Highland Elementary School
Public elementary school in Lewistown, Missouri · Lewis County C-1 School District · Grades Pre-K–6
Highland Elementary School serves 520 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Lewistown (Lewis County). It is one of 2 schools in Lewis County C-1 School District. By enrollment it is the 135th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 13.3 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 39.05 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | Lewis County C-1 School District |
| County | Lewis County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291846001989 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Lewis County C-1 | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 520 | 908 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 13.3 | 13 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 49.8% | 47.4% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 65% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Highland Elementary School in context
Size
Highland Elementary School is the only elementary school in Lewis County C-1 School District. Its 520 students are 57.3% of the district's 908. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 22.4 miles away and have a median of 278 students, so Highland Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 6 with 80 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 44, against an average of 65 per grade. This year grade 6 has 48% more students than kindergarten (80 against 54). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 44 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 93.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Lewis County C-1 (93%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
49.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 47.4% across Lewis County C-1 and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 16.5% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Highland Elementary School has 39.05 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 520 students would have about 42.3 teachers, so Highland Elementary School has 3.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Canton Elementary School, 13 miles away in Canton R-V School District. No other elementary school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 93.5% |
| Black | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |
| Hispanic | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
46.5% of students are girls and 53.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 44 |
| Kindergarten | 54 |
| Grade 1 | 68 |
| Grade 2 | 68 |
| Grade 3 | 72 |
| Grade 4 | 65 |
| Grade 5 | 69 |
| Grade 6 | 80 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
25189 Heritage Ave, Lewistown, MO 63452
Phone: (573)209-3586
Website: lewis.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Highland Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canton Elementary School | Canton R-V | 13.0 mi | 287 | 11.6 | 40.8% |
| Marion County Elementary School | Marion County R-II | 13.0 mi | 109 | 10.3 | 40.4% |
| Palmyra Elementary School | Palmyra R-I | 19.3 mi | 452 | 12.9 | 36.9% |
| North Shelby Elementary School | North Shelby | 21.0 mi | 167 | 10.2 | 25.7% |
| Knox County Elementary School | Knox County R-I | 23.8 mi | 268 | 11.2 | 58.2% |
| Running Fox Elementary School | Clark County R-I | 24.2 mi | 94 | 10 | 47.9% |
| Monroe City Elementary School | Monroe City R-I | 25.9 mi | 331 | 13.3 | 53.2% |
| Veterans Elementary School | Hannibal 60 | 26.6 mi | 403 | 11.7 | 63.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Lewis County C-1
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Junior-Senior High School | High | 7–12 | 388 |