Highland Elementary School
280 Sunset Blvd Baton Rouge LA, 70808, East Baton Rouge County Phone: 225-766-1272 Ranking:  (673 out of 947, bottom 29%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: East Baton Rouge Parish School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 332 | 323 | 351 | 372 | 362 | 335 | 372 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 29 | 8.7% | 28 | 8.7% | 27 | 7.7% | 26 | 7.0% | 23 | 6.4% | 17 | 5.1% | 18 | 4.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 69 | 20.8% | 66 | 20.4% | 62 | 17.7% | 71 | 19.1% | 77 | 21.3% | 60 | 17.9% | 62 | 16.7% |
| Grade 1: | 51 | 15.4% | 48 | 14.9% | 45 | 12.8% | 56 | 15.1% | 52 | 14.4% | 52 | 15.5% | 68 | 18.3% |
| Grade 2: | 39 | 11.7% | 50 | 15.5% | 49 | 14.0% | 56 | 15.1% | 54 | 14.9% | 57 | 17.0% | 70 | 18.8% |
| Grade 3: | 51 | 15.4% | 44 | 13.6% | 53 | 15.1% | 48 | 12.9% | 62 | 17.1% | 56 | 16.7% | 51 | 13.7% |
| Grade 4: | 53 | 16.0% | 51 | 15.8% | 63 | 17.9% | 71 | 19.1% | 63 | 17.4% | 48 | 14.3% | 69 | 18.5% |
| Grade 5: | 40 | 12.0% | 36 | 11.1% | 52 | 14.8% | 44 | 11.8% | 31 | 8.6% | 45 | 13.4% | 34 | 9.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 174 | 52.4% | 164 | 50.8% | 189 | 53.8% | 201 | 54.0% | 183 | 50.6% | 173 | 51.6% | 191 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 158 | 47.6% | 159 | 49.2% | 162 | 46.2% | 171 | 46.0% | 171 | 47.2% | 154 | 46.0% | 177 | 47.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.9% | 7 | 2.2% | 3 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 36 | 10.8% | 35 | 10.8% | 33 | 9.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 11 | 3.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.9% |
| Black: | 277 | 83.4% | 267 | 82.7% | 290 | 82.6% | 343 | 92.2% | 332 | 91.7% | 311 | 92.8% | 347 | 93.3% |
| White: | 16 | 4.8% | 13 | 4.0% | 25 | 7.1% | 27 | 7.3% | 18 | 5.0% | 21 | 6.3% | 16 | 4.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 313 | 94.3% | 290 | 89.8% | 330 | 94.0% | 352 | 94.6% | 331 | 91.4% | 308 | 91.9% | 349 | 93.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 3.6% | 7 | 2.2% | 6 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.1% | 16 | 4.4% | 14 | 4.2% | 9 | 2.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.09 | 13.19 | 12.86 | 13.78 | 12.72 | 12.00 | 14.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22% | 46% | 65% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 46% | 64% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 53% | 66% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 57% | 67% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 58% | 69% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 59% | 69% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 65% | 72% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 50% | 65% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 46% | 63% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 54% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 58% | 67% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 63% | 69% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 66% | 71% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 69% | 72% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32% | 39% | 58% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31% | 35% | 55% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 46% | 62% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 50% | 63% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27% | 47% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 54% | 67% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 56% | 68% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 47% | 63% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 51% | 64% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 56% | 67% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 57% | 66% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 53% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 58% | 65% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 56% | 65% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 59% | 69% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 61% | 69% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 63% | 72% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 66% | 75% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 73% | 77% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 37% | 48% | 64% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 53% | 67% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 49% | 65% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 68% | 73% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 71% | 71% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 18% | 40% | 62% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 31% | 40% | 60% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 46% | 65% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 57% | 68% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 55% | 67% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 37% | 49% | 68% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 32% | 44% | 62% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 51% | 66% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 61% | 68% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 61% | 70% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 21% | 49% | 60% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 54% | 65% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 57% | 66% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 61% | 68% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 62% | 68% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 65% | 70% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 66% | 72% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 48% | 59% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 52% | 65% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 58% | 66% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 64% | 70% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 58% | 67% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 67% | 70% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 74% | 72% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 15% | 39% | 53% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 42% | 58% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 49% | 62% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 47% | 63% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 47% | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 52% | 64% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 55% | 66% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 21% | 47% | 60% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 55% | 66% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 57% | 67% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 53% | 66% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 55% | 65% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 59% | 67% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 60% | 67% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 84.2% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 15.8% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 36.8% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 63.2% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,409.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,864.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,061.0 |
* Highland Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.