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What's the biggest difference between Highland School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
585
Elementary
DISTRICT 727 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALPINE DISTRICT·NCES 490003000672
Highland School
10865 N 6000 W, HIGHLAND, UT 84003 · (801) 610-8710 · Utah County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL585 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
73 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 33%
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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 123 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 59% smaller than its 6th grade class (123).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 47% · 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
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
77.9%
UT avg 41.4% . -4.3pp since 2023
Math
79.8%
UT avg 41.8% . -4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.9% | 79.8% |
| 2023-24 | 82.2% | 84.1% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of UT schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
82.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.7%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+28.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 54% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 29 points, placing it in Utah's top 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 School
Highland School's state test result (82.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland School this school | 585 | 12.5% | 82.4% |
| Stewart School CENTERVILLE | 524 | 12.6% | 68.5% |
| Alpine School ALPINE | 539 | 9.1% | 74.7% |
| Heritage School LAYTON | 623 | 8.7% | 49.6% |
| Muir School BOUNTIFUL | 596 | 9.9% | 59.4% |
| Jefferson Academy KAYSVILLE | 502 | 13.1% | 57.5% |
Matched among Utah 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.4% | #1 of 562 | #1 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.8% | #4 of 578 ▼ 3 | #1 of 117 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #5 of 578 ▼ 3 | #1 of 117 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 585 | #203 of 613 | #66 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #429 of 556 | #67 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.9% | #482 of 559 | #105 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.5% | #509 of 582 | #99 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.1% | #61 of 388 | #15 of 74 |
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
585
-137 (-19%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 982
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 | 585 | 25.7 | 22.8:1 | 12% (73) |
| 2023-24 | 605 | 23.2 | 26.1:1 | 8% (48) |
| 2022-23 | 645 | 26.3 | 24.5:1 | 10% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 722 | N/A | N/A | 10% (71) |
| 2017-18 | 837 | N/A | N/A | 12% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 838 | N/A | N/A | 10% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 855 | 32 | 26.7:1 | 12% (103) |
| 2000-01 | 889 | 35 | 25.4:1 | 5% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 982 | 34 | 28.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland School.
About Highland School
Highland School is a mid-sized elementary school for students in HIGHLAND, Utah. It enrolls 585 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 6.
Across its 89 schools, Alpine District enrolls 86,645 students. Highland School is one of those schools.
The share of White students at Highland School is 86%. Other groups make up 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 25%.
Highland School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.8:1, with 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Utah is 21.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 12% at Highland School. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Utah County is 22%.
In Utah, Highland School is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 82.4% compared with a predicted 53.7%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Utah County show that median household income comes to about $100,671, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Utah County counts 202 public schools with about 164,467 students.
The closest school to Highland School is Mountain Ridge Jr High, located about 0.9 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Highland School at 1st of 9.
Highland School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Highland School enrolled 722 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 585.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Highland School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Utah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
705,400
Census ACS
Median income
$100,671
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
202
164,467 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alpine District
- Cedar Valley HighHigh · 3,300 students
- Westlake HighHigh · 3,052 students
- Lone Peak HighHigh · 2,484 students
- Skyridge High SchoolHigh · 2,483 students
- American Fork HighHigh · 2,316 students
- Lehi HighHigh · 2,242 students
Other schools in HIGHLAND
- Lone Peak HighHigh · 2,484 students
- Mountain Ridge Jr HighMiddle · 958 students
- Ridgeline SchoolElementary · 746 students
- Freedom SchoolElementary · 670 students
Other Highland schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Highland. Highland School is the 2nd largest of the 8.
- Highland SchoolCheshire, CT · 899 students
- Highland SchoolAbington, PA · 452 students
- HighlandWestfield, MA · 305 students
- Highland SchoolWallingford, CT · 292 students
- Highland SchoolBillings, MT · 249 students
Nearby schools
- Mountain Ridge Jr High0.9 mi · 958
- Freedom School1.1 mi · 670
- Ridgeline School1.2 mi · 746
- Westfield School1.5 mi · 547
- Renaissance Academy1.5 mi · 742
- Timberline Middle1.7 mi · 1,322
Frequently asked questions
About Highland SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Highland School?
Highland School enrolls approximately 585 students in grades PK-06.
Is Highland School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Highland School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Highland School have?
Highland School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Highland School?
Student demographics at Highland School are roughly 86% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Highland School?
Highland School is overseen by Alpine District in Utah County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.