Is Highland Elementary School a good school?

Highland Elementary School ranks 692 nd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Highland Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 329 students attended Highland Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Highland Elementary School?

Students at Highland Elementary School are 35% White, 31% Asian, 13% African American, 12% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Highland Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Highland Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Old Orchard Junior High School High : Niles North High School

Highland Elementary School

Summary:

Highland Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Skokie, Illinois, serving 325 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Skokie School District 68, which is ranked 367 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Highland Elementary School consistently outperforms the Skokie School District 68 and the state of Illinois in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For the 2023-2024 school year, Highland's ELA proficiency rate for all grades is 40.9%, compared to 37.2% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In Mathematics, Highland's proficiency rate for all grades is 33%, compared to 30% for the district and 28.4% for the state. The school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate is particularly strong at 68.6%, significantly higher than the district's 60.5% and the state's 53.2%. However, Highland's Asian student population and English Language Learner (ELL) students perform below the state averages in ELA proficiency.

When compared to nearby schools, Highland Elementary School's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than the other Skokie School District 68 schools, Devonshire Elementary and Jane Stenson School, in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. But it lags behind the higher-performing Evanston CCSD 65 schools, such as Kingsley Elementary, Willard Elementary, and Lincolnwood Elementary, as well as the more affluent Wilmette School District 39 schools like McKenzie Elementary and Romona Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-5

9700 Crawford Ave
Skokie, IL 60076-1106

(847) 676-5001

District: Skokie School District 68

SchoolDigger Rank:
692^nd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,168

Students who attend Highland Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Old Orchard Junior High School
High:	Niles North High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.3

Number of students: 329

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.7%

Asian:

31.3%

African American:

13.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 48.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Highland Elementary School ranks better than 66.5% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Skokie School District 68! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 62.27. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Highland Elementary School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Skokie School District 68. Student population at Highland Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (34.7%), Asian (31.3%), African American (13.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 48.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Skokie School District 68. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Highland Elementary School is 11.3, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Skokie School District 68! (See more...)

Compare Highland Elementary School employs 29 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Highland Elementary School is $22,168. 1 elementary schools in the Skokie School District 68 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Highland Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Highland Elementary School 692^nd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Highland Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Skokie School District 68:

SchoolDigger ranks Skokie School District 68 367^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Highland Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Highland Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	63.12	906^th	2020	55.1%
2004	69.10	722^nd	2030	64.4%
2005	69.26	693^rd	2022	65.7%
2006	55.98	1171^st	2086	43.9%
2007	68.03	780^th	2095	62.8%
2008	58.95	1073^rd	2092	48.7%
2009	59.32	1064^th	2120	49.8%
2010	58.76	1085^th	2139	49.3%
2011	59.29	1059^th	2147	50.7%
2012	66.81	841^st	2166	61.2%
2013	80.52	395^th	2167	81.8%
2014	73.80	534^th	2093	74.5%
2015	60.65	705^th	2052	65.6%
2016	62.78	680^th	2046	66.8%
2017	64.22	664^th	2044	67.5%
2018	65.07	646^th	2037	68.3%
2019	57.20	839^th	2086	59.8%
2021	39.64	1058^th	1948	45.7%
2022	56.80	803^rd	2082	61.4%
2023	61.26	724^th	2077	65.1%
2024	62.27	692^nd	2067	66.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Highland Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.90	357^th	718	50.3%
2019	44.09	387^th	743	47.9%
2021	22.28	530^th	537	1.3%
2022	43.78	379^th	768	50.7%
2023	43.40	386^th	788	51.0%
2024	39.41	478^th	826	42.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Highland Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	49.41	462^nd	1156	60.0%
2024	46.11	533^rd	1195	55.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Highland Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	56.72	634^th	1765	64.1%
2019	56.51	642^nd	1816	64.6%
2021	58.01	456^th	1514	69.9%
2022	68.03	364^th	1763	79.4%
2023	58.92	594^th	1808	67.1%
2024	56.45	642^nd	1793	64.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Highland Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	57.95	752^nd	1964	61.7%
2019	57.38	797^th	2019	60.5%
2021	39.30	939^th	1680	44.1%
2022	61.96	664^th	1970	66.3%
2023	64.15	614^th	1957	68.6%
2024	62.99	622^nd	1942	68.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Highland Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	49.54	339^th	907	62.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Highland Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	71.11	491^st	1972	75.1%
2019	52.76	857^th	2019	57.6%
2021	32.74	1073^rd	1707	37.1%
2022	50.11	876^th	1977	55.7%
2023	54.85	793^rd	1984	60.0%
2024	58.01	724^th	1959	63.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Highland Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.83	228^th	242	5.8%
2019	5.65	237^th	243	2.5%
2022	9.86	215^th	226	4.9%
2023	12.74	219^th	237	7.6%
2024	20.06	187^th	219	14.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Highland Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	65.43	227^th	938	75.8%
2019	68.87	192^nd	955	79.9%
2022	52.57	384^th	954	59.7%
2023	56.93	324^th	970	66.6%
2024	43.17	503^rd	959	47.5%

