Summary:
The Highland Community School District in Iowa has only one elementary school, Highland Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. The school's performance has been declining over the past three years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 439 out of 565 schools in 2022-2023 to 472 out of 557 schools in 2023-2024.
Highland Elementary School's academic performance, as measured by ISASP test scores, is mixed, with the school performing better than the district average in some areas but lagging behind the state average in most subjects and grade levels. The school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (22.3%), indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate is 21.6% for the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average.
Despite having higher-than-average spending per student ($12,857) and a lower student-teacher ratio (12.8) compared to the state average, the school's academic performance and attendance issues suggest that the resources may not be effectively utilized. The district should prioritize a comprehensive review of the school's operations, curriculum, and support systems to develop a targeted plan for improvement and address the underlying factors contributing to the school's declining performance.
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