Highland Middle School
402 Shenango Rd
Beaver Falls PA, 15010, Beaver County
Phone: 724-843-1700
Ranking: 
(178 out of 2,311, top 8%)*
(178 out of 2,311, top 8%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Blackhawk 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: | 35 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 36 | 29 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 575 | 382 | 410 | 408 | 388 | 396 | 441 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 194 | 33.7% | 163 | 42.7% | 219 | 53.4% | 191 | 46.8% | 205 | 52.8% | 178 | 44.9% | 217 | 49.2% |
| Grade 7: | 163 | 28.3% | 219 | 57.3% | 191 | 46.6% | 217 | 53.2% | 183 | 47.2% | 218 | 55.1% | 224 | 50.8% |
| Grade 8: | 218 | 37.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 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: | 294 | 51.1% | 189 | 49.5% | 221 | 53.9% | 207 | 50.7% | 176 | 45.4% | 191 | 48.2% | 235 | 53.3% |
| Female: | 281 | 48.9% | 193 | 50.5% | 189 | 46.1% | 201 | 49.3% | 202 | 52.1% | 197 | 49.7% | 202 | 45.8% |
| 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% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 5 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.5% | 9 | 2.3% | 8 | 2.0% | 11 | 2.5% |
| White: | 555 | 96.5% | 372 | 97.4% | 398 | 97.1% | 392 | 96.1% | 371 | 95.6% | 384 | 97.0% | 425 | 96.4% |
| 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: | 9 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 113 | 19.7% | 99 | 25.9% | 75 | 18.3% | 68 | 16.7% | 66 | 17.0% | 45 | 11.4% | 55 | 12.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 6.8% | 20 | 5.2% | 23 | 5.6% | 25 | 6.1% | 23 | 5.9% | 19 | 4.8% | 19 | 4.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.27 | 14.50 | 13.95 | 14.17 | 10.84 | 13.70 | 15.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 93.6% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 89.8% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.5% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 95.4% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 88.3% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 82.8% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 75.1% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.3% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84.1% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82.2% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.6% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 84.1% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 89.3% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 87.4% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 91.1% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 94.8% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 88.8% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 80.7% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.3% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.5% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 89.7% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 85.2% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.9% | 76% |
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* Highland Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.