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Highland Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

209 West 1st

Ault CO, 80610, Weld County

Phone: 970-834-2820

Ranking:

(734 out of 1,246, bottom 41%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Ault-Highland School District RE-9

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:	14		14		14		15		16		14		17
Total Students:	184		175		181		198		187		185		184
Grade 6:	65	35.3%	68	38.9%	50	27.6%	66	33.3%	67	35.8%	54	29.2%	58	31.5%
Grade 7:	74	40.2%	46	26.3%	58	32.0%	73	36.9%	52	27.8%	65	35.1%	66	35.9%
Grade 8:	45	24.5%	61	34.9%	73	40.3%	59	29.8%	68	36.4%	66	35.7%	60	32.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	96	52.2%	83	47.4%	86	47.5%	94	47.5%	88	47.1%	93	50.3%	94	51.1%
Female:	88	47.8%	92	52.6%	95	52.5%	104	52.5%	91	48.7%	84	45.4%	86	46.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.5%	1	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.5%	2	1.1%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	1.0%	1	0.5%	2	1.1%	1	0.5%
Hispanic:	78	42.4%	64	36.6%	62	34.3%	73	36.9%	58	31.0%	53	28.6%	49	26.6%
Black:	1	0.5%	0	0.0%	1	0.6%	2	1.0%	3	1.6%	3	1.6%	3	1.6%
White:	98	53.3%	108	61.7%	116	64.1%	119	60.1%	125	66.8%	126	68.1%	129	70.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	5	2.7%	2	1.1%	2	1.1%	2	1.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	82	44.6%	71	40.6%	85	47.0%	91	46.0%	79	42.2%	70	37.8%	68	37.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	16	8.7%	14	8.0%	17	9.4%	12	6.1%	27	14.4%	14	7.6%	15	8.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.05		12.37		13.39		13.66		11.99		12.90		11.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	35	35	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	41	41	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	60	60	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	53	53	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	56	56	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	63	63	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	56	56	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	71	71	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	56	56	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	61	61	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	65	65	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	61	61	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	67	67	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	71	71	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	73	73	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	71	71	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	46	46	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	46	46	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	63	63	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	47	47	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	62	62	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	67	67	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	59	59	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	69	69	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	18	18	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	31	31	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	28	28	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	54	54	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	48	48	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	53	53	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	54	52	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	54	54	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	44	44	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	60	60	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	56	55	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	68	68	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	55	55	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	68	68	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	65	64	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	65	65	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	23	23	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	48	48	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	34	35	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	63	63	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	43	43	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	65	65	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	56	55	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	61	61	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	21	23	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	28	28	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	44	44	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	40	40	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	58	58	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	44	44	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	44	44	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	53	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	49	50	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	54	54	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	61	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	60	60	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	71	71	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	49	49	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	69	69	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	69	69	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	30	32	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	30	30	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	39	39	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	36	36	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	37	37	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	29	29	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	35	35	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	39	39	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	18	20	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	33	33	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	31	31	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	34	34	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	49	49	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	26	26	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	43	43	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	53	55
TCAP
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	60.8	60.8	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	60.0	60.0	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	70.6	70.6	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	69.2	69.2	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	47.0	47.0	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	60.0	60.0	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	53.2	53.2	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	56.5	56.5	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	74.2	74.2	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	73.9	73.9	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	66.2	66.2	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	56.5	56.5	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	60.8	60.8	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	43.1	43.1	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	69.6	69.6	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	63.7	63.7	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	42	42	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	43.1	43.1	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	60.8	60.8	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	56.9	56.9	55.8

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	66.7%	55.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	33.3%	44.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	26.7%	33.3%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	73.3%	66.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$36,906.0	$36,450.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$30,716.0	$30,408.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$39,157.0	$39,471.0

* Highland Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.