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Highland Elementary School

Q: Is Highland Elementary School a good school?

Highland Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.9% of Ohio elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Highland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended Highland Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Highland Elementary School?

Students at Highland Elementary School are 38% Hispanic, 31% African American, 19% White, 12% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Highland Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Highland Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Westmoor Middle School High : West High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1544^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Highland Elementary School is a public elementary school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 294 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Columbus City Schools District, which is ranked 688 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Highland Elementary consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Ohio, with rankings between 1509 and 1593 out of 1558-1610 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 5-20% of Highland students were proficient in English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to 35-44% for the district and 56-68% for the state. Highland also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 52.6% to 66.5% in recent years, which is much higher than the district and state averages.

The nearby schools within the Columbus City Schools District, such as Lindbergh Elementary, West Broad Elementary, and Burroughs Elementary, also perform poorly on state assessments and have high chronic absenteeism rates. However, these schools generally outperform Highland Elementary, suggesting that Highland may face unique challenges. Despite the consistent low performance, there has been little to no improvement in Highland's state rankings or assessment scores over the past several years, indicating a need for more targeted and sustained interventions.

313

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,094

Per pupil spending ?

92%

Free/discounted lunch ?

40 S Highland Ave
Columbus, OH 43223-1062

(614) 365-5935

District: Columbus City Schools District

Students who attend Highland Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Westmoor Middle School
High:	West High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.7%

African American:

31.0%

White:

19.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (11% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg37%

Ohio avg64%

1,544^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

68^th of 70Elementary Schools in the Columbus City Schools District

688^th of 828Columbus City Schools District among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	2.3	1544 of 1558	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.1	1568 of 1577	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.6	1586 of 1596	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	1509 of 1588	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	1541 of 1610	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	1593 of 1676	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.7	1627 of 1636	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.9	1533 of 1651	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.7	1507 of 1678	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.2	1481 of 1684	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.7	1575 of 1687	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.3	1598 of 1701	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.7	1661 of 1709	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.1	1620 of 1686	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.3	1532 of 1662	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.3	1478 of 1610	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.2	1515 of 1582	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.3	1562 of 1609	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.4	1426 of 1504	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.3	1454 of 1501	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.5	1393 of 1471	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	615 of 615	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	600 of 603	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	604 of 610	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	507 of 601	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	509 of 533	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	437 of 605	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	593 of 598	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	10.5	760 of 765	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	922 of 956	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	1020 of 1021	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	275 of 281	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	177 of 213	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	175 of 183	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	163 of 169	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	173 of 174	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	2.6	1436 of 1452	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.9	1458 of 1466	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.6	1480 of 1483	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	1441 of 1488	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	1416 of 1467	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	1439 of 1502	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.3	1514 of 1518	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	239 of 259	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	214 of 216	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	177 of 189	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	224 of 228	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	239 of 239	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	2.2	1463 of 1473	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.9	1477 of 1484	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.2	1435 of 1447	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	1285 of 1419	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	1372 of 1404	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	1394 of 1465	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.2	1457 of 1465	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	1.8	1457 of 1466	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.4	1483 of 1485	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	1473 of 1498	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	1406 of 1518	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	1446 of 1499	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	1490 of 1535	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.1	1524 of 1536	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	933 of 935	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	900 of 900	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	0.0	1190 of 1190	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.3	1215 of 1215	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.8	1218 of 1242	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.4	1246 of 1249	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.8	1306 of 1309	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)1st percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile~ school

African American (2025)<1st percentile~ school

White (2024)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science18%-45 vs state

English Language Arts13%-50 vs state

Mathematics5%-58 vs state

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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 Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th 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	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Total
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	40 S Highland Ave	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5935	313	15	20.8		60 (19.2%)	97 (31.0%)	118 (37.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.1%)	2.3	1544^th of 1558 public elementary schools	0.9%		2.1	1568^th of 1577 public elementary schools	0.6%	24	18.4		5.7	5.1	5.1				20.0	5.0	15.4				$14,094
Educational Academy for Boys & Girls	Public, Charter	K-5	35 Midland Ave	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	Educational Academy for Boys & Girls	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 351-1774	182	8	22.7		3 (1.6%)	4 (2.2%)	170 (93.4%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	35.2	1065^th of 1558 public elementary schools	31.6%		17.4	1289^th of 1577 public elementary schools	18.3%	224	50.0		55.2	66.7	31.3				41.4	46.7	62.5				$11,666
West Broad Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2744 W Broad St	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5964	356	21	16.9		103 (28.9%)	94 (26.4%)	90 (25.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (18.8%)	7.2	1461^st of 1558 public elementary schools	6.2%		6.9	1475^th of 1577 public elementary schools	6.5%	14	19.5		19.7	35.7	14.6				21.3	33.3	29.3				$17,461
Burroughs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	551 S Richardson Ave	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5923	371	25	14.8		96 (25.9%)	127 (34.2%)	108 (29.1%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.2%)	2.4	1543^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	1.0%		3.2	1550^th of 1577 public elementary schools	1.7%	7	6.0		12.3	18.9	8.0				10.5	5.4	24.0				$14,719
Columbus Bilingual West	Public, Charter	K-5	2364 W Mound St	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus Bilingual West	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(380) 266-0055	64	4	16.0	45.3%	1 (1.6%)	4 (6.3%)	59 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$13,031
West Mound Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2051 W Mound St	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5968	316	16	19.7		108 (34.2%)	115 (36.4%)	40 (12.7%)	10 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	40 (12.7%)	10.8	1391^st of 1558 public elementary schools	10.7%		12.5	1363^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	13.6%	28	17.0		26.5	36.6	22.6				32.7	29.3	45.3				$16,473
Starling Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	145 S Central Ave	Columbus	43222	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5945	525	29	18.1		171 (32.6%)	258 (49.1%)	41 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.9%)	6.3	1472^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	5.5%		5.4	1503^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	4.7%	31	13.3	4.3	12.0	41.9	13.6	2.7	1.4	0.0	14.0	29.0	31.8	12.0	21.6	7.1	$17,138
Westgate Alternative Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3080 Wicklow Rd	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5971	279	15	18.6		139 (49.8%)	61 (21.9%)	37 (13.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (14.3%)	28.9	1129^th of 1558 public elementary schools	27.5%		26.8	1169^th of 1577 public elementary schools	25.9%	40	62.5		18.0	45.7	37.5				30.0	48.6	64.5				$15,321
Valleyview Elementary School	Public	K-5	2989 Valleyview Dr	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6312	298	16	18.6		79 (26.5%)	91 (30.5%)	101 (33.9%)	12 (4.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	5.9	1482^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	4.9%		11.5	1376^th of 1577 public elementary schools	12.7%	106	19.4		12.8	41.0	3.2				25.6	25.6	19.4				$15,558
Central Point Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	680 Harrisburg Pike	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	Central Point Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 669-6305	141	10	14.1		33 (23.4%)	85 (60.3%)	9 (6.4%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.4%)	19.2	1272^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	18.4%		1.1	1577^th of 1577 public elementary schools	0.0%	305			71.4	9.1					28.6	18.2					$11,134

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Highland Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Westmoor Middle School
High : West High School

What district is Highland Elementary School in?

Columbus City Schools District

How many students attend Highland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended Highland Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Highland Elementary School?

Students at Highland Elementary School are 38% Hispanic, 31% African American, 19% White, 12% Two or more races.

Is Highland Elementary School a good school?

Highland Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.9% of Ohio elementary schools.

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