Highland Community Elementary

Set in Highland, Wisconsin, Highland Community Elementary is an one-room-style elementary-level community, one of the schools within Highland School District. It enrolls 124 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 62% below the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Within Highland School District, which oversees 3 schools and 276 students, Highland Community Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Highland Community Elementary lists that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Highland Community Elementary has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Highland Community Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Iowa County (around 30%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Highland Community Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.4%.

Around the school, census data for Iowa County shows median household income runs about $82,182, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Highland Community Elementary is one of 15 public schools in Iowa County (combined enrollment of about 3,373 students).

The closest other public school is Highland Community High, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Highland Community Elementary at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 56.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 19%: 154 students in 2018 compared to 124 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 92% to 85%. Class-load math has fell: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

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