Is Highland Elementary a good school?

Highland Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.8% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Highland Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 288 students attended Highland Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Highland Elementary?

Students at Highland Elementary are 80% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Highland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Highland Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Lincoln Middle School High : Charles Francis Adams High School

Highland Elementary

Summary:

Highland Elementary is a public elementary school located in Clarkston, Washington, serving grades K-6 with a student population of 288. The school is part of the Clarkston School District, which is ranked 155 out of 247 districts in Washington and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $17,288, Highland Elementary consistently underperforms the Clarkston School District and the state of Washington in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 32.91% of Highland Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 48.72% for the district and 52.63% for the state. In Math, the proficiency rate at Highland Elementary was 25.32%, significantly lower than the district's 31.17% and the state's 41.68%. This consistent underperformance has resulted in Highland Elementary ranking in the bottom quarter of Washington elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, around 70% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, may be a contributing factor to its academic struggles. In contrast, nearby schools like Heights Elementary and Grantham Elementary, which have a more diverse student population, have significantly higher academic proficiency rates and statewide rankings. This suggests that there may be specific challenges or factors unique to Highland Elementary that are not present in the other schools, despite the district's efforts.

Detail:

Public K-6

1432 Highland St
Clarkston, WA 99403-2964

(509) 758-5531

District: Clarkston School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
913^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,288

Students who attend Highland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln Middle School
High:	Charles Francis Adams High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.7

Number of students: 288

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.9%

Hispanic:

12.2%

Two or more races:

5.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 72.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Highland Elementary ranks worse than 78.2% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks last among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Clarkston School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.15. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Highland Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Clarkston School District. Racial makeup is: White (79.9%), Hispanic (12.2%), two or more races (5.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 72.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Highland Elementary is 15.7, which is the 2^nd best among 4 elementary schools in the Clarkston School District. (See more...)

Compare Highland Elementary employs 18.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Highland Elementary is $17,288, which is the 2^nd highest among 4 elementary schools in the Clarkston School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Highland Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Highland Elementary 913^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Highland Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

White students:

Clarkston School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Clarkston School District 155^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Highland Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Highland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	18.42	890^th	1026	13.3%
2005	19.62	872^nd	1031	15.4%
2006	16.07	948^th	1051	9.8%
2007	20.29	923^rd	1069	13.7%
2008	25.04	878^th	1067	17.7%
2009	36.32	746^th	1072	30.4%
2010	29.36	835^th	1088	23.3%
2011	36.04	759^th	1092	30.5%
2012	32.68	814^th	1097	25.8%
2013	19.05	975^th	1106	11.8%
2015	27.03	822^nd	1067	23.0%
2016	23.85	846^th	1053	19.7%
2017	9.63	993^rd	1056	6.0%
2018	8.19	1015^th	1054	3.7%
2019	11.14	1048^th	1130	7.3%
2021	22.11	852^nd	1107	23.0%
2022	22.79	930^th	1169	20.4%
2023	15.68	1035^th	1169	11.5%
2024	24.15	913^th	1168	21.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Highland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	14.03	794^th	835	4.9%
2019	21.05	859^th	979	12.3%
2021	37.82	532^nd	854	37.7%
2022	34.95	701^st	1019	31.2%
2023	28.84	787^th	1013	22.3%
2024	37.10	676^th	1024	34.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Highland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	8.84	961^st	1004	4.3%
2019	10.59	1004^th	1068	6.0%
2021	19.07	848^th	1008	15.9%
2022	17.53	954^th	1100	13.3%
2023	16.41	955^th	1094	12.7%
2024	23.92	857^th	1093	21.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Highland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	7.64	964^th	999	3.5%
2019	16.63	934^th	1075	13.1%
2021	38.67	595^th	1025	42.0%
2022	28.18	817^th	1113	26.6%
2023	18.65	942^nd	1099	14.3%
2024	28.61	795^th	1099	27.7%

