Highland Elementary School

Set in Skokie, Illinois, Highland Elementary School is a compact elementary campus, overseen by Skokie SD 68. It caters to 316 students across grades K through 5.

Across the 4 schools in Skokie SD 68 (1,809 students total), Highland Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Highland Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is White (30%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 29% Asian, 15% Black, 14% Hispanic, 12% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

On the resource side, On paper, Highland Elementary School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Highland Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 44.1%; this one delivers 59.0%, a residual of +14.9 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Cook County put the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Highland Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Walker Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Highland Elementary School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 49.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 19%: 388 students in 2018 compared to 316 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment climbed from 7% to 15% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 in 2025.

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