Highland Junior High School
17000 Summitview
Cowiche WA, 98923, Yakima County
Phone: 509-678-7268
Ranking: 
(1,250 out of 1,485, bottom 16%)*
(1,250 out of 1,485, bottom 16%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 9
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 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 187 | 172 | 197 | 210 | 197 | 177 | 174 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 110 | 58.8% | 81 | 47.1% | 91 | 46.2% | 99 | 47.1% | 109 | 55.3% | 85 | 48.0% | 95 | 54.6% |
| Grade 8: | 77 | 41.2% | 91 | 52.9% | 106 | 53.8% | 111 | 52.9% | 88 | 44.7% | 92 | 52.0% | 79 | 45.4% |
| Grade 9: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 95 | 50.8% | 86 | 50.0% | 107 | 54.3% | 115 | 54.8% | 108 | 54.8% | 95 | 53.7% | 90 | 51.7% |
| Female: | 92 | 49.2% | 86 | 50.0% | 90 | 45.7% | 95 | 45.2% | 81 | 41.1% | 74 | 41.8% | 80 | 46.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.7% | 5 | 2.9% |
| Asian: | 2 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 129 | 69.0% | 118 | 68.6% | 128 | 65.0% | 132 | 62.9% | 124 | 62.9% | 104 | 58.8% | 105 | 60.3% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 52 | 27.8% | 48 | 27.9% | 59 | 29.9% | 73 | 34.8% | 71 | 36.0% | 69 | 39.0% | 64 | 36.8% |
| 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: | 4 | 2.1% | 6 | 3.5% | 8 | 4.1% | 2 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 119 | 63.6% | 126 | 73.3% | 136 | 69.0% | 127 | 60.5% | 167 | 84.8% | 142 | 80.2% | 136 | 78.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 16.6% | 15 | 8.7% | 19 | 9.6% | 23 | 11.0% | 27 | 13.7% | 32 | 18.1% | 35 | 20.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 17.55 | 17.37 | 16.64 | 19.41 | 20.60 | 20.20 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 64.3% | 49.2% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 96.2% | 61.6% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 81.0% | 64.6% | 80.7% |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 40.4% | 55.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 43.4% | 56.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 59.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 56.3% | 63.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 39.4% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 35.4% | 56.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 71.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 51.3% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 59.3% | 70.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 56.6% | 71% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 57.6% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 63.8% | 71.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 38.4% | 51.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 34.8% | 50.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 48.1% | 55.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 51.1% | 53.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 69.8% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 48.7% | 68.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 67.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 43.6% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | 54.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 32.2% | 32.2% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 66.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 59.6% | 64.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 36.6% | 46.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 40.9% | 50.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 34.1% | 48.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 45.1% | 54.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 36.5% | 50.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 48.3% | 51.8% |
| 2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.2% | 40.2% | 60.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 49.1% | 69% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 36% | 36% | 61.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 54.9% | 68.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 62.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 50.6% | 59.3% |
| 2004 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 36.6% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 27.3% | 61.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 44.8% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 60.5% | 68.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62.5% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 57.5% | 69.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 36.6% | 48.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 36% | 49.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 35.4% | 51.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 42.6% | 50.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 55.6% | 70.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 48.3% | 64.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 58.2% | 65.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 53.2% | 67.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 36.9% | 39.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 54.3% | 36.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 37.1% | 42.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 22.8% | 22.8% | 47.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 32.6% | 51.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Highland Junior High School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.