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Highland High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

208 West 1st

Ault CO, 80610, Weld County

Phone: 970-834-2816

Ranking:

(195 out of 304, bottom 36%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Ault-Highland School District RE-9

Title I Eligible School: No

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:	20		20		20		18		19		19		18
Total Students:	239		236		228		259		263		271		274
Grade 9:	60	25.1%	75	31.8%	55	24.1%	64	24.7%	65	24.7%	63	23.2%	78	28.5%
Grade 10:	75	31.4%	58	24.6%	59	25.9%	65	25.1%	57	21.7%	77	28.4%	74	27.0%
Grade 11:	54	22.6%	49	20.8%	56	24.6%	59	22.8%	76	28.9%	72	26.6%	68	24.8%
Grade 12:	50	20.9%	54	22.9%	58	25.4%	71	27.4%	65	24.7%	59	21.8%	54	19.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	116	48.5%	122	51.7%	117	51.3%	140	54.1%	139	52.9%	147	54.2%	150	54.7%
Female:	123	51.5%	114	48.3%	111	48.7%	119	45.9%	116	44.1%	116	42.8%	120	43.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5	1.9%	6	2.2%	3	1.1%
Asian:	2	0.8%	3	1.3%	2	0.9%	1	0.4%	2	0.8%	1	0.4%	2	0.7%
Hispanic:	84	35.1%	77	32.6%	72	31.6%	90	34.7%	81	30.8%	77	28.4%	74	27.0%
Black:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.4%	1	0.4%	1	0.4%	2	0.7%
White:	147	61.5%	151	64.0%	151	66.2%	163	62.9%	174	66.2%	186	68.6%	193	70.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	5	2.1%	5	2.1%	3	1.3%	4	1.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	69	28.9%	72	30.5%	67	29.4%	92	35.5%	90	34.2%	96	35.4%	88	32.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	25	10.5%	16	6.8%	20	8.8%	18	6.9%	22	8.4%	17	6.3%	25	9.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.68		11.81		11.52		14.39		13.78		14.40		15.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	19	19	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	17	17	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	23	23	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	13	13	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	20	20	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	19	19	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	28	28	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	23	23	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	64	64	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	63	63	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	65	65	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	63	61	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	68	68	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	68	68	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	69	69	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	59	59	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	58	58	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	48	48	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	44	44	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	54	54	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	49	49	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	41	41	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	37	37	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	46	46	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	35	35	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	37	35	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	32	32	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	34	34	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	35	35	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	30	30	47
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	25	25	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	23	23	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	28	28	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	24	24	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	34	34	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	37	37	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	37	35	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	46	46	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	66	66	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	57	57	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	60	60	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	64	64	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	59	59	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	65	65	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	61	60	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	58	58	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	52	52	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	34	34	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	35	35	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	40	40	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	33	33	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	44	44	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	32	31	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	51	51	53
TCAP
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	32.7	32.7	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	28.8	28.8	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	69.1	69.1	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	76.9	76.9	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	49.1	49.1	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	55.7	55.7	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	34.5	34.5	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	57.7	57.7	48.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	40.0	40.0	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	38.7	38.7	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	74.5	74.5	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	69.3	69.3	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	52.7	52.7	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	61.3	61.3	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	55.6%	52.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	44.4%	47.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	27.8%	36.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	72.2%	63.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$34,516.0	$36,723.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,505.0	$30,361.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$35,675.0	$40,434.0

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