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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Highland Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
836
Elementary
DISTRICT 564 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIGHLAND LOCAL·NCES 390488004232
Highland Elementary School
1250 Township Road 16, Marengo, OH 43334 · (419) 768-3040 · Morrow County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL836 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
272 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 43%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 102 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 126 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 124 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 126 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 130 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 124 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (124).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 54% · 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
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
72.5%
OH avg 59.8% . +0.2pp since 2021
Math
68.7%
OH avg 56.1% . +0.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.5% | 68.7% |
| 2023-24 | 72.8% | 71.3% |
| 2022-23 | 71.6% | 71.5% |
| 2021-22 | 72.3% | 67.8% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
70.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 (70.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Elementary School this school | 836 | 32.5% | 70.1% |
| Clinton-Massie Elementary School Clarksville | 747 | 32.4% | 73.2% |
| Otsego Elementary School Tontogany | 788 | 32.2% | 69.0% |
| Valley View Elementary School Germantown | 814 | 28.0% | 67.0% |
| Green Primary School Uniontown | 843 | 29.5% | 78.4% |
| Keystone Elementary School Lagrange | 655 | 35.1% | 66.5% |
Matched among Ohio 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 Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #459 of 673 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #687 of 1,569 ▼ 100 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #520 of 1,569 ▲ 74 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #1,006 of 1,514 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 836 | #70 of 1,808 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #759 of 1,582 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.1% | #1,345 of 1,590 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.5% | #483 of 767 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.6% | #945 of 992 |
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
836
+102 (+14%) vs 2020
+439% since 1990-91, when it was 155
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 836 | 48 | 17.4:1 | 33% (272) |
| 2023-24 | 828 | 49 | 16.9:1 | 36% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 790 | 46 | 17.2:1 | 24% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 734 | 45 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 850 | 45 | 18.9:1 | 38% (323) |
| 2015-16 | 861 | 51 | 16.9:1 | 40% (348) |
| 2010-11 | 380 | 22 | 17.3:1 | 36% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 323 | 16 | 20.2:1 | 33% (106) |
| 1990-91 | 155 | 6 | 25.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (850 to 836); teachers up 7% (45 to 48).
About Highland Elementary School
Highland Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school in Marengo, Ohio, one of the schools in Highland Local. It enrolled 836 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Ohio average about 404 students each.
The Highland Local system has 3 schools and 1,693 students.
Most students at Highland Elementary School are White: 93% of enrollment. Other groups make up 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 94% of residents are White. Highland Elementary School has a diversity index of 14%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 48 full-time equivalents, or about 17.4 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Ohio, the average ratio is about 17.9:1. Eligible students account for 33% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in Morrow County is 21 points.
Test results at Highland Elementary School are 6.4 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (70.1% actual, 76.5% predicted).
Morrow County has about 35,404 residents, and median household income is about $75,283, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Morrow County number 12 and enroll about 4,685.
Highland Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Highland Elementary School is 4th among 6 schools close by.
Highland Elementary School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 734 in 2020-21 and 836 in 2024-25, a increase of 102 students. Federal data show the ratio rising from 16.3:1 to 17.4:1.
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Morrow County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,404
Census ACS
Median income
$75,283
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
4,685 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Highland Local
- Highland High SchoolHigh · 468 students
- Highland Middle SchoolMiddle · 389 students
Other schools in Marengo
- Highland High SchoolHigh · 468 students
- Highland Middle SchoolMiddle · 389 students
Other Highland Elementary schools
55 other US public schools in 26 states are named Highland Elementary. Highland Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 56.
- Highland Elementary SchoolHamilton, OH · 695 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolSylvania, OH · 610 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolColumbus, OH · 313 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolStow, OH · 284 students
- HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKE WORTH, FL · 976 students
Nearby schools
- Highland Middle School0.2 mi · 389
- Highland High School0.3 mi · 468
- Centerburg Elementary School6.7 mi · 441
- Centerburg High School7.0 mi · 299
- Centerburg Middle School7.0 mi · 243
- Fredericktown High School9.9 mi · 291
Frequently asked questions
About Highland Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Highland Elementary School?
Highland Elementary School enrolls approximately 836 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Highland Elementary School serve?
Highland Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Highland Elementary School have?
Highland Elementary School employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Highland Elementary School?
Student demographics at Highland Elementary School are roughly 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Highland Elementary School?
Highland Elementary School is overseen by Highland Local in Morrow County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.