Highland Elementary School
2909 Kentucky 54
Owensboro KY, 42303, Daviess County
Phone: 270-852-7370
Ranking: (17 out of 943, top 2%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Daviess County 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: | 33 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 27 | 34 | 34 | |||||||
Total Students: | 664 | 651 | 676 | 691 | 668 | 633 | 607 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 72 | 10.8% | 69 | 10.6% | 79 | 11.7% | 73 | 10.6% | 76 | 11.4% | 51 | 8.1% | 57 | 9.4% |
Kindergarten: | 89 | 13.4% | 91 | 14.0% | 112 | 16.6% | 123 | 17.8% | 97 | 14.5% | 98 | 15.5% | 88 | 14.5% |
Grade 1: | 118 | 17.8% | 134 | 20.6% | 129 | 19.1% | 114 | 16.5% | 120 | 18.0% | 96 | 15.2% | 96 | 15.8% |
Grade 2: | 112 | 16.9% | 92 | 14.1% | 95 | 14.1% | 93 | 13.5% | 100 | 15.0% | 96 | 15.2% | 96 | 15.8% |
Grade 3: | 90 | 13.6% | 100 | 15.4% | 81 | 12.0% | 106 | 15.3% | 86 | 12.9% | 94 | 14.8% | 95 | 15.7% |
Grade 4: | 107 | 16.1% | 77 | 11.8% | 94 | 13.9% | 88 | 12.7% | 89 | 13.3% | 100 | 15.8% | 94 | 15.5% |
Grade 5: | 76 | 11.4% | 88 | 13.5% | 86 | 12.7% | 94 | 13.6% | 100 | 15.0% | 98 | 15.5% | 81 | 13.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 357 | 53.8% | 342 | 52.5% | 352 | 52.1% | 353 | 51.1% | 342 | 51.2% | 318 | 50.2% | 317 | 52.2% |
Female: | 307 | 46.2% | 309 | 47.5% | 324 | 47.9% | 338 | 48.9% | 312 | 46.7% | 299 | 47.2% | 280 | 46.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 24 | 3.6% | 17 | 2.6% | 22 | 3.3% | 18 | 2.6% | 17 | 2.5% | 19 | 3.0% | 15 | 2.5% |
Hispanic: | 22 | 3.3% | 9 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.3% | 13 | 1.9% | 11 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.0% |
Black: | 15 | 2.3% | 18 | 2.8% | 22 | 3.3% | 17 | 2.5% | 12 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.6% | 11 | 1.8% |
White: | 587 | 88.4% | 591 | 90.8% | 615 | 91.0% | 639 | 92.5% | 621 | 93.0% | 589 | 93.0% | 569 | 93.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 16 | 2.4% | 15 | 2.3% | 7 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 118 | 17.8% | 118 | 18.1% | 113 | 16.7% | 183 | 26.5% | 142 | 21.3% | 93 | 14.7% | 50 | 8.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 5.4% | 45 | 6.9% | 50 | 7.4% | 19 | 2.7% | 36 | 5.4% | 35 | 5.5% | 20 | 3.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.12 | 18.60 | 19.59 | 20.03 | 24.74 | 18.90 | 18.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
K-PREP | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 53.3% | 42.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 47.2% | 43.5% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 61.7% | 49.4% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 54.2% | 47.6% |
2012 | Language Mechanics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 58.6% | 49.1% |
2013 | Language Mechanics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 70.1% | 53.7% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 52.8% | 39.6% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 56.0% | 43.9% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 53.2% | 47% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 56.9% | 48.8% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 77.8% | 68.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 78.2% | 68.5% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 51.9% | 38.9% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 56.5% | 44.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 55.8% | 47.5% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 54.0% | 47.1% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 67.9% | 59.8% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 65.7% | 59.3% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 37.6% | 31.7% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 39.0% | 35.7% |
KCCT | ||||||
2007 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 89.26% | 75.18% | 61.71% |
2008 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 91.86% | 79.54% | 69.52% |
2009 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 92.34% | 81.03% | 70.27% |
2010 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 92.28% | 82.13% | 72.95% |
2011 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 86.03% | 79.36% | 72.76% |
2007 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 93.8% | 84.93% | 72.72% |
2008 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 92.64% | 86.22% | 72.65% |
2009 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 93.43% | 85.5% | 73.54% |
2010 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 92.66% | 88.07% | 76.81% |
2011 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 88.97% | 84.93% | 76% |
2007 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 80.82% | 79.73% | 66.15% |
2008 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 90.11% | 78.58% | 68.94% |
2009 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 92.78% | 78.74% | 69.98% |
2010 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 75% | 79.92% | 70.41% |
2011 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 81.93% | 77.13% | 70.53% |
2007 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 96.15% | 74.75% | 61.6% |
2008 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 87.01% | 73.78% | 59.68% |
2009 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 83.87% | 70.06% | 61.11% |
2010 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 80% | 62.63% | 55.58% |
2011 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 75% | 64.75% | 59.75% |
2007 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 92.31% | 71.95% | 53.37% |
2008 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 79.22% | 72.57% | 52.62% |
2009 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 86.02% | 70.78% | 55.37% |
2010 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 88.42% | 75.21% | 59.07% |
2011 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 79.55% | 71.39% | 59.74% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 10.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 90.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 93.3% |
Mean Base Salary: | $45,990.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,911.0 |
* Highland Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.