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Highland

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Highland ranks 480 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

480^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Highland is a PK-4 school in Westfield, MA, serving 305 students with a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. This school stands out for its strong mathematics performance, with 45.61% of students proficient in Math—well above the district average of 34.42% and the state average of 40.74%. In fact, Highland is the top-performing school in the Westfield district for Math proficiency, particularly in 4th grade where 48.33% of students are proficient. The school also has a history of exceptional support for English Language Learners, ranking in the 87th percentile statewide in 2023-2024. However, English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency lags behind at 37.39%, creating a significant gap between Math and ELA scores that is much larger than at nearby schools like Southampton Road or Tatham.

Highland has shown a recent rebound after a dip in performance, moving from the 37th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 47th percentile in 2024-2025, though it remains below its peak of the 69th percentile in 2018-2019. Within the Westfield district, Highland is a strong performer, ranking higher than Paper Mill, Munger Hill, Franklin Ave, and Abner Gibbs, with only Southampton Road outperforming it. Compared to Tatham in the neighboring West Springfield district, which consistently ranks in the 70th percentile, Highland has room to grow, especially in ELA where Tatham achieves 54.48% proficiency versus Highland's 37.39%.

While Highland excels in Math and supports English Language Learners well, it faces challenges with consistent performance across all student groups. The school's overall ranking masks a complex picture, with male students outperforming female students in recent years, and performance for students from low socio-economic backgrounds declining from the 56th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 31st percentile in 2024-2025. The school's recent rebound is promising, but addressing these disparities and raising ELA scores will be key to achieving a higher and more stable ranking.

305

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,531

Per pupil spending ?

69.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

34 Western Avenue
Westfield, MA 01085-3899

(413) 572-6428

District: Westfield

Students who attend Highland usually attend:

Middle:	Westfield Intermediate School
	Westfield Middle School
High:	Westfield High

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.3%

Hispanic:

10.5%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 46th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg34%

Massachusetts avg41%

480^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Westfield

254^th of 348Westfield among Massachusetts 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	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	480 of 906	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	580 of 916	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	530 of 928	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.1	361 of 932	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.6	467 of 936	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.5	288 of 942	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.8	559 of 934	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.3	511 of 938	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.8	680 of 932	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	50.0	498 of 914	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.7	643 of 926	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.8	554 of 928	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.9	494 of 930	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.2	553 of 924	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.5	644 of 920	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.8	615 of 909	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.7	571 of 908	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.4	530 of 911	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	21.8	753 of 911	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.5	738 of 887	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.9	611 of 882	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	27.1	667 of 884	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2018	33.7	438 of 656	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	68.9	37 of 282	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	92.5	10 of 258	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	70.1	36 of 244	85.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	528 of 869	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	508 of 886	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	520 of 887	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.1	317 of 901	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.7	466 of 898	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.4	181 of 902	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	34.2	629 of 893	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	507 of 736	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	450 of 760	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.0	332 of 757	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	84.7	54 of 772	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	64.3	188 of 705	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	65 of 700	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	57.8	245 of 685	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	400 of 884	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.2	623 of 891	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	501 of 896	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.5	394 of 908	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.9	428 of 904	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.1	367 of 907	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	430 of 898	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	55.5	263 of 731	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	348 of 703	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.7	128 of 905	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	63.7	243 of 894	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	106 of 896	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	53.0	389 of 886	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	49.1	489 of 925	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	552 of 737	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	596 of 753	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	569 of 762	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.9	375 of 764	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.5	472 of 765	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.0	259 of 780	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.9	554 of 772	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)87th percentile+50 vs school

Special Education (2024)64th percentile+27 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile+8 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)47th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2018)33rd percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics46%+5 vs state

English Language Arts37%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)					MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)					MCAS Next Generation 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	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Highland	Public	PK, KG-4	34 Western Avenue	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 572-6428	305	25	12.3		251 (82.3%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (10.5%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	47.4	480^th of 906 public elementary schools	47.0%		37.7	580^th of 916 public elementary schools	36.7%	100	41.8	33.3			37.4	42.6	48.3			45.6			$17,531
Westfield River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	133 Franklin Street	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(413) 579-9400	0																		(n/a)
Abner Gibbs	Public	K-4	50 West Silver Street	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 572-6418	196	18	10.7		126 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (25.5%)	13 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.1%)								(n/a)													$17,599
Franklin Ave	Public	K-4	22 Franklin Avenue	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 572-6424	176	16	10.7		73 (41.5%)	7 (4.0%)	78 (44.3%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.0%)								(n/a)													$18,220
Munger Hill	Public	PK, KG-4	33 Mallard Lane	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 572-6520	320	30	10.5		255 (79.7%)	4 (1.3%)	31 (9.7%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	23.9	688^th of 906 public elementary schools	24.1%		31.6	622^nd of 916 public elementary schools	32.1%	66	24.1	32.9			29.1	25.9	27.4			26.8			$18,523
Southampton Road	Public	PK, KG-4	330 Southampton Rd	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 572-6435	310	22	14.3		215 (69.4%)	5 (1.6%)	65 (21.0%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	60.3	357^th of 906 public elementary schools	60.6%		53	439^th of 916 public elementary schools	52.1%	82	52.3	41.1			47.1	58.5	39.3			49.6			$18,009
Paper Mill	Public	K-4	148 Paper Mill Rd	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 572-6519	312	28	11.2		200 (64.1%)	7 (2.2%)	74 (23.7%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.1%)	32	616^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.0%		35.3	595^th of 916 public elementary schools	35.0%	21	27.3	35.3			30.8	27.3	45.1			35.0			$18,892
Powder Mill School	Public	3-6	94 Powder Mill Rd	Southwick	01077	Hampden County	Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 569-5951	383	35	10.8		329 (85.9%)	4 (1.0%)	30 (7.8%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	50.4	450^th of 906 public elementary schools	50.3%		51.6	454^th of 916 public elementary schools	50.4%	4	40.9	54.0	24.7	39.8	39.5	47.7	53.4	26.8	46.6	43.4	43.3	43.3	$19,437
Woodland School	Public	PK, KG-2	80 Powder Mill Rd	Southwick	01077	Hampden County	Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 569-6598	324	29	11.2		282 (87.0%)	2 (0.6%)	27 (8.3%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)								(n/a)													$19,684
Tatham	Public	K-5	61 Laurel Rd	West Springfield	01089	Hampden County	West Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 263-3330	277	24	11.7		199 (71.8%)	17 (6.1%)	36 (13.0%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.5%)	71.4	269^th of 906 public elementary schools	70.3%		72.1	268^th of 916 public elementary schools	70.7%	1	43.6	58.5	58.5		54.5	41.0	64.2	56.6		55.2	52.8	52.8	$17,982

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland

How many students attend Highland?

In the 2024-25 school year, 305 students attended Highland.

What district is Highland in?

Westfield

What is the racial makeup of Highland?

Students at Highland are 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Highland a good school?

Highland ranks 480^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Highland attend?

Students who attend Highland usually go on to attend:

Middle : Westfield Intermediate School
Middle : Westfield Middle School
High : Westfield High

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