State/Public Elementary Open

Highland Elem School

๐Ÿ“ 410 S Hickory St, Stillman Valley, Ogle County, 61084

361
Pupils
15.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Highland Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Stillman Valley, Ogle County. The school has 361 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jacque Buchanan. It is part of the Meridian CUSD 223 school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“2 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Jacque Buchanan
School district
Meridian CUSD 223

Enrollment & staffing

Highland Elem School enrolls 361 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“2. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.

Male students
207 (57%)
Female students
154 (43%)
Teachers (FTE)
24.1
Student-teacher ratio
15.0:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“2

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 3.3% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White30284%
Hispanic or Latino4312%
Two or more races123.3%
Black or African American41.1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

104 of the school's 361 students (29%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, FringeGrades Pre-Kโ€“2

Highland Elem School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 45, state house district 90.

School district: Meridian CUSD 223

Highland Elem School is one of 4 schools in Meridian CUSD 223, based in Stillman Valley, Illinois. The district serves 1,469 students district-wide and employs 104 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 361 students, Highland Elem School is close to the district average of about 367 students per school.

1,469
District students
4
Schools
104
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

8%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Fringe

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