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Highland Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

716^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Highland Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Pierce, Colorado, serving 432 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Weld County School District No. Re-9, which is ranked 93 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Highland Elementary School faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 29.3% in recent years, which are significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Tozer Elementary (27.7%) and Eyestone Elementary (27.7%). The school's academic performance, as measured by CMAS test scores, is also consistently below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 20.8% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and math proficiency rates ranging from 15% to 38.2% for different grade levels.

When compared to nearby schools, it becomes clear that Highland Elementary School is underperforming academically and struggling with high rates of chronic absenteeism and poverty. For example, Eyestone Elementary, Bethke Elementary, and Mountain View Elementary all have significantly higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism compared to Highland Elementary. Despite these challenges, the data suggests that there may be opportunities for improvement through targeted interventions and support.

443

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,485

Per pupil spending ?

36.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 2nd Street
Pierce, CO 80650

(970) 834-2853

District: Weld County School District No. Re-9

Students who attend Highland Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Highland Middle School
High:	Highland High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.4%

Hispanic:

39.7%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 13th percentile in 2022 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 25th (2025) from a 13th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (24% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg23%

Colorado avg43%

716^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

93^rd of 115Weld County School District No. Re-9 among Colorado 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	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	716 of 950	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	703 of 943	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	777 of 933	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	799 of 921	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	758 of 965	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	780 of 917	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.8	707 of 929	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.9	664 of 914	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.3	681 of 938	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.6	676 of 962	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.3	594 of 954	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	21.5	761 of 935	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.4	694 of 935	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.7	650 of 925	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.0	629 of 872	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.2	567 of 849	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.5	533 of 852	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.0	558 of 829	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.0	588 of 823	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.8	570 of 808	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	24.0	520 of 684	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	566 of 642	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	627 of 758	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	624 of 690	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	28.6	277 of 365	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	279 of 332	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	300 of 308	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	23.2	502 of 683	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	611 of 649	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	656 of 764	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	645 of 693	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	531 of 551	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	533 of 539	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2024)27th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)24th percentile~ school

Female (2024)24th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Math30%-9 vs state

Science22%-16 vs state

English Language Arts21%-24 vs state

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Schools Near Highland Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)				CMAS Math (2025)				CMAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Highland Elementary School	Public	K-5	101 2nd Street	Pierce	80650	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-9	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 834-2853	443	26	17.0	36.6%	250 (56.4%)	0 (0.0%)	176 (39.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.6%)	21.6	716^th of 950 public elementary schools	24.6%		22.5	703^rd of 943 public elementary schools	25.5%	13	29.1	16.3	15.0	20.8	38.2	20.4			22.5	$11,485
Eaton Elementary School	Public	K-5	225 Juniper Avenue	Eaton	80615	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	No	(970) 454-3331	484	31	15.5	42.8%	320 (66.1%)	1 (0.2%)	148 (30.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	66.7	307^th of 950 public elementary schools	67.7%		64.8	315^th of 943 public elementary schools	66.6%	8	49.4	47.6	56.3	50.9	71.3	46.3	45.9	54.7	41.1	$11,061
Benjamin Eaton Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 South Mountain View Drive	Eaton	80615	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	No	(970) 454-5200	357	24	14.8	30.8%	258 (72.3%)	2 (0.6%)	88 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	76.5	216^th of 950 public elementary schools	77.3%		73.8	223^rd of 943 public elementary schools	76.4%	7	57.1	49.3	63.8	55.9	75.0	49.3	52.1	58.5	56.3	$12,626
Range View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Ponderosa Drive	Severance	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	No	No	No	No	(970) 833-7300	584	34	17.2	32.7%	393 (67.3%)	5 (0.9%)	144 (24.7%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.0%)	57.9	383^rd of 950 public elementary schools	59.7%		59.6	371^st of 943 public elementary schools	60.7%	12	39.4	43.5	54.9	46.2	34.7	46.7	54.8	45.7	45.6	$12,843
Galeton Elementary School	Public	K-5	24750 Third Street	Galeton	80622	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 454-3421	107	9	11.4	55.1%	67 (62.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	83	142^nd of 950 public elementary schools	85.1%		90.4	74^th of 943 public elementary schools	92.2%	68	58.3	47.1	76.5	60.3	62.5	50.0	82.4	64.4	75.0	$14,935
Hollister Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	550 Sundance Drive	Windsor	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 866-6600	529	30	17.5	27.2%	382 (72.2%)	5 (0.9%)	110 (20.8%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.1%)	20 (3.8%)								(n/a)
Windsor Charter Academy Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	680 Academy Court	Windsor	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 674-5020	780	38	20.3	16.4%	629 (80.6%)	5 (0.6%)	110 (14.1%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.1%)	87.6	107^th of 950 public elementary schools	88.7%		83.5	134^th of 943 public elementary schools	85.8%	27	66.4	67.7	71.5	68.5	69.6	52.0	65.0	62.1	65.6	$10,601
Bethke Elementary School	Public	K-5	5100 School House Drive	Timnath	80547	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-4300	512	33	15.6	8.0%	418 (81.6%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (10.0%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	92.9	45^th of 950 public elementary schools	95.3%		90.6	71^st of 943 public elementary schools	92.5%	26	75.3	69.1	74.3	72.8	71.6	74.7	69.0	71.7	69.0	$15,704
Rice Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7000 Third Street	Wellington	80549	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-8700	401	28	14.3	31.7%	281 (70.1%)	2 (0.5%)	95 (23.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.0%)	55.3	404^th of 950 public elementary schools	57.5%		60.6	359^th of 943 public elementary schools	61.9%	45	43.5	41.1	50.7	45.3	50.7	41.8	53.7	49.2	28.4	$16,610
Eyestone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Wilson Avenue	Wellington	80549	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-8600	619	44	14.1	36.2%	450 (72.7%)	2 (0.3%)	129 (20.8%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.7%)	60.6	353^rd of 950 public elementary schools	62.8%		43.1	495^th of 943 public elementary schools	47.5%	142	47.5	48.7	52.5	49.8	48.8	32.9	50.5	44.7	46.5	$15,154

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Highland Elementary School?

Students at Highland Elementary School are 56% White, 40% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Highland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 443 students attended Highland Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Highland Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Highland Middle School
High : Highland High School

Is Highland Elementary School a good school?

Highland Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.6% of Colorado elementary schools.

What district is Highland Elementary School in?

Weld County School District No. Re-9

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