Highland Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

3042 East Adobe

Mesa AZ, 85213, Maricopa County

Phone: 480-472-7600

Ranking:

(357 out of 1,363, top 26%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Mesa Unified 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:	36		36		36		36		35		38		32
Total Students:	719		724		714		708		739		734		671
Prekindergarten:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	0.6%
Kindergarten:	92	12.8%	103	14.2%	87	12.2%	88	12.4%	106	14.3%	130	17.7%	122	18.2%
Grade 1:	104	14.5%	101	14.0%	96	13.4%	103	14.5%	107	14.5%	115	15.7%	88	13.1%
Grade 2:	93	12.9%	101	14.0%	113	15.8%	108	15.3%	111	15.0%	93	12.7%	108	16.1%
Grade 3:	108	15.0%	104	14.4%	101	14.1%	99	14.0%	101	13.7%	105	14.3%	83	12.4%
Grade 4:	102	14.2%	108	14.9%	114	16.0%	101	14.3%	105	14.2%	107	14.6%	94	14.0%
Grade 5:	106	14.7%	112	15.5%	96	13.4%	113	16.0%	103	13.9%	107	14.6%	82	12.2%
Grade 6:	114	15.9%	95	13.1%	107	15.0%	96	13.6%	106	14.3%	77	10.5%	90	13.4%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	353	49.1%	361	49.9%	360	50.4%	374	52.8%	380	51.4%	386	52.6%	344	51.3%
Female:	366	50.9%	363	50.1%	354	49.6%	334	47.2%	351	47.5%	340	46.3%	323	48.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	13	1.8%	14	1.9%	15	2.1%	14	2.0%	14	1.9%	14	1.9%	16	2.4%
Asian:	10	1.4%	17	2.3%	9	1.3%	10	1.4%	9	1.2%	11	1.5%	9	1.3%
Hispanic:	134	18.6%	135	18.6%	105	14.7%	94	13.3%	99	13.4%	101	13.8%	106	15.8%
Black:	27	3.8%	25	3.5%	34	4.8%	34	4.8%	49	6.6%	44	6.0%	28	4.2%
White:	520	72.3%	523	72.2%	544	76.2%	542	76.6%	568	76.9%	564	76.8%	512	76.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	15	2.1%	10	1.4%	7	1.0%	13	1.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	277	38.5%	279	38.5%	278	38.9%	253	35.7%	232	31.4%	170	23.2%	160	23.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	56	7.8%	45	6.2%	60	8.4%	45	6.4%	58	7.8%	50	6.8%	45	6.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	20.20		20.34		19.62		19.67		21.30		19.40		20.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	469	456	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	370	368	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	383	375.13	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	374	372	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	374	373	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	463	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472	463	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	465.01	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	460	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	471	460	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	495	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	389	383	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	399	388.63	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	387	383	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	391	383	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	481	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	483	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	485.49	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	484	476	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	480	N/A
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	507	N/A
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	512	N/A
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	518.42	N/A
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	518	510	N/A
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	506	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	516	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	396	394	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	410	401.28	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	413	394	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	401	392	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	500	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	498	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	505.22	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	498	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	500	N/A
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	538	523	N/A
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	548	527	N/A
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	505	496.98	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	502	N/A
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	498	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	545	537	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	413	416	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	417	423.48	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	405	413	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	420	412	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	508	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	515	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	520.5	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	509	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	511	N/A
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	541	539	N/A
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	562	547	N/A
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	502.88	N/A
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	506	N/A
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	496	N/A

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Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	46.4%	34.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	53.6%	65.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	25.0%	13.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	75.0%	86.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$51,807.0	$53,869.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$38,055.0	$37,707.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$56,390.0	$56,455.0

* Highland Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.