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Schools in Highland

Highland’s public schools

Highland 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?1/3schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 82% 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
27%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.3K
▲ 5% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.6
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
276 students on the public path
In brief

Highland’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Highland’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Highland Community High places highest (better than 78%); Highland Community Elementary lowest (22%). 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–5Highland Community ElementaryHighland School DistrictC−
6–8Highland Community MiddleHighland School DistrictC
9–12Highland Community HighHighland School DistrictA−

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

Highland School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 276 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$17,287WI $16,459 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 38.1% · 146 students tested
Math32%
State average 38.7% · 126 students tested

Highland vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Highland—Highland

Every school in Highland

3 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).

District schools in Highlandby address
Highland Community Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
124 students11:1Rate it →
Highland Community Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
58 students13:1Rate it →
Highland Community High
High · Grades 9–12
A−
94 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Highland’s schools

Are Highland’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Highland. Highland 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, 1 of its 3 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?

Highland School District.

Where do Highland kids go to high school?

Highland Community High.

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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.