HIGHLAND ELEM.

Set in LEWISTOWN, Missouri, HIGHLAND ELEM. is a large elementary school, overseen by LEWIS CO. C-1. It enrolls 520 students across grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 65% larger than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

Within LEWIS CO. C-1, which oversees 2 schools and 908 students, HIGHLAND ELEM. is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, HIGHLAND ELEM. shows that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder breaks down as 3% Black, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HIGHLAND ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.6%.

Across the wider county, Lewis County reports that median household income runs about $59,934, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lewis County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,416 students), HIGHLAND ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HIGHLAND JR.-SR. HIGH, roughly 0.5 miles away. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HIGHLAND ELEM. ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 49.0%.

HIGHLAND ELEM. operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 5%: 494 students in 2018 compared to 520 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.