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Highland Elementary School

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Highland Elementary School ranks 470 th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

470^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Highland Elementary School in Baton Rouge, LA, is a mid-sized public school serving 288 students in grades PK-5 within the East Baton Rouge Parish district, and it has recently shown a promising upward trend, climbing to its highest state ranking in nearly a decade at the 32nd percentile.

One of the school's standout strengths is its exceptional support for English Language Learner (ELL) students, who scored in the 64th percentile statewide—a remarkable achievement that outpaces the school's overall performance. However, a significant challenge emerges in 5th grade math, where proficiency drops to 43%, well below both district and state averages, creating a "5th grade cliff" not seen at nearby schools like Wildwood Elementary School (64% proficient). Additionally, students from low socioeconomic backgrounds continue to struggle, ranking in the 25th percentile, which highlights a persistent achievement gap. Chronic absenteeism is a concern at 26.7%, though it is actually better than the district average of 30.5%, suggesting a systemic issue across the parish.

Interesting comparisons with nearby schools reveal a complex educational landscape. Just 1.23 miles away, Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts serves a similar percentage of low-income students (56.9% vs. Highland's 58.3%) but boasts a dramatically lower chronic absenteeism rate of 3.5% and a 91st percentile ranking, raising questions about what Highland can learn from its high-performing neighbor. While elite magnet schools like Westdale Heights Academic Magnet School (99th percentile) and Mayfair Laboratory School (100th percentile) dominate the area, Highland's recent improvement is notable, and its 4th graders scored above the district average in Social Studies (50% proficient), offering a potential model for growth in other subjects.

288

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,267

Per pupil spending ?

58.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

280 Sunset Blvd
Baton Rouge, LA 70808

(225) 766-1272

District: East Baton Rouge Parish

Students who attend Highland Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Glasgow Middle School
High:	McKinley Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.7%

African American:

34.0%

White:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (52% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Social Studies scores 14 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg55%

Louisiana avg62%

470^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 41Elementary Schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish

77^th of 116East Baton Rouge Parish among Louisiana 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	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	470 of 690	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.2	465 of 666	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.5	566 of 675	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	616 of 730	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	593 of 727	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	469 of 729	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.3	595 of 731	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	478 of 728	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.8	567 of 739	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.9	601 of 742	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.1	596 of 792	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	46.9	450 of 777	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.6	524 of 772	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.3	506 of 764	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.5	560 of 766	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.1	541 of 736	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.0	509 of 738	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	18.7	642 of 743	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	8.9	677 of 725	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	55.7	222 of 548	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.6	210 of 501	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	306 of 509	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	339 of 570	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	369 of 562	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.6	206 of 564	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.8	360 of 559	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.0	264 of 547	51.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	41 of 115	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.8	33 of 82	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.0	62 of 86	27.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	87 of 97	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	66 of 90	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.6	41 of 75	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	55 of 91	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	41 of 89	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	418 of 679	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.2	499 of 633	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	518 of 635	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	504 of 705	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	513 of 701	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.9	419 of 705	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	521 of 684	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	192 of 266	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.1	130 of 207	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	133 of 189	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.9	204 of 233	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	192 of 220	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	154 of 202	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	159 of 190	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	145 of 168	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	516 of 685	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.1	513 of 661	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	628 of 674	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	615 of 723	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	617 of 724	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	473 of 719	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	539 of 697	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.0	443 of 682	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	459 of 682	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.8	399 of 641	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.5	559 of 651	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	651 of 713	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	604 of 712	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	485 of 704	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	544 of 696	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)64th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2026)59th percentile+28 vs school

Female (2026)38th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)28th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts60%-10 vs state

