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Highland School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

729 Parkhill, Billings, MT 59102 · (406) 281-6211 · Part of Billings Elementary School District

Billings’ School Grade C+ better than 42% of Montana school districts

Directions
Students
249
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Highland School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 71% of Montana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Billings kids: 7 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Highland SchoolYou are here
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 34.5%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 46.1%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Montana’s 592 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

729 Parkhill, Billings

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten51
Grade 131
Grade 249
Grade 336
Grade 444
Grade 538
Enrollment over time
245’20
250’21
269’22
271’23
249’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 71%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 8%American Indian/Alaska Native 8%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Highland School from Billings families.

Other schools in Billings Elementary School District

The district →
Meadowlark School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
A
691 students18:1
Boulder School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
A−
495 students19:1
Eagle Cliffs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
B+
443 students18:1
Arrowhead School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
A
434 students18:1
Broadwater School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
C+
400 students16:1
Sandstone School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Billings
B
393 students17:1

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