Highland Elementary School
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 | 451 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370 | 368 | 365 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383 | 375.13 | 370.95 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374 | 372 | 369 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374 | 373 | 369 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 473 | 463 | 459 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 472 | 463 | 460 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 479 | 465.01 | 461.52 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 474 | 460 | 458 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 471 | 460 | 459 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 495 | 495 | 487 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 389 | 383 | 379 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 399 | 388.63 | 385.58 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387 | 383 | 383 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 391 | 383 | 381 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 496 | 481 | 477 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 483 | 480 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 502 | 485.49 | 484.14 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484 | 476 | 477 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 480 | 478 |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 509 | 507 | 508 |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 520 | 512 | 513 |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 530 | 518.42 | 519.5 |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 518 | 510 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 512 | 506 | 507 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 527 | 516 | 508 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 396 | 394 | 392 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 410 | 401.28 | 397.21 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 413 | 394 | 394 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 401 | 392 | 393 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 500 | 496 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 506 | 498 | 496 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 512 | 505.22 | 502.04 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 512 | 498 | 498 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 508 | 500 | 499 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 538 | 523 | 523 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 548 | 527 | 529 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505 | 496.98 | 499.13 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 523 | 502 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 514 | 498 | 501 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 545 | 537 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 413 | 416 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 417 | 423.48 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 405 | 413 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 420 | 412 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 522 | 508 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 526 | 515 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 529 | 520.5 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 510 | 509 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 521 | 511 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 541 | 539 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 562 | 547 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 502.88 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 509 | 506 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 496 | 499 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
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.