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Highland Elementary School

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Highland Elementary School ranks 1023 rd of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1023^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Highland Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hamilton, Ohio, serving 688 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Hamilton City School District, which is ranked 527 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Highland Elementary School faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, lower student performance on state assessments compared to the district and state averages, and significant equity gaps between student subgroups. For example, in 2024-2025, Highland's 5th-grade proficiency rates were 41.3% in Mathematics, 42.2% in English Language Arts, and 34.4% in Science, all of which were significantly lower than the Hamilton City and Ohio state averages. Additionally, Highland's female, minority, special education, and English Language Learner students have consistently lower rankings compared to their peers statewide.

While Highland Elementary School is part of the Hamilton City School District, it performs significantly worse than many of the other elementary schools in the district, such as Linden Elementary, Fairwood Elementary, and Brookwood Elementary, which have higher proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and better rankings. Addressing the challenges at Highland Elementary will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve educational outcomes and provide all students with the support they need to succeed.

695

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,788

Per pupil spending ?

67.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1125 Main St
Hamilton, OH 45013-1636

(513) 868-5620

District: Hamilton City

Students who attend Highland Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Wilson Middle School
High:	Hamilton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.7%

Hispanic:

22.0%

Two or more races:

10.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (50% vs 61% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg54%

Ohio avg61%

1,023^rd of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Hamilton City

527^th of 828Hamilton City 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	39.5	1023 of 1558	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	1029 of 1577	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	992 of 1596	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	969 of 1588	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.2	884 of 1610	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	1167 of 1676	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	1107 of 1636	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.8	1017 of 1651	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.5	1055 of 1678	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.7	974 of 1684	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.4	1029 of 1687	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.1	1084 of 1701	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	64.2	799 of 1709	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.1	1062 of 1686	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	65.3	723 of 1662	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.5	919 of 1610	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.8	876 of 1582	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.0	903 of 1609	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	72.7	398 of 1504	73.5%	★★★★☆
2005	75.7	312 of 1501	79.2%	★★★★☆
2004	79.4	234 of 1471	84.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	31.5	429 of 605	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	19.7	735 of 824	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	591 of 765	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	903 of 956	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	856 of 1021	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	16.6	236 of 258	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	179 of 239	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	1022 of 1452	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	989 of 1466	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	968 of 1483	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	988 of 1488	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.6	862 of 1467	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	1135 of 1502	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	1106 of 1518	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	61.0	333 of 759	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	157 of 259	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	163 of 234	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	154 of 233	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	100 of 216	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.4	154 of 228	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	828 of 1473	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.2	793 of 1484	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.0	625 of 1447	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	540 of 1419	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.7	371 of 1404	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	32.7	1094 of 1465	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	1036 of 1465	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	921 of 1466	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	982 of 1485	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	955 of 1498	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	906 of 1518	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.5	821 of 1499	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	1030 of 1535	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	1008 of 1536	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	14.9	180 of 202	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	779 of 935	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	649 of 900	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	739 of 856	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	939 of 1175	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	939 of 1190	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	928 of 1215	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	905 of 1242	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.3	821 of 1249	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	1060 of 1271	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1075 of 1309	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2018)56th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2019)29th percentile~ school

White (2025)20th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)11th percentile-24 vs school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile-28 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)9th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics53%-7 vs state

