Highland Elementary School
649 Us 23 South
Staffordsville KY, 41256, Johnson County
Phone: 606-297-3674
Ranking: 
(222 out of 943, top 24%)*
(222 out of 943, top 24%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Johnson 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: | 30 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 496 | 500 | 508 | 502 | 511 | 494 | 471 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 18 | 3.6% | 5 | 1.0% | 14 | 2.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | 3 | 0.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 62 | 12.5% | 69 | 13.8% | 66 | 13.0% | 68 | 13.5% | 69 | 13.5% | 72 | 14.6% | 68 | 14.4% |
| Grade 1: | 73 | 14.7% | 71 | 14.2% | 70 | 13.8% | 63 | 12.5% | 75 | 14.7% | 73 | 14.8% | 69 | 14.6% |
| Grade 2: | 70 | 14.1% | 74 | 14.8% | 69 | 13.6% | 73 | 14.5% | 70 | 13.7% | 74 | 15.0% | 70 | 14.9% |
| Grade 3: | 76 | 15.3% | 70 | 14.0% | 70 | 13.8% | 71 | 14.1% | 82 | 16.0% | 75 | 15.2% | 71 | 15.1% |
| Grade 4: | 63 | 12.7% | 67 | 13.4% | 58 | 11.4% | 74 | 14.7% | 77 | 15.1% | 68 | 13.8% | 60 | 12.7% |
| Grade 5: | 75 | 15.1% | 62 | 12.4% | 80 | 15.7% | 72 | 14.3% | 74 | 14.5% | 67 | 13.6% | 57 | 12.1% |
| Grade 6: | 59 | 11.9% | 82 | 16.4% | 81 | 15.9% | 78 | 15.5% | 63 | 12.3% | 65 | 13.2% | 73 | 15.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 249 | 50.2% | 258 | 51.6% | 264 | 52.0% | 262 | 52.2% | 265 | 51.9% | 245 | 49.6% | 242 | 51.4% |
| Female: | 247 | 49.8% | 242 | 48.4% | 244 | 48.0% | 240 | 47.8% | 238 | 46.6% | 241 | 48.8% | 225 | 47.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| White: | 485 | 97.8% | 493 | 98.6% | 502 | 98.8% | 498 | 99.2% | 510 | 99.8% | 493 | 99.8% | 469 | 99.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 263 | 53.0% | 302 | 60.4% | 256 | 50.4% | 243 | 48.4% | 240 | 47.0% | 214 | 43.3% | 207 | 43.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 5.6% | 43 | 8.6% | 41 | 8.1% | 38 | 7.6% | 51 | 10.0% | 47 | 9.5% | 48 | 10.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.32 | 16.22 | 18.47 | 17.61 | 18.58 | 16.90 | 15.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| K-PREP | ||||||
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 53.4% | 42.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 59.5% | 43.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 53% | 49.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 62.8% | 47.6% |
| 2012 | Language Mechanics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 56.9% | 49.1% |
| 2013 | Language Mechanics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 56.3% | 53.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 38.4% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 48.3% | 43.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 47.8% | 47% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 53.1% | 48.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 69% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 73.4% | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 44.9% | 38.9% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.0% | 41.5% | 44.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 45.6% | 47.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 54.2% | 47.1% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 74.1% | 59.8% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 69.0% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 49.5% | 31.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.0% | 59.5% | 35.7% |
| 2012 | Language Mechanics | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 46.8% | 38.4% |
| 2013 | Language Mechanics | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 54.9% | 43.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 50% | 41.6% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 44.8% | 38.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 56.5% | 46% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 59.0% | 46.3% |
| 2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 41% | 61% | 39.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 81.1% | 48.0% |
| KCCT | ||||||
| 2007 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 65.59% | 70.15% | 61.71% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 72.58% | 75.61% | 69.52% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 73.51% | 75.75% | 70.27% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 80.14% | 81.93% | 72.95% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 79.93% | 83.85% | 72.76% |
| 2007 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 78.95% | 79.98% | 72.72% |
| 2008 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 79.44% | 79.17% | 72.65% |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 79.85% | 80.05% | 73.54% |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 83.97% | 83.31% | 76.81% |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 83.45% | 84.31% | 76% |
| 2007 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 85.71% | 74.7% | 66.15% |
| 2008 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 76.67% | 74.39% | 68.94% |
| 2009 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 73.13% | 73.76% | 69.98% |
| 2010 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 65.79% | 74.39% | 70.41% |
| 2011 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 72.6% | 80% | 70.53% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 82.86% | 81.82% | 61.6% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 85.96% | 80.31% | 59.68% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 69.35% | 76.12% | 61.11% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 54.79% | 70.88% | 55.58% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 85.71% | 86.71% | 59.75% |
| 2007 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 67.14% | 60.61% | 53.37% |
| 2008 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 68.42% | 63.71% | 52.62% |
| 2009 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 74.19% | 66.78% | 55.37% |
| 2010 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 67.12% | 70.53% | 59.07% |
| 2011 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 78.57% | 77.74% | 59.74% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 10.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 89.7% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 18.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 10.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 89.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $45,573.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,599.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,839.0 |
* 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.