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Highland Elementary School

Q: Is Highland Elementary School a good school?

Highland Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.2% 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

1557^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Highland Elementary School in Columbus, OH, is a PK–5 school serving 313 students in the Columbus City Schools District, in a neighborhood with many other schools nearby. In 2025–2026, it ranked 1557 of 1560 Ohio elementary schools (0 percentile, 0 stars), and its chronic absenteeism was 70.7%, versus 53.8% for the district. This is not a one-year dip: Highland has stayed near the bottom of Ohio’s rankings for a decade. Nearby same-district schools such as West Broad Elementary School, West Mound Elementary School, Lindbergh Elementary School, and Westgate Alternative Elementary School all rank higher.

Academically, 2025–2026 Ohio State Tests results are very low across grades and subjects. The highest proficiency is 21.7% in 5th-grade ELA; the lowest is 0% in 3rd-grade ELA. Science 5th is 8.7%, Math 3rd 5.7%, Math 4th 2.9%, Math 5th 6.3%, and ELA 4th 14.3%. Every reported subject and grade is below both the district and the state. Several same-district nearby schools do much better: Westgate Alternative Elementary School reaches 61.8% in 5th-grade science and 70.6% in 5th-grade ELA, while West Mound Elementary School reaches 36.6% in 3rd-grade ELA and Lindbergh Elementary School reaches 48.6% in 4th-grade ELA. Highland is most comparable to Burroughs Elementary School and Starling Pk-8, though it is often lower.

Chronic absenteeism is a major concern: Highland’s 70.7% rate is the highest among listed nearby schools, with Starling Pk-8 close at 70.3%, while Westgate Alternative Elementary School is at 45.7%. Subgroup effectiveness rankings are bottom-tier across almost all groups; special education is the only relative bright spot at the 18th percentile in 2025–2026, but it was 0 percentile the two prior years. Highland’s student–teacher ratio was 20.8 in 2024–2025, the highest among same-district nearby schools, though Educational Academy for Boys & Girls has a higher ratio of 22.7 and much stronger outcomes. The closest school, Educational Academy for Boys & Girls (0.12 miles away), ranks in the 52nd percentile with 3 stars, 20.6% chronic absenteeism, and much higher proficiency, but it is in a different district/governance context, so the comparison is not apples-to-apples.

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 — 10th percentile in 2016 → <1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (9% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school9%

District avg39%

Ohio avg64%

1,557^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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

683^rd of 773Columbus 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
2026	1.5	1557 of 1560	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	10.9	604 of 631	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	3.2	316 of 318	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	1.3	1452 of 1452	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	3.5	314 of 315	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	1.7	1464 of 1467	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	1.4	1463 of 1467	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	23.3	753 of 914	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Special Education (2026)18th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2026)4th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2021)1st percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)<1st percentile~ school

White (2024)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts12%-53 vs state

Science9%-54 vs state

Mathematics5%-58 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						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 (2016)	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	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	92.0%	60 (19.2%)	97 (31.0%)	118 (37.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.1%)	1.5	1557^th of 1560 public elementary schools	0.2%		2.3	1544^th of 1558 public elementary schools	0.9%	13	8.7		5.7	2.9	6.3				0.0	14.3	21.7				$14,094
Educational Academy for Boys & Girls	Public, Charter	K-5	35 Midland Ave	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Educational Academy for Boys & Girls	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 351-1774	182	8	22.7	66.4%	3 (1.6%)	4 (2.2%)	170 (93.4%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	59.1	742^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	52.4%		35.2	1065^th of 1558 public elementary schools	31.6%	323			78.6	73.9					60.7	56.5					$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	94.6%	103 (28.9%)	94 (26.4%)	90 (25.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (18.8%)	11	1394^th of 1560 public elementary schools	10.6%		7.2	1461^st of 1558 public elementary schools	6.2%	67	19.6		27.3	31.9	23.9				27.3	34.7	52.2				$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	100.0%	96 (25.9%)	127 (34.2%)	108 (29.1%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.2%)	1.7	1556^th of 1560 public elementary schools	0.3%		2.4	1543^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	1.0%	13	9.1		9.3	5.4	4.5				11.6	14.3	22.7				$14,719
Columbus Bilingual West	Public, Charter	K-6	680 Harrisburg Pike	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	Columbus Bilingual West	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(380) 266-0055	64	4	16.0		1 (1.6%)	4 (6.3%)	59 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2.6	1543^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	1.1%					(n/a)	21.4			5.9	7.1				20.0	0.0	21.4				$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	100.0%	108 (34.2%)	115 (36.4%)	40 (12.7%)	10 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	40 (12.7%)	11.7	1378^th of 1560 public elementary schools	11.7%		10.8	1391^st of 1558 public elementary schools	10.7%	13	25.0		30.0	25.5	30.6				36.6	36.5	44.4				$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	0.0%	171 (32.6%)	258 (49.1%)	41 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.9%)	4	1515^th of 1560 public elementary schools	2.9%		6.3	1472^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	5.5%	43	16.1	6.3	5.1	20.0	6.7	3.7	4.2	1.5	17.9	33.3	22.6	13.4	16.4	16.4	$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	100.0%	139 (49.8%)	61 (21.9%)	37 (13.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (14.3%)	30.5	1127^th of 1560 public elementary schools	27.8%		28.9	1129^th of 1558 public elementary schools	27.5%	2	61.8		35.6	25.0	55.9				43.5	28.9	70.6				$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	100.0%	79 (26.5%)	91 (30.5%)	101 (33.9%)	12 (4.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	6.9	1463^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	6.2%		5.9	1482^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	4.9%	19	23.8		16.7	31.7	14.3				38.7	18.6	33.3				$15,558
Sagewood Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2255 Kimberly Pkwy E	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Sagewood 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%)								(n/a)															$11,134

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Elementary School

Is Highland Elementary School a good school?

Highland Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.2% of Ohio elementary schools.

How many students attend Highland Elementary School?

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

What district is Highland Elementary School in?

Columbus City Schools District

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 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.

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