Highland Middle School
1715 Vine Ave
Riverside IA, 52327, Washington County
Phone: 319-648-5018
Ranking: 
(592 out of 696, bottom 15%)*
(592 out of 696, bottom 15%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Highland Community School District
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: | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 158 | 171 | 151 | 164 | 148 | 165 | 153 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 53 | 33.5% | 54 | 31.6% | 52 | 34.4% | 66 | 40.2% | 38 | 25.7% | 66 | 40.0% | 45 | 29.4% |
| Grade 7: | 52 | 32.9% | 53 | 31.0% | 62 | 41.1% | 36 | 22.0% | 62 | 41.9% | 47 | 28.5% | 55 | 35.9% |
| Grade 8: | 53 | 33.5% | 64 | 37.4% | 37 | 24.5% | 62 | 37.8% | 48 | 32.4% | 52 | 31.5% | 53 | 34.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 80 | 50.6% | 100 | 58.5% | 94 | 62.3% | 90 | 54.9% | 83 | 56.1% | 89 | 53.9% | 88 | 57.5% |
| Female: | 78 | 49.4% | 71 | 41.5% | 57 | 37.7% | 74 | 45.1% | 65 | 43.9% | 68 | 41.2% | 61 | 39.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 8 | 5.1% | 7 | 4.1% | 8 | 5.3% | 9 | 5.5% | 10 | 6.8% | 8 | 4.8% | 4 | 2.6% |
| Black: | 4 | 2.5% | 3 | 1.8% | 5 | 3.3% | 4 | 2.4% | 4 | 2.7% | 2 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.7% |
| White: | 142 | 89.9% | 156 | 91.2% | 135 | 89.4% | 150 | 91.5% | 133 | 89.9% | 155 | 93.9% | 148 | 96.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.8% | 3 | 2.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 25.3% | 37 | 21.6% | 30 | 19.9% | 27 | 16.5% | 28 | 18.9% | 23 | 13.9% | 19 | 12.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 5 | 3.2% | 8 | 4.7% | 7 | 4.6% | 10 | 6.1% | 8 | 5.4% | 14 | 8.5% | 8 | 5.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.26 | 15.76 | 15.78 | 16.40 | 13.27 | 14.70 | 14.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.33% | 53.33% | 71.48% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.35% | 67.35% | 73.04% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.11% | 51.11% | 64.44% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.22% | 61.22% | 65.78% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.68% | 73.68% | 78.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.50% | 62.50% | 78.31% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.79% | 51.79% | 67.39% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.17% | 54.17% | 68.56% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.76% | 61.76% | 74.62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.33% | 78.33% | 74.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.06% | 47.06% | 66.08% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.00% | 65.00% | 66.34% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 4.0 years | 4.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 80.0% | 100.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | NA | 0.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $30,518.0 | $28,819.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,075.0 | $28,819.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | NA | NA |
* Highland Middle 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.