Highland High School
1715 Vine Ave
Riverside IA, 52327, Washington County
Phone: 319-648-2891
Ranking: (67 out of 205, top 33%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Highland Community School District
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: | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |||||||
Total Students: | 210 | 196 | 208 | 209 | 212 | 194 | 184 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 64 | 30.5% | 41 | 20.9% | 59 | 28.4% | 50 | 23.9% | 59 | 27.8% | 55 | 28.4% | 41 | 22.3% |
Grade 10: | 37 | 17.6% | 58 | 29.6% | 45 | 21.6% | 51 | 24.4% | 61 | 28.8% | 42 | 21.6% | 42 | 22.8% |
Grade 11: | 59 | 28.1% | 46 | 23.5% | 48 | 23.1% | 61 | 29.2% | 43 | 20.3% | 43 | 22.2% | 55 | 29.9% |
Grade 12: | 50 | 23.8% | 51 | 26.0% | 56 | 26.9% | 47 | 22.5% | 49 | 23.1% | 54 | 27.8% | 46 | 25.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 121 | 57.6% | 113 | 57.7% | 116 | 55.8% | 117 | 56.0% | 115 | 54.2% | 98 | 50.5% | 98 | 53.3% |
Female: | 89 | 42.4% | 83 | 42.3% | 92 | 44.2% | 92 | 44.0% | 97 | 45.8% | 88 | 45.4% | 82 | 44.6% |
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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 9 | 4.3% | 9 | 4.6% | 10 | 4.8% | 8 | 3.8% | 9 | 4.2% | 7 | 3.6% | 8 | 4.3% |
Black: | 6 | 2.9% | 5 | 2.6% | 4 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.9% | 2 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.5% |
White: | 192 | 91.4% | 180 | 91.8% | 194 | 93.3% | 197 | 94.3% | 198 | 93.4% | 185 | 95.4% | 175 | 95.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 16.7% | 31 | 15.8% | 26 | 12.5% | 35 | 16.7% | 33 | 15.6% | 27 | 13.9% | 12 | 6.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 7 | 3.3% | 5 | 2.6% | 15 | 7.2% | 12 | 5.7% | 15 | 7.1% | 7 | 3.6% | 16 | 8.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.76 | 9.80 | 10.18 | 10.45 | 10.96 | 10.00 | 9.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
IA | ||||||
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.48% | 90.48% | 82.81% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.80% | 87.80% | 82.19% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.24% | 95.24% | 83.97% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.73% | 70.73% | 83.26% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 86.7% | 76.9% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA | 23.1% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years | 10.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 46.7% | 69.2% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 53.3% | 30.8% |
Mean Base Salary: | $35,112.0 | $33,655.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $29,442.0 | $28,986.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $40,074.0 | $44,160.0 |
* Highland High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.