30.4 23.4 66
2013 717 32.0 22.4 67.5
2014 731 37.0 19.7 69.5
2015 698 n/a n/a 69.6
2016 665 32.0 20.7 68.6
2017 638 29.8 21.4 67.7
2018 663 30.0 22.1 64.7
2019 684 32.7 20.8 68
2020 719 34.0 21.1 67.2
2021 671 32.0 20.9 n/a
2022 688 42.0 16.3 n/a
2023 715 47.0 15.2 n/a
2024 688 40.0 17.2 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 Highland Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 628 27.0 23.2 0
1989 686 29.0 23.6 n/a
1990 682 28.0 24.3 n/a
1991 710 28.0 25.3 n/a
1992 609 28.0 21.7 20.2
1993 599 28.0 21.4 19.9
1994 571 27.0 21.1 17
1995 557 25.0 22.3 18.9
1996 557 25.0 22.3 18.9
1997 527 24.0 22.0 17.8
1998 555 26.0 21.3 21.8
1999 589 33.0 17.8 26.5
2000 574 31.0 18.5 32.2
2001 618 34.0 18.2 33.3
2002 662 31.0 21.4 41.2
2003 662 31.0 21.4 41.2
2004 636 32.0 19.9 40.3
2005 637 32.0 19.9 41.5
2006 613 30.9 19.8 43.5
2007 660 27.9 23.7 43.8
2008 703 27.9 25.2 n/a
2009 714 28.0 25.5 50.3
2010 732 29.9 24.4 57.8
2011 704 31.0 22.7 65.3
2012 714 30.4 23.4 66
2013 717 32.0 22.4 67.5
2014 731 37.0 19.7 69.5
2015 698 n/a n/a 69.6
2016 665 32.0 20.7 68.6
2017 638 29.8 21.4 67.7
2018 663 30.0 22.1 64.7
2019 684 32.7 20.8 68
2020 719 34.0 21.1 67.2
2021 671 32.0 20.9 n/a
2022 688 42.0 16.3 n/a
2023 715 47.0 15.2 n/a
2024 688 40.0 17.2 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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Highland Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $9,764
2022 $8,836
2023 $9,144
2024 $9,022

Data source: Ohio 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 1167th of 1676 Elementary schoolsRanks 992nd of 1596 Elementary schools
 7.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Highland Elementary School)57.951.5
 6.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Hamilton City)56.258
 1.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ohio)67.162.2
 4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Highland Elementary School)61.852.2
 9.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Hamilton City)59.148.7
 10.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)66.762.3
 4.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Highland Elementary School)8159.1
 21.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Hamilton City)6863.9
 4.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)74.366.8
 7.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Highland Elementary School)5950.5
 8.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Hamilton City)48.647.6
 1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)63.358.9
 4.4%
5th Grade Science (Highland Elementary School)45.363.3
 18%
   5th Grade Science (Hamilton City)40.448.3
 7.9%
   5th Grade Science (Ohio)6563.9
 1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Highland Elementary School)4053.3
 13.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Hamilton City)52.251.5
 0.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)62.556.6
 5.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Highland Elementary School)52.660
 7.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Hamilton City)6458.7
 5.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)69.867.4
 2.4%
6th Grade Mathematics (Highland Elementary School)35.934.1
 1.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Hamilton City)41.442.6
 1.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)60.150
 10.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Highland Elementary School)40.846.2
 5.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Hamilton City)47.849
 1.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)56.155
 1.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students684715
 4.5%
African American6052
 13.3%
American Indian01
Asian24
 100%
Hispanic80119
 48.8%
Pacific Islander110
 900%
White497453
 8.9%
Two or More Races4476
 72.7%

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

Middle : Wilson Middle School
High : Hamilton High School

Students at Highland Elementary School are 60% White, 19% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 8% African American, 1% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

In the 2023-24 school year, 688 students attended Highland Elementary School.

Highland Elementary School ranks 1029th of 1577 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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