Highlawn Elementary School

Summary:

Highlawn Elementary School is a public elementary school in Huntington, West Virginia, serving 325 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Cabell County Schools district, which is ranked 11th out of 55 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Highlawn Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of West Virginia elementary schools, with significantly lower academic performance compared to the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics ranged from 23.7% to 32.6%, compared to 47.3% to 57.1% for Cabell County and 39.1% to 53.2% for West Virginia. The school's performance on English Language Arts and Science assessments is also below the district and state averages. Highlawn's performance varies across different student subgroups, with lower rankings for Asian, African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, but more promising results for multi-racial and special education students.

Highlawn Elementary School's academic performance is significantly lower than that of nearby schools in the Cabell County district, such as Village of Barboursville Elementary, Hite Saunders Elementary, and Meadows Elementary, which consistently rank in the top 100 West Virginia elementary schools. These nearby schools have higher percentages of White and Asian students, lower percentages of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, and significantly better academic outcomes on state assessments.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 2613 Collis Ave
       Huntington, WV  25702-1316


(304) 528-5130

District: Cabell County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
320th of 368 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,883 Help


Students who attend Highlawn Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Huntington East Middle School
High:    Huntington High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.7 Help
Number of students:  325

Racial breakdown:

White:
64.9%
Two or more races:
18.5%
African American:
10.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  66% Help


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Compare Details Highlawn Elementary School ranks worse than 87% of elementary schools in West Virginia. It also ranks 17th among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Cabell County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.72. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (64.9%), two or more races (18.5%), African American (10.2%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Highlawn Elementary School is 14.7. 15 elementary schools in the Cabell County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Highlawn Elementary School is $13,883, which is the 3rd highest among 18 elementary schools in the Cabell County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Highlawn Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Highlawn Elementary School 320th of 368 West Virginia public elementary schools. (See Highlawn Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Cabell County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Cabell County Schools 11th of 55 West Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Highlawn Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Highlawn Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 27.93 351st 420 16.4%
2010 35.23 304th 427 28.8%
2011 30.43 338th 426 20.7%
2012 25.37 378th 426 11.3%
2013 29.88 351st 428 18.0%
2014 49.47 199th 422 52.8%
2015 54.11 173rd 408 57.6%
2016 41.95 252nd 402 37.3%
2017 40.73 254th 399 36.3%
2018 31.26 295th 392 24.7%
2019 49.72 182nd 383 52.5%
2021 22.67 333rd 380 12.4%
2022 34.29 262nd 375 30.1%
2023 44.51 205th 368 44.3%
2024 21.72 320th 368 13.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Highlawn Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 54.94 80th 218 63.3%
2018 49.55 9th 27 66.7%
2022 45.74 6th 15 60.0%
2024 30.50 15th 17 11.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Highlawn Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 29.33 78th 98 20.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Highlawn Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 79.95 21st 377 94.4%
2018 61.79 62nd 258 76.0%
2019 53.41 65th 185 64.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Highlawn Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 46.08 208th 382 45.5%
2018 39.90 245th 368 33.4%
2021 36.38 237th 335 29.3%
2022 38.46 230th 347 33.7%
2023 53.14 140th 333 58.0%
2024 28.47 277th 336 17.6%
See the entire list of Best West Virginia Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Highlawn Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 47.98 210th 381 44.9%
2018 38.69 243rd 366 33.6%
2019 49.92 164th 339 51.6%
2021 20.26 297th 322 7.8%
2022 22.13 291st 325 10.5%
2023 43.63 180th 317 43.2%
2024 16.56 294th 316 7.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Highlawn Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 37.28 260th 382 31.9%
2018 30.96 285th 364 21.7%
2019 39.40 217th 338 35.8%
2021 28.56 264th 333 20.7%
2022 43.34 177th 330 46.4%
2023 45.90 167th 322 48.1%
2024 33.37 244th 325 24.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Highlawn Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 6.77 67th 75 10.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Highlawn Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 41.00 109th 187 41.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Highlawn Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 41.86 90th 156 42.3%
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Rank History for White students at Highlawn Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 45.28 219th 382 42.7%
2018 35.56 260th 374 30.5%
2019 45.96 198th 373 46.9%
2021 32.99 266th 376 29.3%
2022 34.26 259th 373 30.6%
2023 47.50 187th 366 48.9%
2024 19.68 328th 367 10.6%
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Data source: test scores: West Virginia 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.

Highlawn Elementary School Test Scores
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Data source: West Virginia Department of Education

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 3.7)
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Reviews:
by a parent
Thursday, February 12, 2015

Open Quote This school only allows certain parents to attend school parties and functions.My daughter is going to be in the spelling bee and they told me parents are not allowed to attend.This is very upsetting to me.This school does not have any interaction with parents.They do not care about the children.This school is TERRIBLE Close Quote


by a parent
Monday, March 18, 2013

Open Quote Very caring teachers,with high morals, excellent principal who works hard to keep school running smoothly and keep the sttudents safe. Close Quote


