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Highland Park Elementary School

Q: Is Highland Park Elementary School a good school?

Highland Park Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.6% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Highland Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 308 students attended Highland Park Elementary School.

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

Students at Highland Park Elementary School are 46% Hispanic, 30% White, 17% African American, 6% Two or more races.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

799^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Highland Park Elementary School is a PK–4 school in Columbia, TN, serving 308 students within Maury County Schools. The school currently ranks in the 22nd percentile statewide (799th out of 1,019 elementary schools). Academic performance has been uneven: the school improved sharply in 2024–2025, with math and ELA proficiency above district and state averages, but 2025–2026 results fell back below both. Math proficiency was 33.7% (vs. 43.0% statewide), ELA was 33.7% (vs. 40.6%), and science was 27.2% (vs. 46.9%). Science has been a persistent weakness for several consecutive years.

Compared with nearby schools, Highland Park sits among the lower performers but is not the very bottom. J.R. Baker Elementary, just 2.4 miles away, ranks in the 76th percentile, while J. Brown Elementary (1.2 miles) ranks in the 12th and Riverside Elementary (1.4 miles) in the 6th. Highland Park's per-pupil spending of $17,798 is comparable to J.R. Baker's $17,892, yet its proficiency rates are much closer to the lowest-performing schools — a gap worth examining. Chronic absenteeism has improved to 15.7%, better than the district (17.8%) and state (18.3%) averages, though still above high-performing schools like Spring Hill Elementary (9.3%) and Marvin Wright Elementary (8.1%).

There are genuine bright spots. Special education students jumped from the 1st percentile in 2022–2023 to the 59th percentile in 2025–2026, and low-income students perform better than the school's overall rank. The 2024–2025 school year proved the school is capable of exceeding district averages in math and ELA. However, 4th graders fall much further behind district averages than 3rd graders (an 18-point gap in ELA), suggesting students lose ground as they move through the primary grades, and Hispanic students' scores dropped sharply in 2025–2026, a trend worth monitoring. With improving attendance and strong subgroup gains, there is a foundation to build on — if the school can stabilize its year-to-year performance and translate high spending into consistent academic growth.

308

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,798

Per pupil spending ?

91.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1606 Highland Avenue
Columbia, TN 38401

(931) 388-7325

District: Maury County Schools

Students who attend Highland Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Whitthorne Middle School
High:	Columbia Central High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.4%

White:

29.9%

African American:

16.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2014 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (32% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg37%

Tennessee avg43%

799^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 2 pts since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Maury County Schools

84^th of 141Maury County Schools among Tennessee 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	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	799 of 1019	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.6	668 of 1009	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.3	838 of 1018	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	864 of 1020	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	880 of 1000	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	785 of 983	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	936 of 985	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	798 of 997	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	43.7	559 of 855	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.1	635 of 853	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.0	720 of 846	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.5	579 of 820	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.8	638 of 818	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.5	548 of 809	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	315 of 498	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.4	365 of 498	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	370 of 498	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	360 of 500	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.4	260 of 483	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.7	390 of 404	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	392 of 450	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	24.5	153 of 164	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	721 of 986	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	860 of 990	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	907 of 989	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	869 of 975	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	743 of 945	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	893 of 926	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	13.8	442 of 458	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	48.5	202 of 424	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.2	312 of 415	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	295 of 387	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	292 of 324	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.2	106 of 319	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	481 of 823	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.6	485 of 843	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	529 of 853	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.3	718 of 865	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	786 of 858	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	668 of 823	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	802 of 821	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	601 of 877	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	585 of 984	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	770 of 991	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	764 of 987	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	850 of 980	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	757 of 941	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	841 of 916	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	266 of 641	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	23.6	529 of 618	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	521 of 528	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	405 of 447	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	320 of 369	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	238 of 255	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	57.1	310 of 849	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.8	364 of 840	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.6	713 of 847	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	820 of 852	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	747 of 844	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	737 of 844	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	784 of 812	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	795 of 841	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)63rd percentile+42 vs school

Special Education (2026)59th percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)37th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)7th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics34%-9 vs state

