Highland’s public schools beat 55% of New York districts
The public schools Highland’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 55% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
How Highland compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on New York’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of New York only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Highland.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well above the state in reading
Highland vs. its neighbors
Highland’s schools rank 2nd of 4 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among New York districts.
Every school in Highland
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Parents talk
What Highland families are saying about school.
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Colleges near Highland
There’s no college in Highland, but 13 are within 30 miles. The closest is Marist University in Poughkeepsie, 1.5 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Highland. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 3 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within New York. Stars are from neighbors.