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Enrollment
814
Elementary
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVANSVILLE VANDERBURGH SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180345000472
Highland Elementary School
6701 Darmstadt Rd, Evansville, IN 47710 · (812) 867-6401 · Vanderburgh County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL814 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of Indiana public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
303 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 137 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 128 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 130 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 152 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 132 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 135 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (137) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (135).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
38.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
50.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Highland Elementary School
Highland Elementary School's state test result (42.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Elementary School this school | 814 | 37.2% | 42.4% |
| Pendleton Elementary School Pendleton | 893 | 38.2% | 51.3% |
| Eastern Elementary School Greentown | 727 | 39.9% | 46.8% |
| Monrovia Elementary School Monrovia | 741 | 41.7% | 28.2% |
| Edgewood Primary School Bloomington | 652 | 37.3% | N/A |
| Fortville Elementary School Fortville | 789 | 32.1% | 43.0% |
Matched among Indiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Highland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Vanderburgh County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #467 of 983 | #6 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #401 of 986 | #6 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #493 of 986 | #7 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 814 | #26 of 1,079 | #2 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #756 of 991 | #19 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.5% | #575 of 996 | #18 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.2% | #829 of 1,058 | #19 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #277 of 597 | #11 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
814
+29 (+4%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 893
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 814 | 48.5 | 16.8:1 | 37% (303) |
| 2023-24 | 818 | 48 | 17.1:1 | 46% (375) |
| 2022-23 | 839 | 48.5 | 17.3:1 | 49% (413) |
| 2020-21 | 785 | 52 | 15.1:1 | 42% (328) |
| 2017-18 | 942 | 51.2 | 18.4:1 | 46% (437) |
| 2015-16 | 903 | 48 | 18.8:1 | 46% (416) |
| 2010-11 | 946 | 49 | 19.3:1 | 36% (337) |
| 2000-01 | 845 | 47 | 18.0:1 | 28% (236) |
| 1990-91 | 893 | 45 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Elementary School.
About Highland Elementary School
This page covers Highland Elementary School, a high-enrollment elementary school in Evansville, Indiana. It reported 814 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Indiana have about 436 students on average; enrollment here is 87% higher.
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp runs Highland Elementary School along with 37 other schools, enrolling 21,589 students in total.
More than half of the students at Highland Elementary School are White (79%). Other reported shares: 11% multiracial, 5% Black, and 5% Hispanic. That is in line with Vanderburgh County, where about 81% of residents are White. The diversity index for Highland Elementary School is 36%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Indiana is 15.5:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Highland Elementary School, 37% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 48% for public schools in Vanderburgh County.
Highland Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 36% of Indiana public elementary schools.
Schools in Indiana with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 49.2%. Highland Elementary School scores 42.4%.
In the wider Vanderburgh County area, the median household earns about $61,648 a year, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Highland Elementary School shares Vanderburgh County with 43 other public schools.
Central High School is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 20.7% on proficiency, and Highland Elementary School is above that at 42.4%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 4% rise, from 785 to 814. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.1:1 in 2020-21, and 16.8:1 in 2024-25.
People who know Highland Elementary School can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Vanderburgh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
180,117
Census ACS
Median income
$61,648
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
22,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- William Henry Harrison High SchoolHigh · 1,332 students
- Francis Joseph Reitz High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,087 students
- North Junior High SchoolMiddle · 925 students
- McCutchanville Elementary SchoolElementary · 919 students
Other schools in Evansville
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- William Henry Harrison High SchoolHigh · 1,332 students
- Francis Joseph Reitz High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,087 students
- North Junior High SchoolMiddle · 925 students
- McCutchanville Elementary SchoolElementary · 919 students
Other Highland Elementary schools
55 other US public schools in 26 states are named Highland Elementary. Highland Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 56.
- HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKE WORTH, FL · 976 students
- Highland ElementarySanford, NC · 854 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolMarengo, OH · 836 students
- Highland ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 778 students
- HIGHLAND ELEMENTARYLAS CRUCES, NM · 704 students
Nearby schools
- Central High School0.8 mi · 1,087
- Thompkins Middle School1.4 mi · 622
- Stringtown Elementary School1.4 mi · 313
- Evans School2.7 mi · 473
- Cedar Hall Community School2.9 mi · 496
- EVSC Virtual Academy3.1 mi · 151
Frequently asked questions
About Highland Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Highland Elementary School?
Highland Elementary School enrolls approximately 814 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Highland Elementary School serve?
Highland Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Highland Elementary School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Highland Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Highland Elementary School?
Student demographics at Highland Elementary School are roughly 79% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Highland Elementary School in?
Highland Elementary School is part of Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.