High Schools in School Town of Highland

Summary:

The School Town of Highland district in Indiana is home to a single high school, Highland High School. This school has maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three school years, indicating a stable level of performance. While the school's performance in SAT/Evidence-based Reading and Writing appears to be a relative strength, with over 57% of students proficient or better in the past two school years, its performance in SAT/Mathematics is relatively weaker, with only around 21-30% of students proficient or better.

Highland High School's four-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 88.4%, which is a positive indicator. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% for the same school year is relatively high and could be an area for improvement. Regarding the school's demographics, over 36% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the school serves a significant population of students from lower-income households, which may impact academic performance and other factors.

Overall, Highland High School appears to be a solid performer within the state, with some areas for potential improvement, such as addressing chronic absenteeism and strengthening mathematics proficiency. As the only high school in the School Town of Highland district, it provides the primary high school education for the area.

District Detail

9145 Kennedy Ave
Highland, IN 46322

(219) 924-7400

SchoolDigger Rank:
116^th of 380 Indiana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 3,165

Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN Biology (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	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Highland High School	Public	9-12	9135 Erie St	Highland	46322	Lake County	School Town of Highland	No	No	No	No	(219) 922-5610	971	53	18.3	37.6%	476 (49.0%)	116 (11.9%)	328 (33.8%)	19 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.2%)	57.9	155^th of 429 public high schools	63.9%		57.3	153^rd of 432 public high schools	64.6%	2	59.5	21.2	44.4	$11,753	$482	$11,271

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Griffith Public Schools	0.91 mi	3	206^th
School Town of Munster	2.17 mi	5	7^th
Lake Ridge New Technical Schools	2.53 mi	3	354^th
Lake Central School Corporation	2.83 mi	10	31^st
School City of Hammond	3.01 mi	14	346^th

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

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