📍 801 N Central Ave, Crookston, Polk County, 56716
Highland Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Crookston, Polk County. The school has 435 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Crookston Public School District school district. It serves grades 1–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 51% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Highland Elementary enrolls 435 students across grades 1–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 7.8% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 256 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 105 | 24% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 34 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 3.9% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
287 of the school's 435 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 249 qualify for free lunch and 38 for a reduced price. 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.
Highland Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-70, state senate district 1.
Highland Elementary is one of 6 schools in Crookston Public School District, based in CROOKSTON, Minnesota. The district serves 1,140 students district-wide and employs 84 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 435 students, Highland Elementary is larger than the district average of about 190 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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