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Enrollment
465
Elementary
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRESHAM-BARLOW SD 10J·NCES 410600000991
Highland Elementary School
295 NE 24th St, Gresham, OR 97030 · (503) 665-7158 · Multnomah County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL465 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
386 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 76%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 59% · 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
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
19.4%
OR avg 43.0% . +0.4pp since 2023
Math
11.7%
OR avg 31.8% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.4% | 11.7% |
| 2023-24 | 19.0% | 13.6% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of OR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
14.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 30% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 (14.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Elementary School this school | 465 | 83.0% | 14.2% |
| Hammond Elementary School Salem | 460 | 88.3% | 21.1% |
| Lee Elementary School Salem | 336 | 87.8% | 24.0% |
| Hayesville Elementary School Salem | 442 | 88.9% | 14.2% |
| East Gresham Elementary School Gresham | 571 | 82.8% | 25.4% |
| William Walker Elementary School Portland | 523 | 72.8% | 20.2% |
Matched among Oregon 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 Oregon | In Multnomah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.2% | #564 of 591 | #73 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.7% | #621 of 646 ▼ 22 | #104 of 109 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #601 of 646 ▲ 3 | #102 of 109 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 465 | #102 of 710 | #20 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #376 of 587 | #65 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #159 of 587 | #65 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.0% | #239 of 645 | #54 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.9% | #383 of 493 | #74 of 89 |
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
465
+31 (+7%) vs 2020
-17% since 2000-01, when it was 557
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 465 | 26.3 | 17.7:1 | 83% (386) |
| 2023-24 | 420 | 24.6 | 17.1:1 | 70% (296) |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 24.3 | 17.2:1 | 73% (307) |
| 2020-21 | 434 | 24 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 522 | 25.7 | 20.4:1 | 89% (465) |
| 2015-16 | 519 | 25 | 20.8:1 | 89% (463) |
| 2010-11 | 497 | 23 | 21.6:1 | 71% (355) |
| 2000-01 | 557 | 24 | 23.2:1 | 41% (227) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (522 to 465); teachers up 2% (25.7 to 26.3).
About Highland Elementary School
Highland Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Gresham, Oregon, administered by Gresham-Barlow SD 10J. Enrollment is 465 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in Oregon is about 321 students, so this school is 45% larger than average.
Highland Elementary School is part of a district of 20 schools: Gresham-Barlow SD 10J, with 11,345 students.
A majority of students at Highland Elementary School, 58%, are Hispanic. Next come 25% White, 6% multiracial, 5% Black, and 4% Asian. The county population is about 14% Hispanic. Highland Elementary School has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Highland Elementary School is 26.3 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 17.7:1. Among elementary schools in Oregon, the typical ratio is 16.5:1. The school counts 386 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 83%. On average, public schools in Multnomah County report 75%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Highland Elementary School is -16.2 points, in the bottom 10% of Oregon. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 14.2%, and the predicted rate is 30.4%.
Across Multnomah County, median household income is about $88,766, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The public schools of Multnomah County number 169 and enroll about 81,096.
Gresham Arthur Academy is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Highland Elementary School is 5th among 7 schools close by.
In the federal locale system, Highland Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Highland Elementary School went from 434 students to 465.
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Multnomah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
801,477
Census ACS
Median income
$88,766
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
169
81,096 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gresham-Barlow SD 10J
- Gresham High SchoolHigh · 1,685 students
- Sam Barlow High SchoolHigh · 1,635 students
- Metro East Web AcademyCombined · 759 students
- Gordon Russell Middle SchoolMiddle · 633 students
- Clear Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- North Gresham Elementary SchoolElementary · 584 students
Other schools in Gresham
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 1,731 students
- Gresham High SchoolHigh · 1,685 students
- Sam Barlow High SchoolHigh · 1,635 students
- Metro East Web AcademyCombined · 759 students
- Gordon Russell Middle SchoolMiddle · 633 students
- Clear Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
Other Highland Elementary schools
55 other US public schools in 26 states are named Highland Elementary. Highland Elementary School is the 23rd largest of the 56.
- Highland Elementary SchoolGrants Pass, OR · 344 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolSalem, OR · 263 students
- HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKE WORTH, FL · 976 students
- Highland ElementarySanford, NC · 854 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolMarengo, OH · 836 students
Nearby schools
- Gresham Arthur Academy0.4 mi · 168
- Gresham High School0.6 mi · 1,685
- North Gresham Elementary School0.6 mi · 584
- Lewis and Clark Montessori Charter School0.8 mi · 288
- Clear Creek Middle School0.9 mi · 584
- Metro East Web Academy1.0 mi · 759
Frequently asked questions
About Highland Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Highland Elementary School?
Highland Elementary School enrolls approximately 465 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Highland Elementary School serve?
Highland Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Highland Elementary School have?
Highland Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Highland Elementary School?
Student demographics at Highland Elementary School are roughly 25% White, 58% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Highland Elementary School public or private?
Highland Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gresham-Barlow SD 10J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.