Highland Elem School

Located at 3935 Highland Ave, in Downers Grove, Illinois, Highland Elem School is a mid-tier elementary-level community that caters to 352 students (grades pre-K through 6), run under Downers Grove GSD 58.

Highland Elem School is one of 13 schools operated by Downers Grove GSD 58, a district that works with 4,811 students overall.

Demographically, Highland Elem School records that 78% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 10% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, DuPage County as a whole is about 65% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Highland Elem School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.1:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, DuPage County reports that the typical household earns roughly $112,096 per year, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, DuPage County runs 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students), of which Highland Elem School is one.

Belle Aire Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Highland Elem School.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Highland Elem School has shrank 9%, going from 386 students in 2018 to 352 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.