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Highland School District

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At a glance

339^thof 432 Wisconsin districts▼ 5

Better than 21% of Wisconsin districts

Elementary 1 Middle 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

1030 Cardinal Dr
Highland, WI 53543·(608) 929-4525·All Wisconsin district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 21.5% of districts

Schools

276

Students

Top rankedHighland Community High293^rd of 533 Wisconsin high schools

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Biggest riser

Highland Community Elementary up 131 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Highland School District is a very small, single-campus Wisconsin district serving 276 students across three schools—Highland Community Elementary (PK–5), Highland Community Middle (6–8), and Highland Community High (9–12)—all at 1030 Cardinal Dr in Highland, WI. The district’s overall rating is 339th of 432 Wisconsin districts, 22nd percentile, 1 star, placing it in the bottom quartile.

Among the three, the high school has the strongest overall outcomes: a 92.5% graduation rate, 0.0% dropout rate, and ACT math at 64.29% proficient in 2024–25 and 50% in 2025–26, both above state averages. It also has the lowest student-teacher ratio (9.0) and lowest free/reduced lunch rate (27.66%), though its rank fell from 55th percentile / 3 stars in 2024–25 to 45th percentile / 2 stars in 2025–26, and ACT ELA and science remain below state. The elementary school has the best climate: chronic absenteeism is 3.1%, far below the district’s 5.5% and the state’s 17.3%. Its 3rd grade math was 66.67% both years and 3rd grade ELA was 58.33% in 2024–25 and 60% in 2025–26, above state; it rose from 28th percentile / 1 star to 40th percentile / 2 stars. However, 5th grade lags, with math at 27.78% and ELA at 38.89% in 2025–26. The middle school is the pressure point: lowest rank at 27th percentile / 1 star in 2025–26, highest chronic absenteeism at 9.4%, highest free/reduced lunch at 44.83%, highest student-teacher ratio at 12.5, lowest per-student spending at $17,104, and weakest math and science. Bright spots include 6th grade ELA at 60% in 2025–26 and 7th grade ELA at 57.14% in 2024–25.

Across all school-level tests in 2024–25 and 2025–26, only 10 of 40, or 25%, were above state. The largest gaps are middle math (38.0% vs. 54.1%), elementary science (38.9% vs. 52.1%), middle science (38.0% vs. 51.0%), and high school ACT science (34.5% vs. 43.3%). Strengths are low absenteeism, elementary early-grade math/ELA, high school ACT math, and strong graduation/dropout outcomes; priorities are middle school math/science, elementary 5th grade, and high school ELA/science. With only 276 students district-wide, multi-year trends are more reliable than any single year.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)			Forward Exam 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 (2025)	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	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Highland Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1030 Cardinal Dr	Highland	53543	Iowa County	Highland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 929-4525	124	11	11.1	41.1%	106 (85.5%)	1 (0.8%)	12 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	47.8	625^th of 1039 public elementary schools	39.8%		36.3	756^th of 1044 public elementary schools	27.6%	131				60.0	50.0	38.9				66.7	50.0	27.8				75.0			50.0		$18,213	$1,405	$16,809
Highland Community High	Public	9-12	1030 Cardinal Dr	Highland	53543	Iowa County	Highland School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 929-4525	94	10	9.0	27.7%	83 (88.3%)	1 (1.1%)	8 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	50.2	293^rd of 533 public high schools	45.0%		55.4	196^th of 431 public high schools	54.5%	97	41.7	50.0	33.3															46.7			$17,623	$825	$16,798
Highland Community Middle	Public	6-8	1030 Cardinal Dr	Highland	53543	Iowa County	Highland School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 929-4525	58	5	12.5	44.8%	48 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.2%)	34.6	471^st of 643 public middle schools	26.7%		35.8	451^st of 628 public middle schools	28.2%	20							60.0	43.8	35.3				50.0	50.0	35.3		58.8			29.4	$17,104	$687	$16,417

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
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Riverdale School District	10.13 mi	4	214^th
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Fennimore Community School District	14.52 mi	3	91^st

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

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