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Highland Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

101 2nd Street, Pierce, CO 80650 · (970) 834-2853 · Part of Ault-Highland School District RE-9

Pierce’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
443
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Highland Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 28% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 10.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Pierce kids: Highland Middle School

On the path

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

K–5Highland Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Highland Middle Schoolin Ault

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts34%
State average 47%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

101 2nd Street, Pierce

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten71
Grade 170
Grade 265
Grade 386
Grade 468
Grade 583
Enrollment over time
402’20
450’21
473’22
432’23
443’24

Up 10.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 56%Hispanic 40%Two or more races 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Highland Elementary School from Pierce families.

Other schools in Ault-Highland School District RE-9

The district →
Highland Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ault
C+
234 students14:1
Highland High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ault
B
299 students14:1

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 Colorado’s other public schools; Pierce’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.