English Language Arts51%-10 vs state

Science34%-29 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th 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	Total
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1125 Main St	Hamilton	45013	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 868-5620	695	35	19.8		401 (57.7%)	57 (8.2%)	153 (22.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	72 (10.4%)	39.5	1023^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	34.3%		40.7	1029^th of 1577 public elementary schools	34.7%	6	34.4	59.0	68.6	41.3	43.5	57.7	57.0	42.2	48.9	$8,788
Brookwood Elementary School	Public	K-6	1325 Stahlheber Rd	Hamilton	45013	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 868-5590	607	37	16.4		405 (66.7%)	83 (13.7%)	40 (6.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	73 (12.0%)	59.9	735^th of 1558 public elementary schools	52.8%		59	776^th of 1577 public elementary schools	50.8%	41	53.0	85.9	66.2	69.9	50.0	66.7	59.7	71.1	51.2	$10,999
Ridgeway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	267 Wasserman Rd	Hamilton	45013	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 868-5640	705	40	17.6		540 (76.6%)	48 (6.8%)	51 (7.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (8.9%)	62.9	671^st of 1558 public elementary schools	56.9%		64.8	662^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	58.0%	9	70.1	71.6	68.8	53.4	59.8	66.3	63.0	70.1	63.6	$10,691
Bridgeport Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2171 Bridgeport Drive	Hamilton	45013	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 868-5580	575	32	17.9		422 (73.4%)	35 (6.1%)	47 (8.2%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (10.8%)	46.6	951^st of 1558 public elementary schools	39.0%		43.1	1005^th of 1577 public elementary schools	36.3%	54	55.0	66.7	66.1	26.7	47.2	55.1	64.4	55.0	55.6	$11,082
Riverview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	250 Knightsbridge Dr	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 868-5650	640	36	17.7		108 (16.9%)	129 (20.2%)	343 (53.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	15 (2.3%)	40 (6.3%)	24.6	1189^th of 1558 public elementary schools	23.7%		22.2	1236^th of 1577 public elementary schools	21.6%	47	36.0	42.7	55.9	51.4	29.0	40.5	28.8	50.0	30.2	$11,054
Fairwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	281 Fair Avenue	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 868-5610	613	34	18.0		236 (38.5%)	52 (8.5%)	250 (40.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.9%)	54 (8.8%)	30.1	1120^th of 1558 public elementary schools	28.1%		24.1	1206^th of 1577 public elementary schools	23.5%	86	42.5	59.5	57.1	28.8	39.1	50.0	41.1	47.2	36.2	$9,935
Richard Allen Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	1206 Shuler Ave	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	Richard Allen Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 795-6549	124	10	12.4		4 (3.2%)	62 (50.0%)	49 (39.5%)	3 (2.4%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.2%)	1 (0.8%)	23	1213^th of 1558 public elementary schools	22.1%		27.9	1159^th of 1577 public elementary schools	26.5%	54	15.4	40.0		7.7	37.5	53.3		46.2	43.8	$15,158
New Miami Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Seven Mile Ave	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	New Miami Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 896-7153	292	23	12.6		251 (86.0%)	8 (2.7%)	16 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.8%)	13.3	1350^th of 1558 public elementary schools	13.4%		29.7	1136^th of 1577 public elementary schools	28.0%	214	24.3	39.0	35.7	18.9		43.9	33.3	37.8		$12,883
Crawford Woods Elementary School	Public	K-6	2200 Hensley Ave	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 868-5600	564	30	18.8		154 (27.3%)	85 (15.1%)	258 (45.7%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	49 (8.7%)	39.6	1022^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	34.4%		48.3	946^th of 1577 public elementary schools	40.0%	76	43.8	62.3	67.2	51.6	43.4	53.8	53.4	46.9	36.8	$10,145
Fairfield Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	2470 Princeton Rd	Fairfield Township	45011	Butler County	Fairfield Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(513) 437-0996	173	12	14.4		53 (30.6%)	83 (48.0%)	16 (9.2%)	8 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.5%)	40.2	1018^th of 1558 public elementary schools	34.7%					(n/a)		60.0	42.9			66.7	50.0			$10,218

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Elementary School

Is Highland Elementary School a good school?

Highland Elementary School ranks 1023^rd of 1558 Ohio 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 : Wilson Middle School
High : Hamilton High School

What is the racial makeup of Highland Elementary School?

Students at Highland Elementary School are 58% White, 22% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 8% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Highland Elementary School in?

Hamilton City

How many students attend Highland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 695 students attended Highland Elementary School.

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