Highland Elementary School

Located at 40 S Highland Ave, in Columbus, Ohio, Highland Elementary School is a modestly sized primary school that hosts 313 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Columbus City Schools District. Enrollment runs roughly 23% leaner than the state mean of about 404.

Columbus City Schools District comprises 115 schools with combined enrollment of 46,249 students; Highland Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Highland Elementary School records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 31% Black, 19% White, 12% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 8% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average.

In the area at large, Franklin County reports that the typical household earns roughly $75,176 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Franklin County's 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), Highland Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Educational Academy for Boys & Girls, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Highland Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 5% since 2018, when it stood at 331 (now 313). Hispanic enrollment moved from 26% to 38% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.