Highland Bluff Elementary School

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Highland Bluff Elementary School

Public Pre-K, Elementary School | Grade K-6
5970 Highway 25,  Brandon, MS
Rankin County School District
5.0
4.1
491 Students
A-
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Ben Barlow
Student Teacher Ratio
13:1
Math Proficiency
62%
Reading Proficiency
66%

Niche Grade

A-
Academics
A-
Teachers
Source: Niche
Niche Grades

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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Reading Proficiency
66%
Math Proficiency
62%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
13:1
Teachers
37
Full Time Teachers
37
Teachers in First or Second Year
2.1%

GreatSchools Rating

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GreatSchools Rating
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Test Scores

Math
66.8%
State Average
0.8%
Science
72.2%
State Average
18%
GreatSchools Test Scores Rating
GreatSchools
The Test Score Rating reflects annual state test results for this school compared with scores statewide.

Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
685:1

Student Diversity

Male
51.5%
Female
48.5%
White
49.1%
Black
31.8%
Two or more races
8.8%
Hispanic
5.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander
4.3%
Native American
<1%

Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
5.0 3 Reviews
5.0 Parent
8/9/2017
At HBE students are treated like family. Administration, faculty and staff are outstanding. New extracurricular activities are introduce every year.
GreatSchools Reviews
4.1 7 Reviews
5.0 parent
1/21/2025
The staff are communicative and work with the parents for the best learning environment for their children. The school is nice in a safe location and close to the neighborhood we live in. This school feeds into the highly rated NWR middle and then high school.
5.0 parent
11/17/2020
Excellent in every way. This school seeks to go above and beyond.
5.0 parent
2/10/2020
The school is excellent. Great and caring teachers and outstanding principal.
3.0 parent
8/26/2013
My son attended for part of a semester before he was able to switch to a different RCSD school. I found Highland Bluff to be entirely too focused on testing to the point where kids were barely getting a recess period. That may work for some, but my kid absolutely could not sit for hours doing work w...

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Highland Bluff Elementary School is a public school for students in grades K-6 in Brandon, MS and is served by the Rankin County School District in Mississippi. Annual tuition is $0. The school has a total enrollment of 491 and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 13:1. Academic records show that 62% of students achieve proficiency in math, and 66% are proficient in reading. Highland Bluff Elementary School has received feedback and ratings, with a Niche grade of A- and a GreatSchools Rating of 7 out of 10. Discover additional schools in the area, like Northwest Rankin High School, Hartfield Academy, Northwest Rankin Middle School, and more. Learn more about what Brandon has to offer, and browse homes for sale and for rent near Highland Bluff Elementary School.

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