Enrollment
242
Elementary
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERVIEW GARDENS·NCES 292667002627
HIGHLAND ELEM.
174 SHEPLEY DR, ST LOUIS, MO 63137 · (314) 868-4561 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL242 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
149 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 54%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 19% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 52% · 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
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
93.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +52.4pp since 2023
Math
70.4%
MO avg 48.7% . +42.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 93 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 52 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 42 points.
MO DVT (Growth) results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 93.0% | 70.4% |
| 2023-24 | 40.6% | 28.0% |
Growth Percentile vs Peers, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
60.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 →
Where HIGHLAND ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #268 of 968 | #36 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #181 of 974 | #26 of 136 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 93.0% | #17 of 974 | #3 of 136 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 242 | #848 of 1,294 | #141 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #722 of 950 | #83 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.5% | #866 of 953 | #143 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.6% | #424 of 1,165 | #56 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.2% | #137 of 684 | #13 of 103 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
242
-22 (-8%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 360
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 242 | 17 | 14.2:1 | 62% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 18 | 14.1:1 | 100% (253) |
| 2022-23 | 274 | 15 | 18.3:1 | 99% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 264 | 17 | 15.5:1 | 99% (261) |
| 2017-18 | 315 | 21.8 | 14.5:1 | 100% (315) |
| 2015-16 | 344 | 22 | 15.6:1 | 100% (344) |
| 2010-11 | 350 | 21 | 16.7:1 | 95% (332) |
| 2000-01 | 490 | 28 | 17.5:1 | 57% (281) |
| 1990-91 | 360 | 18 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HIGHLAND ELEM..
About HIGHLAND ELEM.
HIGHLAND ELEM. is a low-enrollment elementary school that serves part of ST LOUIS, Missouri. It has an enrollment of 242 students in kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 315 students for elementary schools in Missouri.
HIGHLAND ELEM. sits within RIVERVIEW GARDENS, which has 13 schools and 5,116 students.
By race and ethnicity, HIGHLAND ELEM. is 95% Black. Other groups make up 3% White and 2% Hispanic. St. Louis County as a whole is about 24% Black, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 10, compared with 70 nationally.
HIGHLAND ELEM. lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.2 students per teacher. The school's 14.2:1 compares with an average of 12.4:1 for elementary schools in Missouri. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 62% of the student body. The rate at public schools in St. Louis County averages 43%, lower than here.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 50.1% at HIGHLAND ELEM.; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 60.0%.
The county, St. Louis County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $82,936 a year, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. St. Louis County has 275 public schools with about 134,601 students, including HIGHLAND ELEM..
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, GLASGOW ELEM., is about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. HIGHLAND ELEM. is 2nd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES assigns HIGHLAND ELEM. the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, HIGHLAND ELEM. enrolled 264 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 242. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 15.5:1 in 2020-21 to 14.2:1 in 2024-25.
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St. Louis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
995,569
Census ACS
Median income
$82,936
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
275
134,601 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RIVERVIEW GARDENS
- RIVERVIEW GARDENS SR. HIGHHigh · 1,246 students
- R. G. CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 578 students
- Westview Middle SchoolMiddle · 524 students
- GIBSON ELEM.Elementary · 387 students
- MEADOWS ELEM.Elementary · 321 students
- LEMASTERS ELEM.Elementary · 301 students
Other schools in ST LOUIS
- RITENOUR SR. HIGHHigh · 2,041 students
- OAKVILLE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,847 students
- LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGHHigh · 1,395 students
- MEHLVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,388 students
- HAZELWOOD EAST HIGHHigh · 1,310 students
- WEBSTER GROVES HIGHHigh · 1,253 students
Nearby schools
- GLASGOW ELEM.0.5 mi · 264
- RIVERVIEW GARDENS SR. HIGH0.8 mi · 1,246
- SOUTHEAST MIDDLE1.7 mi · 491
- GIBSON ELEM.1.9 mi · 387
- R. G. CENTRAL MIDDLE2.2 mi · 578
- EARLY CHILD. EDUCATION2.3 mi · 248
Frequently asked questions
About HIGHLAND ELEM.How many students attend HIGHLAND ELEM.?
HIGHLAND ELEM. enrolls approximately 242 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does HIGHLAND ELEM. serve?
HIGHLAND ELEM. serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HIGHLAND ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HIGHLAND ELEM. is approximately 14.2:1 (17 FTE teachers).
How diverse is HIGHLAND ELEM.?
HIGHLAND ELEM. reports a student body of 3% White, 2% Hispanic, 95% Black.
Who oversees HIGHLAND ELEM.?
HIGHLAND ELEM. is overseen by RIVERVIEW GARDENS in St. Louis County.
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