Highland Park Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 4 · Columbia, Tennessee

Highland Park Elementary in Columbia, Tennessee enrolled 308 students in 2024-25. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 11-19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Tennessee: 35% and 34.3%).

Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2023-24; full-time teachers rose 8%

291 students in 2022-23, 287 students in 2023-24. Full-time teachers went from 26.0 to 28.0.

Students enrolled at Highland Park Elementary by school year2022-23: 291, 2023-24: 28701002003002022-232912023-24287
Students enrolled at Highland Park Elementary by school year2022-23: 291, 2023-24: 28701002003002022-232912023-24287
Students enrolled at Highland Park Elementary by school year2022-23: 291, 2023-24: 28701002003002022-232912023-24287
Students enrolled at Highland Park Elementary by school year2022-23: 291, 2023-24: 28701002003002022-232912023-24287
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2329126.011.2
2023-2428728.010.3

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24.

One counselor per 250 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Highland Park Elementary enrolled 250 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 250 of the 250 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent26.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

46.4% of students were Hispanic, 29.9% White, 16.6% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic46.4%
  2. White29.9%
  3. Black16.6%
  4. Two or more races6.5%
  5. Asian0.3%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Highland Park Elementary scored proficient or above: 11-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across Tennessee. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Tennessee, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTennessee
Reading and language arts, 2021-2211‑19%27%35%
Math, 2022-2320‑24%26% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Columbia

6 public elementary schools in Columbia report 2024-25 enrollment; Highland Park Elementary is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
R Howell Elementary58714.5not reported
J E Woodard Elementary58115.2not reported
Riverside Elementary38014.5not reported
J. Brown Elementary33611.6not reported
Highland Park Elementary30811.2not reported
J. R. Baker Elementary28312.6not reported

All public schools in Columbia →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Highland Park Elementary

  1. J. Brown ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 336 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Riverside ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 380 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  3. Compare Highland Park Elementary with J. Brown ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Maury County Public Schools spends per student$11,129 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,129
  5. The largest public schools in TennesseeHighland Park Elementary is the number 772 by size of 998 Tennessee elementary schools open in 2024-25.#772 of 998
  6. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Highland Park Elementary

  1. How many students attend Highland Park Elementary?
    308 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 291 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Columbia, TN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Highland Park Elementary?
    11.2 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Highland Park Elementary a Title I school?
    Highland Park Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Highland Park Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Highland Park Elementary scored proficient or above: 11-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across Tennessee. Tennessee's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Highland Park Elementary in?
    Maury County Public Schools, NCES district ID 4702760. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 470276000970 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22