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Highland Elementary School
Highland Elementary School is a public elementary school in Highland CUSD 5, serving grades 3 - 5 in Highland, Madison County, Illinois. In the 2025 Illinois Report Card (2024-25 school year), the Illinois State Board of Education designated it Commendable, the same designation it received in 2023 and 2024.
State designation, last three report cards
- 2023Commendable
- 2024Commendable
- 2025Commendable
What Commendable means: No student group performing at or below the level of the lowest 5 percent of schools, and overall performance outside the top 10 percent statewide.
How it compares with other Madison County elementary schools
| Measure | This school | County median | Diff. |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELA proficiency | 60.0% | 42.9%31 schools | +17.1 pts |
| Math proficiency | 51.0% | 36.1%30 schools | +14.9 pts |
| Chronic absenteeism | 12.7% | 20.6%45 schools | -7.9 pts |
| Average class size | 23.1 | 21.148 schools | +2.0 |
| Low-income enrollment | 30.4% | 57.3%48 schools | -26.9 pts |
Median of other elementary schools in Madison County with reported data, this school excluded, not weighted by enrollment. Proficiency is from the 2024-25 state tests. Illinois changed its proficiency cut scores in 2025, so these percentages cannot be compared with earlier years.
What stands out
- ELA proficiency is 17.1 points above the median for other Madison County elementary schools (42.9%). A relative strength.
- Math proficiency is 14.9 points above the median for other Madison County elementary schools (36.1%). A relative strength.
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- Visit. A designation summarizes test results, growth and attendance. It does not describe a classroom.
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Other schools in Highland CUSD 5
- Alhambra Primary School Exemplary
- Grantfork Upper Elementary School Exemplary
- Highland High School Exemplary
- Highland Middle School Commendable
- Highland Primary School Commendable
Sources
- Illinois Report Card: Highland Elementary School
- ISBE Report Card Public Data Sets, 2023, 2024 and 2025, retrieved 2026-10-06
- ISBE 2025 Report Card Glossary (designation definitions)
This page reports state-published data. It is not a rating or recommendation by Single Tree Team.
