Highland High School
17000 Summitview
Cowiche WA, 98923, Yakima County
Phone: 509-678-7268
Ranking: (244 out of 331, bottom 26%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Highland 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: | NA | NA | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | ||||||
Total Students: | 387 | 399 | 379 | 348 | 366 | 350 | 351 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 88 | 22.7% | 102 | 25.6% | 117 | 30.9% | 89 | 25.6% | 91 | 24.9% | 85 | 24.3% | 97 | 27.6% |
Grade 10: | 103 | 26.6% | 122 | 30.6% | 95 | 25.1% | 83 | 23.9% | 93 | 25.4% | 93 | 26.6% | 102 | 29.1% |
Grade 11: | 110 | 28.4% | 89 | 22.3% | 85 | 22.4% | 89 | 25.6% | 85 | 23.2% | 99 | 28.3% | 74 | 21.1% |
Grade 12: | 86 | 22.2% | 86 | 21.6% | 82 | 21.6% | 87 | 25.0% | 97 | 26.5% | 73 | 20.9% | 78 | 22.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 227 | 58.7% | 235 | 58.9% | 218 | 57.5% | 186 | 53.4% | 183 | 50.0% | 171 | 48.9% | 177 | 50.4% |
Female: | 160 | 41.3% | 164 | 41.1% | 161 | 42.5% | 162 | 46.6% | 174 | 47.5% | 171 | 48.9% | 170 | 48.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% |
Hispanic: | 255 | 65.9% | 246 | 61.7% | 239 | 63.1% | 216 | 62.1% | 229 | 62.6% | 205 | 58.6% | 187 | 53.3% |
Black: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.1% |
White: | 122 | 31.5% | 142 | 35.6% | 133 | 35.1% | 125 | 35.9% | 126 | 34.4% | 135 | 38.6% | 155 | 44.2% |
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: | 8 | 2.1% | 8 | 2.0% | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 237 | 61.2% | 243 | 60.9% | 232 | 61.2% | 205 | 58.9% | 160 | 43.7% | 130 | 37.1% | 126 | 35.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 9.0% | 33 | 8.3% | 33 | 8.7% | 44 | 12.6% | 28 | 7.7% | 26 | 7.4% | 20 | 5.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 17.67 | 18.65 | 18.01 | 18.71 | 20.10 | 20.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
EOC | ||||||
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 64.6% | 64.6% | 64.1% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 78.5% | 78.5% | 81.7% |
2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 44.4% | 49.2% | 62.4% |
2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 56.1% | 61.6% | 71% |
2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 63.5% | 64.6% | 80.7% |
2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 54.8% | 54.8% | 72.9% |
2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 76.2% | 76.5% | 79.1% |
2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 83.9% | 83.9% | 89.4% |
HSPE | ||||||
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 29.1% | 29.1% | 41.6% |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 78.2% | 78.8% |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.9% | 82.3% |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 80.2% | 81.1% |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 79.8% | 83.5% |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 30.6% | 44.7% |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 33% | 33% | 49.7% |
2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 87.1% | 85.9% |
2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 86% |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 85.2% |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 92.2% | 84.9% |
WASL | ||||||
2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 38.8% | 43.9% |
2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 41.2% | 47.5% |
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 37.2% | 51% |
2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 51.4% | 50.2% |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 37.6% | 37.6% | 49.3% |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 33.7% | 33.7% | 45.2% |
2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 64.5% |
2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 71.1% | 72.9% |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.6% | 81.9% |
2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 77.5% | 80.6% |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 79.4% | 81.3% |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 76.5% | 80.9% |
2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 25.2% | 25.2% | 32.2% |
2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 34% | 34% | 35.8% |
2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 23.4% | 23.4% | 34.9% |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 29.4% | 36.3% |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 22% | 22% | 39.7% |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 30.6% | 38.6% |
2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.8% | 65.2% |
2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 65.2% |
2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 82.1% | 79.7% |
2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81.9% | 83.6% |
2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.7% | 86.2% |
2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 86.5% | 86.3% |
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* Highland High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.