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Highland Elementary School

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Highland Elementary School ranks 630 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

630^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Highland Elementary School is a PK–5 public school in Marengo, Ohio, serving 836 students as part of Highland Local, which makes it the largest school in this nearby comparison group. For 2025–2026 it ranked 630 of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools (60th percentile, 3 stars), placing it above its own district's overall rank of 371 of 773. The long-term trend is positive: Highland sat at the 45th percentile in 2015–2016 and 2018–2019, climbed into the 57th–62nd percentile range from 2020–2021 through 2023–2024, and has held steady at the 60th percentile the past two years.

Test results are mostly above the state average, with English Language Arts as the standout. Grade 4 ELA reached 75.0% proficient, 13.2 points above the state and near the top of the nearby group. Grade 5 ELA (77.1%) and Grade 3 ELA (71.7%) also beat the state, as did Grade 4 Math (73.4%), Grade 3 Math (68.3%), and Grade 5 Science (68.5%). The clear weak spot is Grade 5 Math at 51.9%, which is 7.2 points below the state and below most nearby schools reporting that data. Compared with neighbors, East Elementary (93rd percentile), Buckeye Valley East Elementary School (83rd), Dan Emmett Elementary School (76th), Centerburg Elementary School (74th), and Columbia Elementary School (73rd) rank higher, while Fredericktown Elementary School (67th) is close and Park Avenue Elementary School, Cardington-Lincoln Elementary School, and Pleasant Street Elementary School rank lower.

Attendance has improved dramatically. Chronic absenteeism dropped from 28.2% in 2021–2022 to 12.7% in 2025–2026, now below the district's 15.1% — though Columbia Elementary School (6.4%) and Prairie Run Elementary School (8.0%) are lower still. Highland's free/reduced lunch rate was 32.54% in 2024–2025, and its student-teacher ratio of 17.4 is mid-to-high among neighbors, with reported per-student spending of $7,801 in 2018–2019 — lower than most nearby schools. One area to watch: the school's overall 60th percentile rank is higher than the rankings for some student subgroups, including low-income students at the 44th percentile, though special education improved to the 56th percentile.

836

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,015

Per pupil spending ?

32.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

88%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 4.9% (any vaccine)

1250 Township Road 16
Marengo, OH 43334-9739

(419) 768-3040

District: Highland Local

Students who attend Highland Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Highland Middle School
High:	Highland High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.6%

Hispanic:

3.1%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2016 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (69% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Ohio median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg69%

Ohio avg64%

630^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to top 40% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

371^st of 773Highland Local 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	65.3	630 of 1560	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.3	620 of 1558	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	605 of 1577	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.3	599 of 1596	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.2	623 of 1588	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.5	691 of 1610	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	918 of 1676	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.0	772 of 1636	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.0	809 of 1651	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.2	919 of 1678	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	68.8	608 of 1684	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	71.2	581 of 1687	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.1	576 of 1701	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.2	559 of 1709	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.3	763 of 1686	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	76.3	347 of 1662	79.1%	★★★★☆
2009	64.7	699 of 1610	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.1	646 of 1582	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.9	811 of 1609	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.8	732 of 1504	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	49.2	905 of 1501	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.4	1070 of 1471	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	39.4	476 of 824	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	466 of 765	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	605 of 956	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.0	859 of 1021	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	61.5	630 of 1452	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.7	542 of 1452	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	556 of 1466	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	590 of 1483	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	688 of 1488	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.8	666 of 1467	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	863 of 1502	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.6	699 of 1518	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	44.1	55 of 78	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.2	72 of 128	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.8	76 of 219	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	359 of 759	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	823 of 1467	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.0	685 of 1473	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	551 of 1484	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	658 of 1447	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	549 of 1419	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.4	423 of 1404	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	51.6	814 of 1465	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.4	499 of 1465	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	68.7	526 of 1467	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.8	616 of 1466	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	566 of 1485	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.1	549 of 1498	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.5	511 of 1518	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.6	695 of 1499	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.2	818 of 1535	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.1	805 of 1536	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	48.3	398 of 914	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.0	445 of 935	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.4	479 of 900	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.2	271 of 856	68.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	51.1	661 of 1181	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.6	685 of 1175	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.1	662 of 1190	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	670 of 1215	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.3	683 of 1242	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.0	752 of 1249	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	930 of 1271	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.9	850 of 1309	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)64th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)57th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)56th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)44th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile-19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)29th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts75%+9 vs state

