Enrollment
242
Elementary
DISTRICT 170 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIGHLAND COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191401000842
Highland Elementary School
220 Schnoebelen Street, Riverside, IA 52327 · (319) 648-2821 · Washington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL242 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
61 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 18% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 48% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Highland Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
63.0%
IA avg 73.6% . +12.2pp since 2023
Math
68.5%
IA avg 70.9% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 68.5% |
| 2023-24 | 50.8% | 63.5% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 79% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Highland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #473 of 564 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #405 of 564 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #427 of 564 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 242 | #493 of 705 | #6 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #92 of 561 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.7% | #494 of 561 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.3% | #102 of 359 | N/A |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
242
-58 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 14.7:1
% White
92%
was 92%
% Hispanic
6%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 242 | 20.6 | 11.7:1 | 25% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 278 | 21.6 | 12.9:1 | 22% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 283 | 20.7 | 13.7:1 | 23% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 300 | 20.5 | 14.7:1 | 16% (48) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Elementary School.
About Highland Elementary School
Highland Elementary School is a public elementary school in Riverside, Iowa. Federal data show 242 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 325 students for elementary schools in Iowa.
Highland Comm School District, which runs Highland Elementary School, has 3 schools and 510 students.
At Highland Elementary School, 92% of students are White. Smaller groups are 6% Hispanic. Census estimates put Washington County at about 90% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Highland Elementary School scores 15%.
Highland Elementary School has 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.7:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Iowa is 13.7:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 25% at Highland Elementary School.
Highland Elementary School is 22.4 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Iowa.
Census data for Washington County show median household income comes to about $75,647, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 13 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,820, Highland Elementary School among them.
Among nearby public schools, Hills Elementary School is closest at about 4.9 miles. Other public schools within ten miles number at least 8. Highland Elementary School comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 242, down from 300 in 2017-18. Students per teacher dropped from 14.7 in 2017-18 to 11.7 in 2024-25.
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,561
Census ACS
Median income
$75,647
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,820 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Highland Comm School District
- Highland High SchoolHigh · 149 students
- Highland Middle SchoolMiddle · 119 students
Other schools in Riverside
- Highland High SchoolHigh · 149 students
- Highland Middle SchoolMiddle · 119 students
Nearby schools
- Hills Elementary School4.9 mi · 151
- Highland High School5.7 mi · 149
- Highland Middle School5.7 mi · 119
- Mid-Prairie Middle School6.7 mi · 415
- Mid-Prairie East Elementary School6.8 mi · 255
- Lone Tree Elementary School7.5 mi · 196
Frequently asked questions
About Highland Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Highland Elementary School?
Highland Elementary School enrolls approximately 242 students in grades PK-05.
Is Highland Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Highland Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Highland Elementary School have?
Highland Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Highland Elementary School?
Student demographics at Highland Elementary School are roughly 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Highland Elementary School public or private?
Highland Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Highland Comm School District.
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