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Highland Elementary Primary School
1650 Sonoma Ave
Seaside CA, 93955, Monterey County
Phone: 831-583-2024
Ranking: 
(6,746 out of 6,930, bottom 3%)*
(6,746 out of 6,930, bottom 3%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Monterey Peninsula Unified 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: | 21 | 23 | 23 | NA | NA | 20 | 21 | 22 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 411 | 446 | 469 | 456 | 453 | 417 | 430 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 67 | 16.3% | 73 | 16.4% | 83 | 17.7% | 99 | 21.7% | 79 | 17.4% | 72 | 17.3% | 75 | 17.4% |
| Grade 1: | 63 | 15.3% | 79 | 17.7% | 98 | 20.9% | 70 | 15.4% | 78 | 17.2% | 70 | 16.8% | 75 | 17.4% |
| Grade 2: | 68 | 16.5% | 91 | 20.4% | 70 | 14.9% | 77 | 16.9% | 74 | 16.3% | 75 | 18.0% | 79 | 18.4% |
| Grade 3: | 89 | 21.7% | 61 | 13.7% | 74 | 15.8% | 73 | 16.0% | 77 | 17.0% | 70 | 16.8% | 72 | 16.7% |
| Grade 4: | 53 | 12.9% | 73 | 16.4% | 70 | 14.9% | 71 | 15.6% | 74 | 16.3% | 58 | 13.9% | 71 | 16.5% |
| Grade 5: | 71 | 17.3% | 69 | 15.5% | 74 | 15.8% | 66 | 14.5% | 69 | 15.2% | 72 | 17.3% | 58 | 13.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 209 | 50.9% | 238 | 53.4% | 242 | 51.6% | 228 | 50.0% | 232 | 51.2% | 208 | 49.9% | 206 | 47.9% |
| Female: | 202 | 49.1% | 208 | 46.6% | 227 | 48.4% | 228 | 50.0% | 221 | 48.8% | 209 | 50.1% | 220 | 51.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 14 | 3.4% | 24 | 5.4% | 22 | 4.7% | 17 | 3.7% | 26 | 5.7% | 17 | 4.1% | 33 | 7.7% |
| Hispanic: | 348 | 84.7% | 371 | 83.2% | 395 | 84.2% | 388 | 85.1% | 366 | 80.8% | 352 | 84.4% | 361 | 84.0% |
| Black: | 15 | 3.6% | 20 | 4.5% | 26 | 5.5% | 25 | 5.5% | 27 | 6.0% | 19 | 4.6% | 27 | 6.3% |
| White: | 16 | 3.9% | 20 | 4.5% | 18 | 3.8% | 15 | 3.3% | 19 | 4.2% | 11 | 2.6% | 7 | 1.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 10 | 2.4% | 5 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.4% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.8% | 11 | 2.6% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 342 | 83.2% | 407 | 91.3% | NA | NA | 361 | 79.2% | 332 | 73.3% | 306 | 73.4% | 313 | 72.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 49 | 11.9% | 16 | 3.6% | NA | NA | 62 | 13.6% | 84 | 18.5% | 81 | 19.4% | 95 | 22.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.57 | 19.39 | 20.84 | NA | NA | 22.65 | 19.00 | 20.00 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299 | 330.6 | 330.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.6 | 334.1 | 336.5 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305 | 339.9 | 344.3 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.2 | 340.3 | 345 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.5 | 341 | 348 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.9 | 343.2 | 352.8 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.6 | 342.6 | 356.6 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.3 | 350.5 | 359.5 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.9 | 355.9 | 361.5 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.5 | 347.6 | 357.3 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.2 | 358.5 | 358 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.5 | 368.8 | 366 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.4 | 379.6 | 372.5 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.9 | 371.9 | 369.2 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.7 | 362.6 | 372.4 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.5 | 363.7 | 376.7 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.6 | 358.6 | 381.6 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328 | 364.2 | 382.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.9 | 373.8 | 382.7 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.0 | 360.4 | 379.9 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290.6 | 319.7 | 321.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.5 | 323.9 | 324.1 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.2 | 328 | 330.8 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298 | 326 | 330 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 285.6 | 325.9 | 332.8 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291.3 | 323.9 | 340.3 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 285.9 | 324.8 | 342.2 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.4 | 330 | 345.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.3 | 332.2 | 347.1 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.1 | 336.3 | 345.7 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.1 | 354.3 | 353.1 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.3 | 365.7 | 362.1 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.8 | 369.5 | 368.9 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.5 | 369.9 | 370.9 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 370.6 | 379 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.8 | 364.3 | 387.7 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 369.2 | 395.4 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.7 | 378.7 | 400.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.6 | 374.4 | 399.2 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.2 | 372.6 | 399.0 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.6 | 334.4 | 338.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.4 | 344.3 | 346.2 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.4 | 349.4 | 351.1 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.6 | 352 | 353.2 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.9 | 348.6 | 357.8 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.3 | 353.1 | 366.8 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332 | 355 | 369.9 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.1 | 352.8 | 371.6 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338 | 358.1 | 375.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.0 | 353.5 | 374.2 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.8 | 336.9 | 343.2 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.4 | 348 | 354 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.4 | 356.4 | 361.6 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.9 | 360.8 | 366.1 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.7 | 362.3 | 373.9 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.6 | 357.7 | 382.5 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.8 | 365.4 | 389.9 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.1 | 366 | 392.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378.7 | 370.1 | 395.2 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.7 | 363.1 | 394.9 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307 | 339.3 | 337.7 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.3 | 337.2 | 340.5 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.6 | 339.6 | 342.6 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.1 | 343.9 | 342.8 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.3 | 345 | 347.6 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321 | 345.8 | 356.2 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.4 | 347 | 359.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.1 | 348.9 | 362 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.9 | 354.7 | 366.1 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.5 | 351.3 | 365.2 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.8 | 334.4 | 335.8 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292.3 | 337.7 | 349.6 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.3 | 349.2 | 356.6 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.4 | 354.6 | 356.8 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.3 | 353.1 | 364.6 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.1 | 344.6 | 375.8 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288.9 | 350.4 | 383.4 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.6 | 367 | 392.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.8 | 365.8 | 395.3 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.8 | 359.9 | 393.2 |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.9 | 322.2 | 318.5 |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.9 | 322.5 | 324.6 |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.3 | 325.6 | 328.7 |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.9 | 333.3 | 334.3 |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.9 | 340.8 | 345.2 |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.7 | 338.7 | 354.1 |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293.5 | 336.2 | 362.2 |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.2 | 345.7 | 367.2 |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.5 | 344.1 | 367.4 |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.4 | 344.9 | 366.9 |
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* Highland Elementary Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.