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Schools in Highland

Highland’s public schools

Maple 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?2/4schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Wisconsin’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.4K
▼ 19% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.4
WI 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,271 students on the public path
In brief

Highland’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Highland’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Northwestern Middle places highest (better than 67%); Iron River Elementary lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Highland, graded from C− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Northwestern High. 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–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+
6–8Northwestern Middlein PoplarB+
9–12Northwestern Highin MapleB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Maple 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.

Maple School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,271 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 16.4 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$13,408WI $16,459 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 38.1% · 635 students tested
Math48%
State average 38.7% · 633 students tested

Highland vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Highland—Maple
Barnes—Drummond Area
Lake NebagamonB+Maple
Bennett—Solon Springs
Brule—Maple
Solon Springs—Solon Springs
Hughes—Maple
Gordon—Northwood

3 of the 7 neighbors share Maple with Highland, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Highland

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

Also serving Highlandin other towns
Northwestern Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Poplar
B+
515 students17:1Rate it →
Iron River Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Iron River
C−
95 students15:1Rate it →
Northwestern Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Poplar
B+
289 students18:1Rate it →
Northwestern High
High · Grades 9–12 · Maple
B−
372 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Highland’s schools

Are Highland’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Highland. Maple 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, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Highland in?

Maple School District.

Where do Highland kids go to high school?

Northwestern High.

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What Highland families are saying about 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.