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Rank History for White students at Highland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	3.35	827^th	833	0.7%
2019	5.94	1006^th	1027	2.0%
2021	13.25	867^th	943	8.1%
2022	11.26	981^st	1031	4.8%
2023	7.18	983^rd	1011	2.8%
2024	11.77	953^rd	1009	5.6%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, 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: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Highland Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	481	0	2	9	5	n/a	n/a	0	497
1989	463	2	2	7	11	n/a	n/a	0	485
1990	473	5	4	3	8	n/a	n/a	0	493
1991	428	1	3	3	13	n/a	n/a	0	448
1992	359	1	7	4	11	n/a	n/a	0	382
1993	337	1	3	7	8	n/a	n/a	0	356
1994	360	3	3	6	11	n/a	n/a	0	383
1995	356	1	3	7	11	n/a	n/a	0	378
1996	356	1	3	7	11	n/a	n/a	0	378
1997	370	5	3	12	11	n/a	n/a	0	401
1998	363	4	3	17	13	n/a	n/a	0	400
1999	317	4	1	11	16	n/a	n/a	0	349
2000	282	7	0	13	11	n/a	n/a	0	313
2001	266	4	0	12	13	n/a	n/a	0	295
2002	316	1	1	13	8	n/a	n/a	0	339
2003	316	1	1	13	8	n/a	n/a	0	339
2004	314	2	1	11	15	n/a	n/a	0	343
2005	176	1	1	7	7	n/a	n/a	122	314
2006	201	4	1	5	5	n/a	n/a	85	301
2007	240	1	2	9	4	n/a	n/a	63	319
2008	294	4	2	13	9	n/a	n/a	6	328
2009	278	6	6	17	7	n/a	n/a	9	323
2010	291	4	2	18	8	n/a	n/a	18	341
2011	307	3	1	27	10	0	17	0	365
2012	298	1	1	31	6	2	26	0	365
2013	283	1	3	28	6	0	30	0	351
2014	279	1	1	26	6	0	22	0	335
2015	270	3	4	40	4	0	23	0	344
2016	267	3	5	39	3	0	19	0	336
2017	249	2	4	45	4	0	20	0	324
2018	229	4	7	43	6	0	20	0	309
2019	224	2	6	34	4	0	17	0	287
2020	217	1	2	40	3	0	13	0	276
2021	219	2	2	28	6	1	25	0	283
2022	197	2	2	31	2	0	15	0	249
2023	230	1	2	35	5	0	15	0	288

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

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	497	22.0	22.5	0
1989	485	22.0	22.0	n/a
1990	493	22.0	22.4	0
1991	448	23.0	19.4	n/a
1992	382	19.8	19.2	n/a
1993	356	19.0	18.7	n/a
1994	383	18.0	21.3	n/a
1995	378	17.4	21.7	n/a
1996	378	17.4	21.7	n/a
1997	401	18.0	22.3	n/a
1998	400	18.0	22.2	n/a
1999	349	18.0	19.4	n/a
2000	313	17.0	18.4	n/a
2001	295	17.0	17.4	n/a
2002	339	20.2	16.8	62.5
2003	339	20.2	16.8	62.5
2004	343	18.0	19.1	67.1
2005	314	18.2	17.3	104.2
2006	301	17.7	17.0	98.6
2007	319	17.0	18.8	92.2
2008	328	15.7	20.9	77.3
2009	323	15.7	20.6	74.2
2010	341	17.5	19.4	85.1
2011	365	18.6	19.6	76.2
2012	365	18.2	20.0	75.3
2013	351	17.7	19.7	79.5
2014	335	n/a	n/a	78.8
2015	344	23.0	14.9	79.9
2016	336	20.0	16.8	78.6
2017	324	18.9	17.0	79.3
2018	309	20.9	14.7	80.3
2019	287	20.0	14.3	78.4
2020	276	19.0	14.5	76.1
2021	283	17.2	16.4	69.3
2022	249	18.2	13.6	67.5
2023	288	18.2	15.7	72.6

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

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	497	22.0	22.5	0
1989	485	22.0	22.0	n/a
1990	493	22.0	22.4	0
1991	448	23.0	19.4	n/a
1992	382	19.8	19.2	n/a
1993	356	19.0	18.7	n/a
1994	383	18.0	21.3	n/a
1995	378	17.4	21.7	n/a
1996	378	17.4	21.7	n/a
1997	401	18.0	22.3	n/a
1998	400	18.0	22.2	n/a
1999	349	18.0	19.4	n/a
2000	313	17.0	18.4	n/a
2001	295	17.0	17.4	n/a
2002	339	20.2	16.8	62.5
2003	339	20.2	16.8	62.5
2004	343	18.0	19.1	67.1
2005	314	18.2	17.3	104.2
2006	301	17.7	17.0	98.6
2007	319	17.0	18.8	92.2
2008	328	15.7	20.9	77.3
2009	323	15.7	20.6	74.2
2010	341	17.5	19.4	85.1
2011	365	18.6	19.6	76.2
2012	365	18.2	20.0	75.3
2013	351	17.7	19.7	79.5
2014	335	n/a	n/a	78.8
2015	344	23.0	14.9	79.9
2016	336	20.0	16.8	78.6
2017	324	18.9	17.0	79.3
2018	309	20.9	14.7	80.3
2019	287	20.0	14.3	78.4
2020	276	19.0	14.5	76.1
2021	283	17.2	16.4	69.3
2022	249	18.2	13.6	67.5
2023	288	18.2	15.7	72.6

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.

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