by a citizen
Thursday, August 25, 2011

Open Quote The school has a very caring staff and works with all students including a variety of students with special needs. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Highlawn 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 183 183
1990 284 4 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 290
1991 293 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 298
1992 293 3 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 298
1993 300 7 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 310
1994 314 10 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 324
1995 269 5 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 278
1996 269 5 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 278
1997 296 6 3 0 1 n/a n/a 0 306
1998 313 15 3 0 1 n/a n/a 0 332
1999 292 10 1 2 1 n/a n/a 0 306
2000 259 16 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 277
2001 261 14 2 5 0 n/a n/a 0 282
2002 265 15 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 283
2003 265 15 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 283
2004 245 17 2 2 1 n/a n/a 0 267
2005 231 18 2 3 1 n/a n/a 0 255
2006 238 25 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 268
2007 251 28 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 282
2008 235 36 2 5 2 n/a n/a 0 280
2009 272 33 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 308
2010 243 29 0 4 0 0 9 0 285
2011 262 17 5 3 0 0 15 0 302
2012 269 20 2 4 1 0 29 0 325
2013 274 25 5 5 2 0 31 0 342
2014 260 31 4 3 2 1 29 0 330
2015 245 17 1 9 1 0 34 0 307
2016 245 16 3 9 0 0 33 0 306
2017 223 20 6 9 0 0 42 0 300
2018 225 25 7 8 0 0 30 0 295
2019 211 22 3 6 0 0 38 0 280
2020 208 27 2 6 0 0 55 0 298
2021 176 25 2 8 0 0 48 0 259
2022 196 31 1 16 0 0 51 0 295
2023 211 33 7 14 0 0 60 0 325

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 Highlawn Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 183 14.2 12.8 n/a
1990 290 20.4 14.2 44.5
1991 298 21.5 13.8 41.3
1992 298 20.7 14.3 38.3
1993 310 19.5 15.9 46.8
1994 324 22.4 14.5 48.1
1995 278 22.1 12.6 52.9
1996 278 22.1 12.6 52.9
1997 306 24.8 12.3 62.7
1998 332 26.1 12.7 54.5
1999 306 23.4 13.1 71.6
2000 277 26.8 10.3 72.9
2001 282 29.4 9.6 68.8
2002 283 21.5 13.2 59.4
2003 283 21.5 13.2 59.4
2004 267 21.1 12.7 59.6
2005 255 24.5 10.4 77.3
2006 268 25.0 10.7 71.3
2007 282 26.1 10.8 74.1
2008 280 21.1 13.3 74.6
2009 308 19.6 15.7 67.9
2010 285 19.4 14.6 66.7
2011 302 17.6 17.1 63.6
2012 325 22.0 14.7 72.9
2013 342 22.0 15.5 66.7
2014 330 22.3 14.7 n/a
2015 307 18.0 17.0 54.4
2016 306 18.0 17.0 60.1
2017 300 18.0 16.6 54.3
2018 295 18.0 16.3 72.9
2019 280 19.0 14.7 64.6
2020 298 20.0 14.9 60.7
2021 259 23.0 11.2 66
2022 295 22.0 13.4 n/a
2023 325 22.0 14.7 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 Highlawn Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 183 14.2 12.8 n/a
1990 290 20.4 14.2 44.5
1991 298 21.5 13.8 41.3
1992 298 20.7 14.3 38.3
1993 310 19.5 15.9 46.8
1994 324 22.4 14.5 48.1
1995 278 22.1 12.6 52.9
1996 278 22.1 12.6 52.9
1997 306 24.8 12.3 62.7
1998 332 26.1 12.7 54.5
1999 306 23.4 13.1 71.6
2000 277 26.8 10.3 72.9
2001 282 29.4 9.6 68.8
2002 283 21.5 13.2 59.4
2003 283 21.5 13.2 59.4
2004 267 21.1 12.7 59.6
2005 255 24.5 10.4 77.3
2006 268 25.0 10.7 71.3
2007 282 26.1 10.8 74.1
2008 280 21.1 13.3 74.6
2009 308 19.6 15.7 67.9
2010 285 19.4 14.6 66.7
2011 302 17.6 17.1 63.6
2012 325 22.0 14.7 72.9
2013 342 22.0 15.5 66.7
2014 330 22.3 14.7 n/a
2015 307 18.0 17.0 54.4
2016 306 18.0 17.0 60.1
2017 300 18.0 16.6 54.3
2018 295 18.0 16.3 72.9
2019 280 19.0 14.7 64.6
2020 298 20.0 14.9 60.7
2021 259 23.0 11.2 66
2022 295 22.0 13.4 n/a
2023 325 22.0 14.7 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 Highlawn Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,491 (17.9%) $11,392 (82.1%) $13,883

Data source: West Virginia Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Highlawn Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 182nd of 383 Elementary schoolsRanks 205th of 368 Elementary schools
 8.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Highlawn Elementary School)47.848.4
 0.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Cabell County Schools)52.658.1
 5.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)50.951.6
 0.7%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Highlawn Elementary School)60.937
 23.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Cabell County Schools)48.245.6
 2.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)4439.9
 4.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Highlawn Elementary School)56.120.6
 35.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Cabell County Schools)50.650.8
 0.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)47.345.7
 1.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Highlawn Elementary School)51.229.4
 21.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Cabell County Schools)51.649.6
 2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)48.844.2
 4.5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Highlawn Elementary School)43.836.1
 7.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Cabell County Schools)4746.8
 0.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)4038.1
 1.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Highlawn Elementary School)34.452.8
 18.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Cabell County Schools)51.451.7
 0.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)47.244.3
 2.9%
5th Grade Science (Highlawn Elementary School)2544.4
 19.4%
   5th Grade Science (Cabell County Schools)38.337.3
 1%
   5th Grade Science (West Virginia)35.430.8
 4.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students280325
 16.1%
African American2233
 50%
American Indian00
Asian37
 133.3%
Hispanic614
 133.3%
Pacific Islander00
White211211
Two or More Races3860
 57.9%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 325 students attended Highlawn Elementary School.

Highlawn Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.0% of West Virginia elementary schools.

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

Middle : Huntington East Middle School
High : Huntington High School

Students at Highlawn Elementary School are 65% White, 18% Two or more races, 10% African American, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian.


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

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