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Highland Elementary School

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Highland Elementary School ranks 850 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

850^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Highland Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Derby, NY, serving 364 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Evans-Brant Central School District (Lake Shore), which is ranked 668 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Highland Elementary School consistently outperforms the district and state in academic proficiency, with 72.09% of 3rd-graders proficient in English Language Arts (ELA) compared to 48.12% for the district and 54.15% for the state. The school also excels in 5th-grade Math, with a 58.97% proficiency rate, higher than the district's 49% and the state's 54.16%. Additionally, Highland's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate of 48.65% surpasses the district's 34.29% and the state's 45.02%. The school's strong academic performance is likely due to its well-resourced environment, with high per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio.

When compared to nearby schools, Highland Elementary School generally outperforms other schools within the Evans-Brant Central School District, as well as schools in neighboring districts such as Hamburg Central School District and Frontier Central School District. However, the school's performance for special education and low-income students is more mixed, indicating potential equity concerns that may need to be addressed.

344

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,934

Per pupil spending ?

36.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6745 Erie Rd
Derby, NY 14047-9698

(716) 926-2461

District: Evans-Brant Central School District (Lake Shore)

Students who attend Highland Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	William G Houston Middle School
High:	Lake Shore Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.7%

Hispanic:

8.1%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 75th percentile in 2022 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (62% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Above the New York median (65th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 75th-percentile peak (2022) to 65th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg45%

New York avg55%

850^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Evans-Brant Central School District (Lake Shore)

668^th of 874Evans-Brant Central School District (Lake Shore) among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	850 of 2445	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	933 of 2445	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	973 of 2439	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.5	601 of 2434	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	61.3	824 of 2201	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	991 of 2413	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	842 of 2395	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.6	983 of 2386	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.8	889 of 2366	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.6	960 of 2352	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	49.1	1206 of 2345	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.0	946 of 2325	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.0	1067 of 2320	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.6	933 of 2286	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.0	994 of 2263	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.4	863 of 2257	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.3	672 of 2227	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	82.9	214 of 2219	90.4%	★★★★★
2006	74.8	527 of 2206	76.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	1013 of 2409	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	1159 of 2413	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	1071 of 2403	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.1	733 of 2401	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.7	773 of 1955	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	991 of 2357	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	835 of 2338	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	590 of 2098	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	42.8	1112 of 2078	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.2	629 of 2041	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.2	357 of 2099	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	56.4	632 of 1678	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	596 of 2032	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	354 of 2045	82.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	700 of 2407	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	65.1	750 of 2411	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	901 of 2400	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.0	510 of 2400	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	60.1	759 of 1961	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	1007 of 2358	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	823 of 2340	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	78.9	74 of 279	73.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	1121 of 2134	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.6	1900 of 2110	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	83.7	187 of 2016	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	85.7	144 of 2031	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	65.2	411 of 1941	78.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	698 of 1402	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	819 of 1392	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	751 of 1337	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.7	562 of 1399	59.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2024)73rd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts65%+10 vs state

