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Highland Community School District

At a glance

213^thof 313 Iowa districts▲ 28

Better than 31% of Iowa districts

Elementary 1 Middle 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

1715 Vine Avenue
Riverside, IA 52327·(319) 648-3822·All Iowa district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 31.9% of districts

Schools

510

Students

Top rankedHighland High School112^th of 340 Iowa high schools

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Biggest riser

Highland High School up 56 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Highland Community School District in Iowa consists of 3 schools: 1 elementary school, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district's schools have shown a mix of strong and average academic performance, with Highland High School standing out as a top performer in the district.

Highland High School is ranked 112 out of 340 Iowa high schools and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school consistently performs well on ISASP tests, with 70-84% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics across grades 9-11. Additionally, the school boasts a high 4-year graduation rate of 88.3%. Highland Middle School also performed well on ISASP tests, with 68-84% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics across grades 6-8.

In contrast, Highland Elementary School had mixed performance on ISASP tests, with 3rd-grade proficiency rates below the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. The elementary school also had a relatively high free/reduced lunch rate of 22.3%, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students. Overall, the Highland Community School District appears to have a mix of strong-performing and average-performing schools, with opportunities for improvement in certain areas.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)									ISASP Mathematics (2025)									ISASP Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	ISASP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Highland High School	Public	9-12	1715 Vine Avenue	Riverside	52327	Washington County	Highland Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 648-2891	149	14	10.3	21.5%	127 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	66.4	112^th of 340 public high schools	67.1%		56	168^th of 338 public high schools	50.3%	56							82.1	84.2	70.3							75.0	76.3	78.4			71.1	$15,774	$112	$15,662
Highland Middle School	Public	6-8	1715 Vine Avenue	Riverside	52327	Washington County	Highland Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 648-2891	119	10	11.4	20.2%	110 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	46	220^th of 344 public middle schools	36.0%		47	209^th of 337 public middle schools	38.0%	11				84.4	71.4	81.6							75.6	68.6	60.5					68.4		$11,058	$57	$11,001
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	220 Schnoebelen Street	Riverside	52327	Washington County	Highland Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 648-2821	242	21	11.7	25.2%	223 (92.1%)	3 (1.2%)	14 (5.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	34.3	440^th of 576 public elementary schools	23.6%		19.1	472^nd of 557 public elementary schools	15.3%	32	44.1	67.6	74.4							58.8	73.5	72.1							48.8			$12,857	$486	$12,371

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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