Enrollment
124
Elementary
DISTRICT 92 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIGHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550642000698
Highland Community Elementary
1030 Cardinal Dr, Highland, WI 53543 · (608) 929-4525 · Iowa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL124 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
51 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 42%
Community
0
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 | 26 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (14).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 54% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Highland School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.5%
WI avg 53.1% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
39.5%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.5% | 39.5% |
| 2023-24 | 46.9% | 40.8% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 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 Community Elementary
Highland Community Elementary's state test result (47.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Community Elementary this school | 124 | 41.1% | 47.4% |
| Oxford Elementary Oxford | 128 | 43.8% | 47.1% |
| Elmwood Elementary Elmwood | 130 | 39.2% | 65.0% |
| Markesan Intermediate Markesan | 153 | 41.2% | 57.6% |
| Quest Charter School Ripon | 157 | 42.0% | 77.5% |
| Athens Elementary Athens | 136 | 44.9% | 57.9% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 Community Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Iowa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #658 of 982 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #741 of 992 ▼ 3 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #626 of 992 ▲ 22 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 124 | #1,045 of 1,157 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.1% | #555 of 1,064 | #2 of 6 |
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
124
-8 (-6%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 272
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 124 | 11.1 | 11.2:1 | 41% (51) |
| 2023-24 | 114 | 10.9 | 10.5:1 | 41% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 132 | 11.6 | 11.4:1 | 34% (45) |
| 2020-21 | 132 | 10 | 13.2:1 | 34% (45) |
| 2017-18 | 154 | 12.4 | 12.4:1 | 35% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 150 | 11 | 13.6:1 | 33% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 137 | 7 | 19.6:1 | 23% (32) |
| 2000-01 | 160 | 17 | 9.4:1 | 13% (20) |
| 1990-91 | 272 | 17 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Community Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (154 to 124); teachers down 11% (12.4 to 11.1).
About Highland Community Elementary
Highland Community Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Highland, Wisconsin. Enrollment is 124 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. Against the 323-student average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, enrollment here is 62% lower.
Highland Community Elementary is one school in a 3-school district, Highland School District, which enrolls 276 students.
White students are the large majority at Highland Community Elementary, with 85% of enrollment. Other groups include 10% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Highland Community Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 26%.
The school has about 11.2 students per teacher and 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1, higher than at this school. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 30% average among public schools in Iowa County.
The allk12 Grade for Highland Community Elementary is C-. Compared with Wisconsin public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 24% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, Highland Community Elementary is 5.0 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools.
Highland Community Elementary is located in Iowa County, where median household income is about $82,182, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Highland Community Elementary is one of 15 public schools in Iowa County, which together enroll about 3,373 students.
Of nearby public schools, Highland Community Middle is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Its average proficiency rate of 47.4% is below the 56.6% average for nearby schools.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
The student count in 2024-25 was 124, 6% below the 132 of 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 13.2 to 11.2 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Highland Community Elementary covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Iowa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,867
Census ACS
Median income
$82,182
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,373 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Highland School District
- Highland Community HighHigh · 94 students
- Highland Community MiddleMiddle · 58 students
Other schools in Highland
- Highland Community HighHigh · 94 students
- Highland Community MiddleMiddle · 58 students
Nearby schools
- Highland Community Middle0.0 mi · 58
- Highland Community High0.0 mi · 94
- Iowa-Grant Elementary/Middle8.4 mi · 423
- Iowa-Grant High8.5 mi · 225
- Riverdale Elementary10.2 mi · 337
- Riverdale Academy10.2 mi · 14
Frequently asked questions
About Highland Community ElementaryHow many students attend Highland Community Elementary?
Highland Community Elementary enrolls approximately 124 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Highland Community Elementary serve?
Highland Community Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Highland Community Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Highland Community Elementary is approximately 11.2:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Highland Community Elementary?
At Highland Community Elementary, the student body is approximately 85% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Highland Community Elementary public or private?
Highland Community Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Highland School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.