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Highland Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

3156 Tabor Rd, Gadsden, AL 35904 · (256) 546-7409 · Part of Etowah County School District

Lookout Mountain’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of Alabama school districts

Directions
Students
216
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Highland Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 47% of Alabama’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 13.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Lookout Mountain kids: 6 middle schools

On the path

Where Lookout Mountain kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Highland Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 45.4%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Alabama’s 1,249 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3156 Tabor Rd, Gadsden

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K52
Kindergarten22
Grade 124
Grade 216
Grade 322
Grade 430
Grade 531
Grade 619
Enrollment over time
190’20
218’21
225’22
223’23
216’24

Up 13.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 86%Two or more races 8%Black 3%Hispanic 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Highland Elementary School from Lookout Mountain families.

Other schools in Etowah County School District

The district →
John S Jones Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rainbow City
A
745 students16:1
Hokes Bluff Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hokes Bluff
B+
610 students16:1
Southside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Southside
A
585 students17:1
Whitesboro Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boaz
A
423 students18:1
Glencoe Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Glencoe
A
397 students16:1
West End Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Altoona
A−
390 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alabama’s other public schools; Lookout Mountain’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.