Highland Lakes School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

19000 North 63rd Ave

Glendale AZ, 85308, Maricopa County

Phone: 623-445-5000

Ranking:

(238 out of 1,363, top 17%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8

School District: Deer Valley 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:	64		53		42		47		44		52		48
Total Students:	1,067		1,071		855		837		885		908		946
Kindergarten:	56	5.2%	50	4.7%	47	5.5%	35	4.2%	43	4.9%	52	5.7%	46	4.9%
Grade 1:	66	6.2%	74	6.9%	39	4.6%	46	5.5%	52	5.9%	52	5.7%	49	5.2%
Grade 2:	90	8.4%	66	6.2%	52	6.1%	53	6.3%	55	6.2%	47	5.2%	55	5.8%
Grade 3:	70	6.6%	74	6.9%	55	6.4%	62	7.4%	48	5.4%	56	6.2%	73	7.7%
Grade 4:	80	7.5%	98	9.2%	62	7.3%	50	6.0%	53	6.0%	70	7.7%	62	6.6%
Grade 5:	115	10.8%	113	10.6%	63	7.4%	53	6.3%	75	8.5%	62	6.8%	74	7.8%
Grade 6:	130	12.2%	104	9.7%	67	7.8%	77	9.2%	63	7.1%	70	7.7%	65	6.9%
Grade 7:	211	19.8%	222	20.7%	237	27.7%	222	26.5%	248	28.0%	238	26.2%	256	27.1%
Grade 8:	231	21.6%	253	23.6%	233	27.3%	239	28.6%	248	28.0%	258	28.4%	266	28.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	517	48.5%	504	47.1%	411	48.1%	400	47.8%	431	48.7%	468	51.5%	465	49.2%
Female:	550	51.5%	567	52.9%	444	51.9%	437	52.2%	446	50.4%	432	47.6%	477	50.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	5	0.5%	5	0.5%	7	0.8%	12	1.4%	11	1.2%	4	0.4%	6	0.6%
Asian:	45	4.2%	44	4.1%	25	2.9%	30	3.6%	40	4.5%	35	3.9%	36	3.8%
Hispanic:	147	13.8%	153	14.3%	130	15.2%	141	16.8%	101	11.4%	100	11.0%	110	11.6%
Black:	42	3.9%	31	2.9%	33	3.9%	32	3.8%	42	4.7%	39	4.3%	35	3.7%
White:	782	73.3%	799	74.6%	630	73.7%	584	69.8%	691	78.1%	730	80.4%	759	80.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	3	0.3%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	3	0.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	43	4.0%	38	3.5%	29	3.4%	35	4.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	206	19.3%	175	16.3%	103	12.0%	96	11.5%	100	11.3%	58	6.4%	NA	NA
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	57	5.3%	54	5.0%	35	4.1%	26	3.1%	35	4.0%	29	3.2%	NA	NA
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.80		20.05		20.17		17.96		20.30		17.50		19.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	464	464	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	392	380	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	393	384.03	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	394	384	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	408	388	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	471	474	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	474	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	474.68	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	472	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	479	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	499	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	385	391	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	406	398.67	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	390	397	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	429	394	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	494	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	497	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	500.7	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	492	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	526	495	N/A
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	526	N/A
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	533	N/A
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	549	544.87	N/A
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	536	N/A
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	554	531	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	517	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	400	403	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	401	408.92	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	419	404	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	426	406	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	510	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	510	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	515.77	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	513	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	515	N/A
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	546	536	N/A
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	558	547	N/A
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	512.22	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	515	N/A
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	517	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	552	544	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	420	420	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	428	425.53	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	436	423	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	462	423	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	519	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	523	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	531.56	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	527	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	550	527	N/A
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	549	N/A
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	568	565	N/A
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	518	517.86	N/A
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	520	N/A
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	513	N/A
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	564	566	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	441	437	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	429	436.37	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	442	439	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	453	444	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	529	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	543	540	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	541	545.83	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	548	545	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	554	550	N/A
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	539	553	N/A
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	551	563	N/A
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	513.25	N/A
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	516	N/A
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	512	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	587	577	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	446	446	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	443	447.67	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	440	447	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	442	446	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	556	548	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	542	546	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	544	547.56	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	537	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	540	539	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	540	521	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	527	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	534	535.2	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	531	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	528	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	58.3%	66.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	41.7%	34.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	10.0 years	9.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	50.0%	56.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	50.0%	44.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$45,062.0	$42,355.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,762.0	$37,036.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$50,362.0	$49,124.0

* Highland Lakes 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.