Highland Elementary School
Highland, IL · Highland CUSD 5
Regular public school · Grades 3 - 5 · Town, fringe
645th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 69%▲ Improving
400 Broadway, Highland, IL 62249
(618)654-2108NCES ID 171899004111Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Highland Elementary School 645th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 69% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 64th in 2019 to 69th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Two or more races (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Two or more races (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 515 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2000, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 94.4% | 91.3% | ▼ 3.1 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.5% | 4.9% | ▲ 3.4 pts | |
| Hispanic | 1.9% | 2.1% | ▲ 0.2 pts | |
| Asian | 1.4% | 1.0% | ▼ 0.4 pts | |
| Black | 0.3% | 0.8% | ▲ 0.5 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.5% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.5 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 2000. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $273K in zip 62249 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Highland Elementary School
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What school district is Highland Elementary School in?
Highland Elementary School is part of the Highland CUSD 5 district in Highland, Illinois.
Is Highland Elementary School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Highland Elementary School 645th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 69% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Highland Elementary School?
White 91%, Two or more races 5%, Hispanic 2%, Asian 1% (515 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Highland Elementary School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62249 is $273K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.