Enrollment
306
Elementary
DISTRICT 270 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDLAND PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341014000612
Highland Elementary School
31 HIGHLAND AVE, MIDLAND PARK, NJ 07432 · (201) 445-3880 · Bergen County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL306 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.3:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
24 students
DISTRICT 8% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 84 | 27% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 24% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 80 | 26% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 71% · 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
Highland Elementary School→Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Midland Park School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
79.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
62.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 62.6% |
| 2023-24 | 77.6% | 58.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. 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
65.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for New Jersey 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 New Jersey'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 (65.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Elementary School this school | 306 | 7.8% | 65.7% |
| Ann Blanche Smith HILLSDALE | 315 | 11.1% | 67.8% |
| Bragg Elementary School Chester | 297 | 4.7% | 64.7% |
| Stony Brook Elementary School ROCKAWAY | 365 | 7.1% | 64.1% |
| Mary A. Hubbard Elementary School RAMSEY | 331 | 5.4% | 65.5% |
| Millstone Township Elementary School CLARKSBURG | 329 | 10.3% | 60.9% |
Matched among New Jersey 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 New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #220 of 1,290 | #55 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #366 of 1,319 ▲ 48 | #87 of 149 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #103 of 1,319 ▲ 18 | #32 of 149 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 306 | #1,081 of 1,562 | #110 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #259 of 1,390 | #22 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.8% | #899 of 1,392 | #121 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.8% | #1,295 of 1,481 | #108 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.9% | #92 of 545 | #6 of 64 |
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
306
+52 (+20%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 507
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 7.7:1
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 | 306 | 31.8 | 9.6:1 | 8% (24) |
| 2023-24 | 283 | 34 | 8.3:1 | 7% (20) |
| 2022-23 | 281 | 34.3 | 8.2:1 | 7% (20) |
| 2020-21 | 254 | 33 | 7.7:1 | 4% (9) |
| 2017-18 | 251 | 32.6 | 7.7:1 | 5% (12) |
| 2015-16 | 272 | 33 | 8.2:1 | 4% (12) |
| 2010-11 | 374 | 37 | 10.1:1 | 5% (19) |
| 2000-01 | 621 | 42 | 14.8:1 | 4% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 507 | 29 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (251 to 306); teachers down 2% (32.6 to 31.8).
About Highland Elementary School
The public elementary school Highland Elementary School is located in MIDLAND PARK, New Jersey. Grades offered run from 3 through 6, with 306 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in New Jersey is roughly 405 students; this school is 24% smaller than that.
Midland Park School District oversees Highland Elementary School and 2 other schools, with 906 students in total.
Roughly 70% of students at Highland Elementary School are White. Other reported shares: 19% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Bergen County's residents are about 55% White, 15 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 47%, meaning two students picked at random have a 47% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 31.8 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 9.6:1. That is 1.8 students per teacher below the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Highland Elementary School is 8%. That is lower than the 28% average for public schools in Bergen County.
The allk12 Grade for Highland Elementary School is A-. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 75% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 61.9% at Highland Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 65.7%.
Bergen County census figures show that the median household income is $124,884, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 291 public schools in Bergen County, enrolling about 133,883 students in all.
The school nearest to Highland Elementary School is Godwin Elementary School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Highland Elementary School is 5th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES describes the area around Highland Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is up 20% from 2020-21, when Highland Elementary School had 254 students, to 2024-25, when it had 306. Its ratio of students to teachers was 7.7:1 in 2020-21, and 9.6:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Bergen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
962,316
Census ACS
Median income
$124,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
291
133,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Midland Park School District
- Midland Park Jr./Sr. High SchoolHigh · 367 students
- Godwin Elementary SchoolElementary · 233 students
Other schools in MIDLAND PARK
- Midland Park Jr./Sr. High SchoolHigh · 367 students
- Godwin Elementary SchoolElementary · 233 students
Other Highland Elementary schools
55 other US public schools in 26 states are named Highland Elementary. Highland Elementary School is the 41st largest of the 56.
- HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKE WORTH, FL · 976 students
- Highland ElementarySanford, NC · 854 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolMarengo, OH · 836 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolEvansville, IN · 814 students
- Highland ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 778 students
Nearby schools
- Godwin Elementary School0.1 mi · 233
- Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School0.6 mi · 367
- Ridge Elementary School0.7 mi · 448
- Calvin Coolidge Elementary School1.0 mi · 316
- Willard Elementary School1.0 mi · 440
- George Washington Middle School1.1 mi · 644
Frequently asked questions
About Highland Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Highland Elementary School?
Highland Elementary School enrolls approximately 306 students in grades 03-06.
What age range does Highland Elementary School serve?
Highland Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Highland Elementary School?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at Highland Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Highland Elementary School?
Student demographics at Highland Elementary School are roughly 70% White, 19% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Highland Elementary School in?
Highland Elementary School is part of Midland Park School District.
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