Highland Park’s PAWS scores have been some of the highest in the state over the last three years.

The Most Recent PAWS Results showed that Highland Park’s students performed higher than the state average in both reading and mathematics in grades 3-5.

A summary of 2015 testing performance is presented below:

Reading:

• 78% of 3rd graders tested proficient and above (State average 61%)
• 71% of 4th graders tested proficient and above (State average 60%)
• 83% of 5th graders test proficient and above (State average 59%)

Mathematics:

• 59% of 3rd graders tested proficient and above (State average 49%)
• 72% of 4th graders tested proficient and above (State average 51%)
• 83% of 5th graders tested proficient and above (State average 53%)