Highland School

Highland School is an average-sized elementary school in HIGHLAND, Utah, run under Alpine District. The school works with 585 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Alpine District comprises 89 schools with combined enrollment of 86,645 students; Highland School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Highland School shows that nearly all students (86%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Highland School lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.8:1, putting Highland School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 12% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Utah County runs at roughly 22%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Highland School ranks in the top 10% of Utah public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 53.7%; Highland School posts 82.4%, +28.7 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Utah County) shows that median household earnings sit near $100,671, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Highland School is one of 202 public schools in Utah County (combined enrollment of about 164,467 students).

Nearest neighbor: Mountain Ridge Jr High, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Highland School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Highland School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 61.8%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 30%: 837 students in 2018 compared to 585 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.