Elementary Schools in Highland County Public Schools

Summary:

Highland County Public Schools has one standout elementary school, Highland Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 112 students. This small, rural school has an impressive ranking, placing it in the top 22% of Virginia elementary schools for the 2022-2023 school year.

Highland Elementary excels academically, with students outperforming the state average in several subject areas, including mathematics, science, and English reading. In 5th grade mathematics, 86.67% of students scored proficient or better, compared to the state average of 71.56%. The school also shines in 5th grade science, with 93.33% of students scoring proficient or better, well above the state average of 68.94%. These strong academic results suggest the school has effective teaching practices and a well-aligned curriculum.

While the school's performance is noteworthy, it faces some challenges, including a slightly higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 15.7%. Additionally, 49.11% of students at Highland Elementary receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic need among the student population. However, the school's higher-than-average spending per student and lower student-teacher ratio of 10.1 to 1 suggest it is allocating resources effectively to support student learning and well-being.

District Detail

240 Myers Moon Rd.
Monterey, VA 24465

(540) 468-6300

SchoolDigger Rank:
17^th of 129 Virginia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 208

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Highland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	252 Myers/Moon Rd	Monterey	24465	Highland County	Highland County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 468-6360	105	10	10.5	47.6%	101 (96.2%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	66.7	394^th of 1110 public elementary schools	64.5%		61.6	470^th of 1114 public elementary schools	57.8%	76	83.3	64.3	86.7	93.3	88.9	78.6	73.3	57.1	$14,111	$1,462	$12,650

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Augusta County Public Schools	24.42 mi	19	73^rd
Department Of Corrections	26.58 mi	61
Bath County Public Schools	28.36 mi	3	21^st
Rockingham County Public Schools	29.09 mi	23	91^st
Staunton City Public Schools	31.15 mi	6	29^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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