Highland Middle School
2941 41st St
Highland IN, 46322, Lake County
Phone: 219-922-5620
Ranking: 
(174 out of 1,449, top 12%)*
(174 out of 1,449, top 12%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Highland School Town
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: | 48 | 51 | NA | NA | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 779 | 785 | 518 | 553 | 575 | 537 | 561 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 243 | 31.2% | 260 | 33.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 270 | 34.7% | 268 | 34.1% | 264 | 51.0% | 247 | 44.7% | 306 | 53.2% | 270 | 50.3% | 276 | 49.2% |
| Grade 8: | 266 | 34.1% | 257 | 32.7% | 254 | 49.0% | 306 | 55.3% | 269 | 46.8% | 267 | 49.7% | 285 | 50.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 407 | 52.2% | 401 | 51.1% | 263 | 50.8% | 276 | 49.9% | 271 | 47.1% | 270 | 50.3% | 279 | 49.7% |
| Female: | 372 | 47.8% | 384 | 48.9% | 255 | 49.2% | 277 | 50.1% | 276 | 48.0% | 247 | 46.0% | 257 | 45.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 15 | 1.9% | 13 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.3% | 13 | 2.3% |
| Hispanic: | 196 | 25.2% | 184 | 23.4% | 128 | 24.7% | 121 | 21.9% | 87 | 15.1% | 73 | 13.6% | 75 | 13.4% |
| Black: | 46 | 5.9% | 45 | 5.7% | 25 | 4.8% | 30 | 5.4% | 21 | 3.7% | 23 | 4.3% | 19 | 3.4% |
| White: | 491 | 63.0% | 519 | 66.1% | 345 | 66.6% | 377 | 68.2% | 437 | 76.0% | 420 | 78.2% | 432 | 77.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 30 | 3.9% | 22 | 2.8% | 12 | 2.3% | 13 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 214 | 27.5% | 230 | 29.3% | 147 | 28.4% | 125 | 22.6% | 125 | 21.7% | 88 | 16.4% | 85 | 15.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 49 | 6.3% | 48 | 6.1% | 34 | 6.6% | 39 | 7.1% | 34 | 5.9% | 41 | 7.6% | 38 | 6.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.23 | 15.39 | NA | NA | 20.58 | 21.26 | 19.80 | 21.20 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 97% | 69% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 99.4% | 74.9% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 99.4% | 74.2% | N/A |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 56.5% | 46.9% |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 69% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 70% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 67% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 90.6% | 77% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 79.9% | 75% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 69% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 73% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.9% | 75% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83.5% | 78% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 57% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.6% | 68% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 69.6% | 71% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 69% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 65% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 69% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 84.7% | 72% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.6% | 73% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 71% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 72% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 74% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 66% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 72% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.7% | 77% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 95.3% | 80% |
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* Highland Middle 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.