Math64%+6 vs state

Science49%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				NY State Assessments Math (2025)				NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Highland Elementary School	Public	K-5	6745 Erie Rd	Derby	14047	Erie County	Evans-Brant Central School District (Lake Shore)	No	No	No	No	(716) 926-2461	344	33	10.3	36.3%	274 (79.7%)	3 (0.9%)	28 (8.1%)	6 (1.7%)	14 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.5%)	63.9	850^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.2%		58.8	933^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	61.8%	83	72.1	66.7	55.6		69.8	61.7	59.0		48.7	98.8	98.8	99.4	99.4	99.4	98.8	99.4	98.8	$30,934	$5,298	$25,636
Pinehurst Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6050 Fairway Ct	Lake View	14085	Erie County	Frontier Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 926-1770	573	51	11.2	18.2%	543 (94.8%)	4 (0.7%)	16 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	85.3	296^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.9%		80.1	424^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.7%	128	73.4	74.7	73.3		87.7	87.5	73.9		68.6	99.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.5	99.7	99.4	$21,601	$1,045	$20,557
Cloverbank Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2761 Cloverbank Rd	Hamburg	14075	Erie County	Frontier Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 926-1760	509	47	10.8	29.1%	450 (88.4%)	5 (1.0%)	29 (5.7%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	78.9	455^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.4%		67.7	712^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.9%	257	82.1	72.5	81.0		87.9	80.0	50.0		57.6	99.0	100.0	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.2	$23,562	$1,179	$22,383
Eden Elementary School	Public	3-5	8289 N Main St	Eden	14057	Erie County	Eden Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 992-3610	282	26	11.0	13.8%	258 (91.5%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	50.4	1195^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.1%		63.9	802^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	67.2%	393	54.2	49.4	54.7		70.2	52.4	65.4		38.7	99.3	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	100.0	100.0	$25,009	$720	$24,290
John T Waugh Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 High St	Angola	14006	Erie County	Evans-Brant Central School District (Lake Shore)	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 926-2371	295	35	8.4	50.2%	158 (53.6%)	5 (1.7%)	20 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (34.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	13.9	2220^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.2%		18.7	2101^st of 2445 public elementary schools	14.1%	119	33.3	23.6	35.3		40.8	23.6	40.0		22.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$30,988	$5,385	$25,603
G L Priess Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	3000 Schoolview Rd	Eden	14057	Erie County	Eden Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 992-3638	348	31	11.0	11.2%	334 (96.0%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)								(n/a)										99.3	99.3	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.3	99.6	99.6	$24,558	$685	$23,873
Union Pleasant Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	150 Pleasant Ave	Hamburg	14075	Erie County	Hamburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 646-3280	663	50	13.3	23.7%	575 (86.7%)	16 (2.4%)	36 (5.4%)	6 (0.9%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.6%)	33	1684^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.1%		27	1844^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.6%	160	53.8	41.4	38.5		51.8	55.0	29.1		36.3	98.6	99.4	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.1	99.5	99.2	$20,918	$804	$20,114
North Collins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10469 Bantle Rd	North Collins	14111	Erie County	North Collins Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 337-0166	319	25	12.8	32.3%	277 (86.8%)	5 (1.6%)	12 (3.8%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	37.3	1539^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.1%		54.9	1034^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.7%	505	26.5	42.9	52.4	51.9	42.4	51.5	41.0	59.3	45.0	96.6	99.4	97.5	97.5	100.0	98.2	98.2	96.9	$24,084	$295	$23,789
A J Schmidt Elementary School	Public	K-5	9455 Lake Shore Rd	Angola	14006	Erie County	Evans-Brant Central School District (Lake Shore)	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 926-2351	247	24	10.2	42.1%	199 (80.6%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.3%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	27	1858^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.0%		29.5	1759^th of 2445 public elementary schools	28.1%	99	40.5	42.1	33.3		45.2	50.0	46.2		29.0	98.6	99.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	99.0	99.0	$29,320	$5,075	$24,245
Charlotte Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Charlotte Ave	Hamburg	14075	Erie County	Hamburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 646-3370	382	24	16.2	15.2%	341 (89.3%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	54.8	1059^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.7%		59.5	917^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.5%	142	56.3	67.5	57.5		42.9	64.1	52.5		53.7	96.3	97.4	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.4	97.4	97.4	$19,964	$550	$19,414

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Elementary School

How many students attend Highland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 344 students attended Highland Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Highland Elementary School?

Students at Highland Elementary School are 80% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Highland Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Highland Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : William G Houston Middle School
High : Lake Shore Senior High School

Is Highland Elementary School a good school?

Highland Elementary School ranks 850^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Highland Elementary School in?

Evans-Brant Central School District (Lake Shore)

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