Mathematics55%-7 vs state

Social Studies41%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)				LEAP English Language Arts (2026)					LEAP Social Studies (2026)							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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Social Studies 3rd Grade	LEAP Social Studies 4th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	Total
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	280 Sunset Blvd	Baton Rouge	70808	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 766-1272	288	25	11.7	58.3%	13 (4.5%)	98 (34.0%)	172 (59.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	35.3	470^th of 690 public elementary schools	31.9%		34.2	465^th of 666 public elementary schools	30.2%	5	63.0	62.0	43.0	55.0	58.0	58.0	64.0		60.0	34.0	50.0	38.0				41.0	$19,267
Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2040 S. Acadian Thruway	Baton Rouge	70808	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 344-0084	594	39	15.3	56.9%	129 (21.7%)	393 (66.2%)	26 (4.4%)	22 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	19 (3.2%)	89.3	61^st of 690 public elementary schools	91.2%		92.3	38^th of 666 public elementary schools	94.3%	23	89.0	87.0	68.0	82.0						83.0	87.0	80.0				83.0	$16,960
Magnolia Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	760 Maxine Drive	Baton Rouge	70808	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 769-6845	409	32	12.8	84.1%	14 (3.4%)	310 (75.8%)	78 (19.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	41.5	429^th of 690 public elementary schools	37.8%		27	510^th of 666 public elementary schools	23.4%	81	70.0	67.0	43.0	59.0	64.0	56.0	70.0		64.0	38.0	43.0	45.0				42.0	$19,015
The Emerge School for Autism	Public, Charter	K-3	7760 Innovation Park Drive	Baton Rouge	70820	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 343-4232	48	5	10.1	33.3%	18 (37.5%)	21 (43.8%)	7 (14.6%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)								(n/a)																	$28,186
IDEA Innovation	Public, Charter	K-5	7800 Innovation Park Drive	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 953-7963	797	37	21.7	59.1%	17 (2.1%)	410 (51.4%)	357 (44.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	2.3	688^th of 690 public elementary schools	0.3%		7.3	646^th of 666 public elementary schools	3.0%	42		22.0	15.0		22.0	38.0	33.0		31.0		24.0						$14,818
B. R. Foreign Language Acad. Immersion Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4510 Bawell Street	Baton Rouge	70808	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(225) 343-6630	557	57	9.7	37.0%	214 (38.4%)	221 (39.7%)	76 (13.6%)	15 (2.7%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.3%)	95.1	20^th of 690 public elementary schools	97.1%					(n/a)	95.0		88.0	93.0		99.0			99.0	84.0	89.0	79.0				84.0	$19,089
Wildwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	444 Halfway Tree Rd	Baton Rouge	70810	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 766-6002	433	38	11.4	65.6%	37 (8.5%)	198 (45.7%)	130 (30.0%)	45 (10.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	17 (3.9%)	58.5	310^th of 690 public elementary schools	55.1%		52.7	343^rd of 666 public elementary schools	48.5%	33	67.0	64.0	64.0	66.0	70.0	67.0	69.0		68.0	50.0	55.0	68.0				57.0	$19,548
Westdale Heights Academic Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2000 College Drive	Baton Rouge	70808	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(225) 926-5421	453	33	13.9	38.0%	165 (36.4%)	200 (44.2%)	24 (5.3%)	54 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	97.4	9^th of 690 public elementary schools	98.7%					(n/a)		100.0								84.0	89.0	99.0				91.0	$17,370
McKinley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	575 West Roosevelt Street	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(225) 343-4585	628	49	12.8	78.2%	25 (4.0%)	457 (72.8%)	83 (13.2%)	54 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	19.5	600^th of 690 public elementary schools	13.0%		30.8	484^th of 666 public elementary schools	27.3%	116	47.0	42.0	39.0	43.0	47.0	56.0	61.0		53.0	30.0	32.0	36.0				33.0	$18,617
Mayfair Laboratory School	Public, Magnet	K-8	9880 Hyacinth Avenue	Baton Rouge	70810	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(225) 761-7849	480	52	9.2	24.4%	284 (59.2%)	99 (20.6%)	25 (5.2%)	40 (8.3%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	23 (4.8%)	98.5	1^st of 690 public elementary schools	99.9%		96.9	8^th of 666 public elementary schools	98.8%	7							100.0	100.0		91.0			89.0	94.0	100.0		$17,715

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Elementary School

How many students attend Highland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 288 students attended Highland Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Highland Elementary School?

Students at Highland Elementary School are 60% Hispanic, 34% African American, 5% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is Highland Elementary School a good school?

Highland Elementary School ranks 470^th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Highland Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Glasgow Middle School
High : McKinley Senior High School

What district is Highland Elementary School in?

East Baton Rouge Parish

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