Elementary Schools in Highland Local

Summary:

Highland Local district in Ohio is home to one elementary school, Highland Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. The school has maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating average to above-average performance, and outperforms the state average on several key test score metrics, particularly in 3rd grade math and English language arts.

Highland Elementary School is ranked 620 out of 1,558 Ohio elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year, placing it in the top 40% of schools statewide. The school has a student-teacher ratio of 16.8, slightly higher than the state average, and a free/reduced lunch rate of 35.87%, indicating a moderate level of economic diversity among the student population. However, the school's spending per student of $7,801 is below the state average, which may present challenges in terms of providing adequate resources and support for students.

One area of concern for Highland Elementary School is its chronic absenteeism rate of 15.8%, which is on the higher side compared to state benchmarks. Addressing attendance issues could be an important focus for the school in order to maintain and improve its overall performance. Despite this challenge, Highland Elementary School appears to be a solid-performing school within the Highland Local district, with particular strengths in early-grade academic achievement.

District Detail

6506 State Route 229
Marengo, OH 43334-9738

(419) 768-2206

SchoolDigger Rank:
360^th of 828 Ohio districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,693

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Total
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1250 Township Road 16	Marengo	43334	Morrow County	Highland Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 768-3040	836	48	17.4	32.5%	774 (92.6%)	14 (1.7%)	26 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.5%)	65.3	620^th of 1558 public elementary schools	60.2%		67.1	605^th of 1577 public elementary schools	61.6%	15	63.9	82.4	66.4	57.4	84.8	69.5	63.1	$11,015

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Centerburg Local	6.65 mi	3	214^th
Fredericktown Local	9.67 mi	3	174^th
Mount Vernon City	11.04 mi	8	170^th
Tomorrow Center	11.46 mi	1	809^th
Cardington-Lincoln Local	11.58 mi	3	545^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 Ohio Department of Education.

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