Science68%+6 vs state

Mathematics65%~ state avg

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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)			Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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	630^th of 1560 public elementary schools	59.6%		65.3	620^th of 1558 public elementary schools	60.2%	10	68.5	68.3	73.4	51.9	71.7	75.0	77.1	88%	4.9%	$11,015
Centerburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	207 S Preston St	Centerburg	43011	Knox County	Centerburg Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 625-6488	441	29	15.2	29.7%	420 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	76	413^th of 1560 public elementary schools	73.5%		76.4	406^th of 1558 public elementary schools	73.9%	7	70.8	93.8	80.5	56.2	92.3	69.5	83.1	85%	3.8%	$13,025
Fredericktown Elementary School	Public	K-5	111 Stadium Drive	Fredericktown	43019	Knox County	Fredericktown Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 694-2781	535	30	17.8	82.1%	510 (95.3%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	70.8	517^th of 1560 public elementary schools	66.9%		74.4	444^th of 1558 public elementary schools	71.5%	73	66.7	69.5	68.3	69.6	79.3	71.2	87.3	86.5%	9.5%	$10,825
Columbia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Columbus Rd	Mount Vernon	43050	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 393-5975	244	13	18.9	—	225 (92.2%)	3 (1.2%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	75.9	415^th of 1560 public elementary schools	73.4%		71.6	501^st of 1558 public elementary schools	67.8%	86	75.6	86.4	76.7	87.8	79.5	60.5	80.5	80.8%	11.5%	$10,879
Dan Emmett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	108 Mansfield Ave	Mount Vernon	43050	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 393-5950	244	16	15.4	—	214 (87.7%)	3 (1.2%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.8%)	77.2	372^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	76.2%		81.3	269^th of 1558 public elementary schools	82.7%	103	79.1	63.3	73.0	83.7	90.0	75.7	86.0	75.6%	9.8%	$9,251
Cardington-Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	121 Nichols St	Cardington	43315	Morrow County	Cardington-Lincoln Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 864-6692	392	22	17.8	—	358 (91.3%)	4 (1.0%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	33.9	1090^th of 1560 public elementary schools	30.1%		34.3	1074^th of 1558 public elementary schools	31.1%	16		60.7	44.4		54.8	45.9		80.9%	12.8%	$10,794
Pleasant Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	305 E Pleasant St	Mount Vernon	43050	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 393-5990	329	20	16.2	—	306 (93.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	54.5	826^th of 1560 public elementary schools	47.1%		55.4	812^th of 1558 public elementary schools	47.9%	14	80.4	44.4	55.4	56.9	66.7	64.3	74.5	77.1%	2.1%	$11,523
East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	714 E Vine St	Mount Vernon	43050	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 393-5985	238	14	17.3	—	214 (89.9%)	4 (1.7%)	9 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	87.6	105^th of 1560 public elementary schools	93.3%		86.9	122^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	92.2%	17	94.9	76.7	97.4	84.6	88.4	81.6	92.3	92.9%	0%	$10,412
Buckeye Valley East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	522 E High St	Ashley	43003	Delaware County	Buckeye Valley Local Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 363-2253	441	29	15.2	33.8%	406 (92.1%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.2%)	80.9	270^th of 1560 public elementary schools	82.7%		69.6	539^th of 1558 public elementary schools	65.4%	269		81.0	75.6	100.0	83.1	73.3		84.3%	11.8%	$13,752
Park Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	335 W Park Ave	Mount Gilead	43338	Morrow County	Mount Gilead Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 946-5736	475	32	14.8	50.9%	432 (90.9%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	41.2	1016^th of 1560 public elementary schools	34.9%		31.3	1105^th of 1558 public elementary schools	29.1%	89	54.8	50.8	70.1	37.1	45.3	55.2	71.0	90.8%	7.9%	$12,131

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Elementary School

What district is Highland Elementary School in?

Highland Local

What is the racial makeup of Highland Elementary School?

Students at Highland Elementary School are 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Highland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 836 students attended Highland Elementary School.

Is Highland Elementary School a good school?

Highland Elementary School ranks 630^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 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 : Highland Middle School
High : Highland High School

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