English Language Arts34%-7 vs state

Science27%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)			TNReady English Language Arts (2026)			TNReady Science (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 (2020)	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	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Highland Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1606 Highland Avenue	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 388-7325	287	28	10.2		97 (33.8%)	56 (19.5%)	114 (39.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.3%)	25.4	799^th of 1019 public elementary schools	21.6%		35.6	668^th of 1009 public elementary schools	33.8%	131	32.7	35.0	33.7	38.5	27.5	33.7	25.0	30.0	27.2	$17,798	$2,148	$14,060
J. Brown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	301 Cord Drive	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 388-3601	355	28	12.6		108 (30.4%)	132 (37.2%)	70 (19.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.1%)	14.3	898^th of 1019 public elementary schools	11.9%		21.7	826^th of 1009 public elementary schools	18.1%	72	23.9	36.2	30.8	19.6	23.0	21.5	11.1	25.9	19.4	$18,717	$2,926	$14,446
Riverside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	203 Carter Street	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 840-4422	405	37	11.0		152 (37.5%)	82 (20.2%)	141 (34.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.9%)	8	958^th of 1019 public elementary schools	6.0%		9.6	946^th of 1009 public elementary schools	6.2%	12	< 5%	13.2	6.7	17.9	20.6	19.3	16.4	26.5	21.5	$15,400	$1,581	$12,588
J. R. Baker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1301 Hamphire Pike	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 388-3319	323	29	11.3	53.2%	168 (52.0%)	55 (17.0%)	61 (18.9%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.6%)	70.4	247^th of 1019 public elementary schools	75.8%		56.6	403^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	60.1%	156	51.9	62.3	57.0	47.2	52.7	50.0	55.6	60.4	57.9	$17,892	$1,638	$14,933
J E Woodard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	207 Rutherford Lane	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 380-2872	547	37	14.7	39.8%	345 (63.1%)	80 (14.6%)	58 (10.6%)	16 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (8.4%)	59.6	369^th of 1019 public elementary schools	63.8%		66.7	274^th of 1009 public elementary schools	72.8%	95	40.5	74.8	58.0	42.3	56.9	49.8	35.1	53.9	44.7	$12,691	$955	$10,925
R Howell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	653 Bear Creek PIKE	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 540-1032	594	48	12.2	65.1%	267 (44.9%)	155 (26.1%)	134 (22.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.7%)	11.9	921^st of 1019 public elementary schools	9.6%		13.9	901^st of 1009 public elementary schools	10.7%	20	18.2	25.5	22.0	18.2	25.3	21.9	18.2	29.0	23.8	$13,793	$1,319	$11,447
Battle Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	165 Battle Creek Way	Spring Hill	37174	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 487-1300	631	44	14.3	24.6%	444 (70.4%)	46 (7.3%)	102 (16.2%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.8%)	69.1	260^th of 1019 public elementary schools	74.5%		53.3	445^th of 1009 public elementary schools	55.9%	185	54.7	63.6	59.6	54.7	48.4	51.2	50.8	55.2	53.2	$11,307	$567	$10,195
J E Woody Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	600 North Locust Street	Mt Pleasant	38474	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 379-5040	576	37	15.7	64.1%	423 (73.4%)	75 (13.0%)	32 (5.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.1%)	61.7	350^th of 1019 public elementary schools	65.7%		54.2	429^th of 1009 public elementary schools	57.5%	79	61.7	49.0	54.7	59.3	48.0	53.0	48.1	44.4	46.1	$14,707	$1,366	$12,292
Spring Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5359 S Main Street	Spring Hill	37174	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 486-2291	445	30	14.8	37.4%	290 (65.2%)	66 (14.8%)	60 (13.5%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	77.5	172^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	83.1%		66.8	273^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	72.9%	101	46.4	73.6	59.2	53.6	64.4	58.7	53.6	70.1	61.4	$15,298	$1,077	$13,287
Marvin Wright Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4714 Derryberry Lane	Spring Hill	37174	Maury County	Maury County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 486-3586	605	40	15.0	27.3%	410 (67.8%)	60 (9.9%)	82 (13.6%)	16 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.6%)	65	308^th of 1019 public elementary schools	69.8%		73.8	206^th of 1009 public elementary schools	79.6%	102	56.2	50.9	53.6	48.8	58.6	53.6	47.1	51.7	49.4	$11,899	$771	$10,441

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Park Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Highland Park Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Whitthorne Middle School
High : Columbia Central High School

What district is Highland Park Elementary School in?

Maury County Schools

Is Highland Park Elementary School a good school?

Highland Park Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.6% of Tennessee elementary schools.

How many students attend Highland Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 308 students attended Highland Park Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Highland Park Elementary School?

Students at Highland Park Elementary School are 46% Hispanic, 30% White, 17% African American, 6% Two or more races.

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