Overview of Hightower Elementary School: Hightower Elementary School is a public school situated in Doraville, GA, which is in a huge suburb environment. The learner population of Hightower Elementary School is 752, and the school serves PK-5. At Hightower Elementary School, 20% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 19% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner population is 97%. The learner-teacher ratio is 13:1, which is better than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 53% female learners and 47% male learners. The school serves 93% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 56 equivalent full-time teachers and 2 full-time school counselors.

Test Scores at Hightower Elementary School: At Hightower Elementary School, 20% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 19% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this measure. In Dekalb County, 34% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 32% tested above or at that level for math.

Hightower Elementary School did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In Georgia, 38% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 41% tested above or at that level for math.