Enrollment
344
Elementary
DISTRICT 295 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVANS-BRANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAKE SHORE)·NCES 361656001465
HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
6745 ERIE RD, DERBY, NY 14047 · (716) 926-2461 · Erie County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL344 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of New York public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
125 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 58%
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 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 12% |
| Ungraded | 10 | 3% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 72% · 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 EVANS-BRANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAKE SHORE). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
65.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +20.0pp since 2023
Math
64.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 58.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for New York 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 York'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 (56.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 344 | 36.3% | 56.5% |
| GEYSER ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SARATOGA SPRINGS | 337 | 37.1% | 56.9% |
| WESTMORELAND ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHITESBORO | 335 | 37.9% | 41.2% |
| AVON PRIMARY SCHOOL AVON | 316 | 37.7% | 55.2% |
| COMO PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LANCASTER | 352 | 36.1% | 57.8% |
| WEEDSPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEEDSPORT | 324 | 36.4% | 50.0% |
Matched among New York 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 York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #907 of 2,335 | #35 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #936 of 2,342 ▲ 71 | #33 of 115 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #729 of 2,343 ▲ 348 | #23 of 115 ▲ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 344 | #1,706 of 2,585 | #95 of 123 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #578 of 2,338 | #37 of 119 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.4% | #1,749 of 2,388 | #72 of 119 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.3% | #1,800 of 2,534 | #72 of 122 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #1,631 of 1,757 | #58 of 68 |
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
344
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 466
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 344 | 33.1 | 10.4:1 | 36% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 364 | 33.9 | 10.7:1 | 41% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 356 | 34.8 | 10.2:1 | 42% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 337 | 27 | 12.5:1 | 37% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 353 | 27 | 13.1:1 | 41% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 353 | 26 | 13.6:1 | 35% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 358 | 27 | 13.3:1 | 30% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 467 | 33 | 14.2:1 | 19% (89) |
| 1990-91 | 466 | 31 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
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 low-enrollment elementary school for students in DERBY, New York. The school enrolls 344 students in kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in New York, the average enrollment is about 443.
EVANS-BRANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAKE SHORE) has 2,010 students spread across 5 schools.
About 80% of the student body at HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White. Other students are 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Native American. A diversity index of 35% means there is a 35% chance two randomly chosen students at HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
On staff are 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.4:1. The average for elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 36% of students at HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Erie County average 51%.
Among New York public elementary schools, HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 56%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 56.5% is 5.1 points below the 61.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Looking at the county, Erie County, median household income comes to about $72,839, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 226 public schools and about 122,519 students.
PINEHURST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 2.1 miles from HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 3. The nearest schools with test data average 58.0%, higher than HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's 56.5%.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 337 in 2020-21 and 344 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 10.4:1, from 12.5:1.
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Erie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
950,622
Census ACS
Median income
$72,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
226
122,519 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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- LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 665 students
- WILLIAM G HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 459 students
- JOHN T WAUGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 295 students
- A J SCHMIDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 247 students
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Nearby schools
- PINEHURST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 573
- FRONTIER MIDDLE SCHOOL4.5 mi · 1,067
- LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL5.0 mi · 665
- CLOVERBANK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.0 mi · 509
- ERIE 2-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS BOCES5.1 mi · 675
- EDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.1 mi · 282
Frequently asked questions
About HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 344 students in grades KG-05.
Is HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 10.4:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 80% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by EVANS-BRANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAKE SHORE).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.