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Highland Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1500 East 7 Th Street
Rifle, CO 81650
Phone
(970) 665-6800
District
Garfield School District No. Re-2
County
GARFIELD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
418
Classroom Teachers
32

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Colorado

3

(10 is best)

Better than 20.8% 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
19%
42%
24%
42%
14%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
13%
38%
17%
42%
8%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
43%
43%
47%
26%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
16
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 45 10.8%
Kindergarten 59 14.1%
Grade 1 53 12.7%
Grade 2 72 17.2%
Grade 3 64 15.3%
Grade 4 70 16.7%
Grade 5 55 13.2%
Total 418 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 29.3% 43.1% 52.8%
Black 0.5% 0.3% 4.9%
Hispanic 70.2% 56.1% 37.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.3% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 48.3% 34.7% 44.2%
Free lunch eligible 37.8% 27.1% 38.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.5% 7.6% 5.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 27,318 5,877,610
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 34.0 56
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 8.0% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.3% 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.2% 36.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.2% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 12.2% 15.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 9,662 2,325,576
Single Parent Households With Children 7.2% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.8% 92.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.9% 44.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 20.7% 27.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.7% 19.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.8% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.6% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.8% 11.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.8% 7.7%
$15,000 or less 3.6% 6.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,302 $30,159,000 46.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $577 $2,762,000 4.3%
Staff $620 $2,969,000 4.6%
General Administration $278 $1,329,000 2.1%
School Administration $806 $3,858,000 6.0%
Operation $1,428 $6,836,000 10.6%
Transportation $414 $1,983,000 3.1%
Other $927 $4,436,000 6.9%
Total Support $5,051 $24,173,000 37.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,092 $10,013,000 15.6%
Total Expenditures $13,444 $64,345,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,295 $6,314,971,000 43.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $982 $850,487,000 5.8%
Staff $763 $660,846,000 4.5%
General Administration $255 $220,670,000 1.5%
School Administration $1,021 $883,486,000 6.0%
Operation $1,308 $1,132,259,000 7.7%
Transportation $386 $334,413,000 2.3%
Other $1,045 $904,664,000 6.2%
Total Support $5,761 $4,986,825,000 34.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,829 $3,314,493,000 22.7%
Total Expenditures $16,885 $14,616,289,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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