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Schools in Highland

Highland’s public schools

Fairfield Local School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Highland. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Ohio’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Ohio’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
74%
2021–22
Math proficiency
65%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.6K
▼ 12% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.7
OH 16.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
850 students on the public path
In brief

Highland’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Highland’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s 3,056 public schools. Fairfield Local High School places highest (better than 93%); Fairfield Local Elementary School lowest (68%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Highland, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Fairfield Local Elementary Schoolin LeesburgB+
6–8Fairfield Local Middle Schoolin LeesburgB+
9–12Fairfield Local High Schoolin LeesburgA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Fairfield Local School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Fairfield Local School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 850 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 17.7 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$14,612OH $16,610 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading74%
State average 59.5% · 483 students tested
Math65%
State average 52.2% · 477 students tested

Highland vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Ohio towns that share Highland’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Highland—Fairfield Local

Every school in Highland

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Highlandin other towns
Fairfield Local Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Leesburg
B+
430 students17:1Rate it →
Fairfield Local Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Leesburg
B+
198 students25:1Rate it →
Fairfield Local High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Leesburg
A
222 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Highland’s schools

Are Highland’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Highland. Fairfield Local School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Highland. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Highland in?

Fairfield Local School District.

Where do Highland kids go to high school?

Fairfield Local High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.