Highland Jr High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

6915 East Guadalupe Rd

Mesa AZ, 85212, Maricopa County

Phone: 480-632-4739

Ranking:

(147 out of 1,363, top 11%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8

School District: Gilbert Unified 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:	60		61		58		59		61		67		64
Total Students:	1,319		1,318		1,279		1,283		1,317		1,313		1,288
Grade 7:	648	49.1%	668	50.7%	627	49.0%	656	51.1%	631	47.9%	661	50.3%	646	50.2%
Grade 8:	671	50.9%	650	49.3%	652	51.0%	627	48.9%	686	52.1%	652	49.7%	642	49.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	659	50.0%	663	50.3%	643	50.3%	647	50.4%	649	49.3%	647	49.3%	641	49.8%
Female:	660	50.0%	655	49.7%	636	49.7%	636	49.6%	660	50.1%	658	50.1%	643	49.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	6	0.5%	8	0.6%	10	0.8%	8	0.6%	6	0.5%	6	0.5%	6	0.5%
Asian:	45	3.4%	57	4.3%	54	4.2%	46	3.6%	49	3.7%	60	4.6%	56	4.3%
Hispanic:	198	15.0%	192	14.6%	174	13.6%	181	14.1%	163	12.4%	143	10.9%	168	13.0%
Black:	38	2.9%	49	3.7%	52	4.1%	42	3.3%	43	3.3%	43	3.3%	38	3.0%
White:	1,017	77.1%	1,000	75.9%	978	76.5%	1,001	78.0%	1,056	80.2%	1,061	80.8%	1,020	79.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	4	0.3%	4	0.3%	5	0.4%	2	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	11	0.8%	8	0.6%	6	0.5%	3	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	5	0.4%	NA	NA	145	11.3%	231	18.0%	166	12.6%	176	13.4%	138	10.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	NA	NA	47	3.7%	72	5.6%	86	6.5%	81	6.2%	61	4.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	21.92		21.53		22.01		21.91		21.77		19.70		20.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	581	580	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	447	440	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	441	440.84	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	450	442	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	452	443	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	543	541	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	548	542	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	545	544.99	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	550	545	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	558	548	N/A
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	573	568	N/A
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	577	565	N/A
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	514.74	N/A
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	516	N/A
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	512	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	596	590	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	456	453	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	459	449.28	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	453	447	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	455	450	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	558	551	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	548	545	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	544	538.23	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	535	533	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	534	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	528	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	528	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	527.72	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	528	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	527	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	46.8%	41.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	53.2%	58.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	8.0 years	7.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	43.5%	45.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	56.5%	55.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$39,969.0	$40,616.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,231.0	$36,852.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$43,624.0	$43,696.0

* Highland Jr 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.