Enrollment
268
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLOVIS·NCES 350057000214
HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY
100 EAST PLAINS ST, CLOVIS, NM 88101 · (575) 769-4445 · Curry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL268 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
214 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 90%
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 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 55% · 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
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
33.1%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
23.7%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.
Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. 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
27.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for New Mexico 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 Mexico'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
HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY's state test result (27.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY this school | 268 | 79.9% | 27.1% |
| JAMES BICKLEY ELEMENTARY CLOVIS | 305 | 73.8% | 21.6% |
| ARTS ACADEMY AT BELLA VISTA CLOVIS | 444 | 76.8% | 24.4% |
| SANDIA ELEMENTARY CLOVIS | 338 | 85.8% | 36.8% |
| ALBUQUERQUE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL ALBUQUERQUE | 221 | 71.5% | 46.8% |
| ZIA ELEMENTARY CLOVIS | 398 | 86.9% | 47.3% |
Matched among New Mexico 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Curry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #229 of 329 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #183 of 354 | #8 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #256 of 366 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 268 | #259 of 490 | #11 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #197 of 318 | #4 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.7% | #137 of 334 | #5 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.9% | #344 of 393 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.7% | #285 of 287 | #8 of 8 |
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
268
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 432
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 268 | 19.2 | 14.0:1 | 80% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 269 | 19.5 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 305 | 19.5 | 15.6:1 | 100% (305) |
| 2020-21 | 270 | 17 | 15.9:1 | 100% (270) |
| 2017-18 | 270 | 16 | 16.9:1 | 100% (270) |
| 2015-16 | 323 | 17 | 19.0:1 | 100% (323) |
| 2010-11 | 335 | 18 | 18.6:1 | 99% (332) |
| 2000-01 | 367 | 25 | 14.7:1 | 68% (249) |
| 1990-91 | 432 | 18 | 24.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (270 to 268); teachers up 20% (16 to 19.2).
About HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY
HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in CLOVIS, New Mexico. The school's enrollment of 268 students covers pre-K through 5.
CLOVIS is the local district for HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY. It runs 18 schools with 7,780 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY, at 69%. The remaining shares are 20% White, 7% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Curry County's population at about 46%. HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY's diversity index is 48%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.0:1. That is 1.1 students per teacher above the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico. HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY reports 80% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY scores 27.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 38.3%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Curry County show that the median household income is $57,309, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY is one of 28 public schools in the county.
Nearby, LOS NINOS is about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY ranks 5th of 6 on average proficiency.
NCES assigns HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY the locale Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment went from 270 in 2020-21 to 268 in 2024-25, a change of 2 students. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 15.9:1 to 14.0:1.
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Curry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,638
Census ACS
Median income
$57,309
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
8,777 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLOVIS
- CLOVIS HIGHHigh · 1,506 students
- W D GATTIS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 527 students
- MARSHALL 6TH GRADE ACADEMYMiddle · 511 students
- LA CASITA ELEMENTARYElementary · 484 students
- CLOVIS HS FRESHMAN ACADEMYHigh · 482 students
- YUCCA MIDDLEMiddle · 480 students
Other schools in CLOVIS
- CLOVIS HIGHHigh · 1,506 students
- W D GATTIS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 527 students
- MARSHALL 6TH GRADE ACADEMYMiddle · 511 students
- LA CASITA ELEMENTARYElementary · 484 students
- CLOVIS HS FRESHMAN ACADEMYHigh · 482 students
- YUCCA MIDDLEMiddle · 480 students
Other Highland Elementary schools
55 other US public schools in 26 states are named Highland Elementary. HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY is the 47th largest of the 56.
- HIGHLAND ELEMENTARYLAS CRUCES, NM · 704 students
- HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKE WORTH, FL · 976 students
- Highland ElementarySanford, NC · 854 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolMarengo, OH · 836 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolEvansville, IN · 814 students
Nearby schools
- LOS NINOS0.6 mi · 114
- BARRY ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 357
- CLOVIS HIGH0.8 mi · 1,506
- MARSHALL 6TH GRADE ACADEMY0.8 mi · 511
- JAMES BICKLEY ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 305
- SANDIA ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 338
Frequently asked questions
About HIGHLAND ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY?
HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 268 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY serve?
HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY?
HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 20% White, 69% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY?
HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY is overseen by CLOVIS in Curry County.
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