Highland Elementary

Highland Elementary is an elementary school of very small scale in Monterey, Virginia, operated by Highland County Public Schools, hosting 105 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 79% below the state mean of about 499.

Within Highland County Public Schools, which oversees 2 schools and 208 students, Highland Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Highland Elementary shows that nearly all students (96%) are White. Other groups include 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Highland County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Highland Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 48% of students at Highland Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Highland Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 75.1%, the actual is 74.1%, a residual of -1.0 points.

In the area at large, Highland County reports that the typical household earns roughly $65,625 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 2%. In all, Highland County runs 2 public schools (combined enrollment of about 208 students), of which Highland Elementary is one.

Highland High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus.

Highland Elementary operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Highland Elementary has changed only slightly, going from 106 students in 2018 to 105 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Highland Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.