Highland Elementary School

Regular School · RIFLE, CO

Highland Elementary School is a regular school school in RIFLE, Colorado, serving grades PK–05 with 451 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

451

Teachers (FTE)

27.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	313	69%
White	123	27%
Two or more races	10	2%
Black or African American	5	1%
Total enrollment	451	212M / 239F

English Language Learners: 161 (36% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	10-14%	32.2%	175
Reading Proficiency	25-29%	55.2%	193

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.03 grade levels

Math

-0.13 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

5 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

301

66.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	451	100%

Contact & Location

1500 EAST 7TH STREET

RIFLE, CO 81650

Phone: (970)665-6800

http://www.highlandmustangs.net

District

Garfield School District No. Re-2

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,691

District enrollment: 4,662

Other Schools in District

Cactus Valley Elementary School Elementary
Elk Creek Elementary Elementary
Graham Mesa Elementary School Elementary
Kathryn Senor Elementary School Elementary
Wamsley Elementary School Elementary
Coal Ridge High School High
Rifle High School High
Rifle Middle School Middle

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 81650) → CensusDepth.com
Colorado population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Colorado teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

080624001967

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD