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Highland Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
101 2 Nd Street
Pierce, CO 80650
Phone
(970) 834-2853
District
WELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-9
County
WELD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
450
Classroom Teachers
27

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Colorado

2

(10 is best)

Better than 15.5% of all CO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Highland Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
40%
23%
41%
26%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
38%
27%
44%
12%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
11%
40%
13%
45%
9%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
15
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 90 20.0%
Grade 1 54 12.0%
Grade 2 79 17.6%
Grade 3 68 15.1%
Grade 4 80 17.8%
Grade 5 79 17.6%
Total 450 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 65.0% 67.9% 54.4%
Black 0.0% 0.2% 4.9%
Hispanic 34.8% 31.1% 36.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.2% 3.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.6% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 30.4% 29.9% 35.6%
Free lunch eligible 25.3% 24.7% 29.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.1% 5.2% 6.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 7,240 5,839,926
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 13.5 55
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.9% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.3% 18.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.5% 36.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.8% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 15.5% 14.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,567 2,278,044
Single Parent Households With Children 4.1% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.5% 92.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.7% 43.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 17.0% 24.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.0% 19.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.9% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.9% 15.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.4% 12.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.1% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 6.6% 6.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,853 $5,519,379 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $315 $297,045 2.7%
Staff $375 $353,625 3.2%
General Administration $245 $231,035 2.1%
School Administration $650 $612,950 5.5%
Operation $1,468 $1,384,324 12.4%
Transportation $619 $583,717 5.3%
Other $393 $370,599 3.3%
Total Support $4,066 $3,834,238 34.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,872 $1,765,296 15.9%
Total Expenditures $11,790 $11,117,970 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,511 $5,733,964,028 43.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $787 $692,995,232 5.2%
Staff $723 $636,248,216 4.8%
General Administration $216 $190,074,883 1.4%
School Administration $912 $803,497,511 6.1%
Operation $1,111 $978,393,612 7.4%
Transportation $351 $308,740,393 2.3%
Other $904 $795,691,712 6.0%
Total Support $5,003 $4,405,468,345 33.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,500 $3,082,398,597 23.3%
Total Expenditures $15,015 $13,221,799,540 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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