Highland Elementary School
Ambridge, PA 15003
Phone: (724) 266-2833
District: Ambridge Area School District
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades PK,KG,1,2,3,4,5 • 284 students
Highland Elementary School, a public school located in Ambridge, PA, serves grades PK-5 in the Ambridge Area School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 4 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
Highland Elementary School is a public school located in Ambridge, PA. 284 students attend Highland Elementary School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 3/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 The Pennsylvania Keystone Exams data from Pennsylvania Department of Education, and using 2025 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment data from Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
| Student Growth | 5/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Worrisome patterns of chronic student absenteeism have been identified.
Posted: February 14, 2014
I have been nothing but pleased with my experience at Highland! The principal, teachers and staff are amazing! The school has so much to offer the children. Highland Elementary is a great school!
Posted: December 2, 2013
Staff is hard-working and dedicated. Music program is amazing. Parent involvement could not be better. Wonderful neighborhood school. Best kept secret in Ambridge!
Posted: November 19, 2013
Hard-working, knowledgeable teachers. Excellent music program. The kids play steel drums at a young age. Awesome PTO!
Posted: November 8, 2013
Very nice school with awesome teachers and staff. The school has a very good music and arts program.
Posted: November 8, 2013
My children attended Highland and received a pretty decent education. The teachers and staff do a good job in educating the children.
Posted: April 22, 2010
my granddaughter is a student at highland elementary and there are problems yearly. right now she has been coming home over a month with marks and scratches on her from a bully a little boy and my daughter keeps talking to the teachers and principal with nothing being done yet they have a bully program
Posted: April 19, 2008
Reviews provided by GreatSchools™
| # | Name | Type | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imperial Pointe | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Imperial | PA | 9.4 mi |
| # | Name | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|
| Base | Distance |
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| Charles E. Kelly Support Facility | 13.8 mi. |
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