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Rank History for White students at Highland Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	62.00	513^th	1463	64.9%
2019	51.77	692^nd	1462	52.7%
2021	28.63	998^th	1308	23.7%
2022	39.39	894^th	1425	37.3%
2023	48.50	725^th	1419	48.9%
2024	55.46	603^rd	1392	56.7%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Highland Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	237	8	138	6	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	389
1989	271	8	159	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	443
1990	191	6	126	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	328
1991	206	5	120	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	338
1992	196	6	128	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	337
1993	189	8	123	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	329
1994	189	4	112	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	313
1995	188	20	110	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	330
1996	188	20	110	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	330
1997	186	15	90	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	305
1998	219	18	111	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	371
1999	224	17	132	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	394
2000	214	20	140	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	403
2001	227	17	136	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	409
2002	202	17	126	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	374
2003	202	17	126	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	374
2004	179	21	121	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	350
2005	181	23	124	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	348
2006	164	29	128	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	351
2007	144	32	133	35	0	n/a	n/a	3	347
2008	136	43	124	25	0	n/a	n/a	7	335
2009	140	44	156	34	0	n/a	n/a	23	397
2010	115	42	148	30	0	n/a	n/a	26	361
2011	128	42	139	62	0	0	14	0	385
2012	118	31	119	61	0	1	9	0	339
2013	131	37	115	58	0	1	11	0	353
2014	133	35	127	76	0	1	10	0	382
2015	135	32	138	72	0	0	12	0	389
2016	140	35	132	67	0	0	14	0	388
2017	144	28	148	61	0	0	17	0	398
2018	133	26	143	65	0	0	21	0	388
2019	143	23	155	63	1	1	16	0	402
2020	138	30	159	63	1	0	22	0	413
2021	131	35	142	51	0	0	21	0	380
2022	126	36	123	53	0	0	22	0	360
2023	104	32	124	46	0	0	19	0	325
2024	114	43	103	41	0	0	28	0	329

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Highland Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	389	18.0	21.6	n/a
1989	443	17.4	25.4	n/a
1990	328	21.2	15.4	n/a
1991	338	21.2	15.9	n/a
1992	337	20.7	16.2	n/a
1993	329	19.7	16.7	n/a
1994	313	18.1	17.3	n/a
1995	330	16.4	20.1	n/a
1996	330	16.4	20.1	n/a
1997	305	16.3	18.7	n/a
1998	371	22.0	16.9	n/a
1999	394	23.1	17.1	n/a
2000	403	22.6	17.8	n/a
2001	409	23.1	17.7	n/a
2002	374	23.2	16.1	15.5
2003	374	23.2	16.1	15.5
2004	350	22.6	15.5	19.4
2005	348	24.1	14.4	23.3
2006	351	23.1	15.2	32.8
2007	347	21.0	16.5	30.5
2008	335	21.0	16.0	31.4
2009	397	23.6	16.8	38.8
2010	361	24.7	14.6	46
2011	385	28.1	13.6	48.1
2012	339	26.6	12.7	46.6
2013	353	30.3	11.6	49.6
2014	382	28.4	13.4	51
2015	389	30.0	12.9	49.4
2016	388	30.0	12.9	45.9
2017	398	29.0	13.7	48.2
2018	388	29.8	12.9	50
2019	402	28.6	14.0	51.5
2020	413	28.7	14.3	50.4
2021	380	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	360	27.3	13.1	46.4
2023	325	26.2	12.3	46.5
2024	329	29.0	11.3	48.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Highland Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	389	18.0	21.6	n/a
1989	443	17.4	25.4	n/a
1990	328	21.2	15.4	n/a
1991	338	21.2	15.9	n/a
1992	337	20.7	16.2	n/a
1993	329	19.7	16.7	n/a
1994	313	18.1	17.3	n/a
1995	330	16.4	20.1	n/a
1996	330	16.4	20.1	n/a
1997	305	16.3	18.7	n/a
1998	371	22.0	16.9	n/a
1999	394	23.1	17.1	n/a
2000	403	22.6	17.8	n/a
2001	409	23.1	17.7	n/a
2002	374	23.2	16.1	15.5
2003	374	23.2	16.1	15.5
2004	350	22.6	15.5	19.4
2005	348	24.1	14.4	23.3
2006	351	23.1	15.2	32.8
2007	347	21.0	16.5	30.5
2008	335	21.0	16.0	31.4
2009	397	23.6	16.8	38.8
2010	361	24.7	14.6	46
2011	385	28.1	13.6	48.1
2012	339	26.6	12.7	46.6
2013	353	30.3	11.6	49.6
2014	382	28.4	13.4	51
2015	389	30.0	12.9	49.4
2016	388	30.0	12.9	45.9
2017	398	29.0	13.7	48.2
2018	388	29.8	12.9	50
2019	402	28.6	14.0	51.5
2020	413	28.7	14.3	50.4
2021	380	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	360	27.3	13.1	46.4
2023	325	26.2	12.3	46.5
2024	329	29.0	11.3	48.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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