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C−

Highland Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1500 East 7th Street, Rifle, CO 81650 · (970) 665-6800 · Part of Garfield School District RE-2

Rifle’s School Grade C+ better than 38% of Colorado school districts

Students
451
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Highland Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 21% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Rifle kids: Rifle Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Highland Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Rifle Middle School552 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts27%
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).

1500 East 7th Street, Rifle

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K49
Kindergarten62
Grade 166
Grade 272
Grade 373
Grade 465
Grade 564
Enrollment over time
449’20
463’21
451’22
418’23
451’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 69%White 27%Two or more races 2%Black 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Highland Elementary School from Rifle families.

Other schools in Garfield School District RE-2

The district →

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; Rifle’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.