Highlands Elementary School
2500 Barney Ave Huntsville AL, 35810, Madison County Phone: 256-428-7200 Ranking:  (895 out of 1,064, bottom 16%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Huntsville City 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: | 30 | 35 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 34 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 440 | 465 | 461 | 476 | 497 | 502 | 531 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 36 | 8.2% | 35 | 7.5% | 17 | 3.7% | 19 | 4.0% | 19 | 3.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 61 | 13.9% | 84 | 18.1% | 69 | 15.0% | 80 | 16.8% | 96 | 19.3% | 69 | 13.7% | 79 | 14.9% |
| Grade 1: | 76 | 17.3% | 61 | 13.1% | 77 | 16.7% | 90 | 18.9% | 70 | 14.1% | 92 | 18.3% | 86 | 16.2% |
| Grade 2: | 63 | 14.3% | 67 | 14.4% | 89 | 19.3% | 61 | 12.8% | 84 | 16.9% | 86 | 17.1% | 95 | 17.9% |
| Grade 3: | 61 | 13.9% | 91 | 19.6% | 68 | 14.8% | 73 | 15.3% | 76 | 15.3% | 86 | 17.1% | 82 | 15.4% |
| Grade 4: | 92 | 20.9% | 57 | 12.3% | 74 | 16.1% | 77 | 16.2% | 78 | 15.7% | 84 | 16.7% | 98 | 18.5% |
| Grade 5: | 51 | 11.6% | 70 | 15.1% | 67 | 14.5% | 76 | 16.0% | 74 | 14.9% | 85 | 16.9% | 91 | 17.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 230 | 52.3% | 244 | 52.5% | 244 | 52.9% | 251 | 52.7% | 255 | 51.3% | 248 | 49.4% | 271 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 210 | 47.7% | 221 | 47.5% | 217 | 47.1% | 225 | 47.3% | 233 | 46.9% | 246 | 49.0% | 256 | 48.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 13 | 3.0% | 13 | 2.8% | 6 | 1.3% | 12 | 2.5% | 12 | 2.4% | 11 | 2.2% | 14 | 2.6% |
| Black: | 391 | 88.9% | 426 | 91.6% | 436 | 94.6% | 448 | 94.1% | 471 | 94.8% | 472 | 94.0% | 487 | 91.7% |
| White: | 12 | 2.7% | 7 | 1.5% | 9 | 2.0% | 10 | 2.1% | 10 | 2.0% | 13 | 2.6% | 23 | 4.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 22 | 5.0% | 16 | 3.4% | 5 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 340 | 77.3% | 365 | 78.5% | 371 | 80.5% | 381 | 80.0% | 381 | 76.7% | 395 | 78.7% | 371 | 69.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 5.2% | 29 | 6.2% | 22 | 4.8% | 25 | 5.3% | 28 | 5.6% | 40 | 8.0% | 40 | 7.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.81 | 13.44 | 15.42 | 15.50 | 14.12 | 14.80 | 15.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 55.1% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.7% | 46.2% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.3% | 47.3% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.82% | 43.6% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.53% | 43.36% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 62.6% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 59.9% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 62.7% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 58.95% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.76% | 59.85% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 50.6% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 49.1% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 53.6% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.95% | 47.09% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.24% | 48.01% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 51.7% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 46.6% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 52.6% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.64% | 45.52% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.88% | 47.9% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 70.4% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 72.6% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.13% | 71.8% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.63% | 73.46% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.32% | 74.18% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.43% | 77.58% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.73% | 83.01% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 82.52% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 77.9% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 79.5% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.43% | 80.64% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.84% | 79.7% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.44% | 81.32% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.62% | 81.83% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.98% | 82.81% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.62% | 88.71% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 73.4% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 72.4% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 76.9% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.72% | 73.77% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.63% | 75.88% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.94% | 74.98% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.95% | 75.86% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.88% | 81.53% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.67% | 89.11% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 78.6% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 82.5% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 83.4% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 81.64% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.79% | 83.9% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.24% | 82.49% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.04% | 83.39% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.81% | 85.51% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.67% | 88.39% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 73.2% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 77% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.81% | 71.82% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.45% | 75.95% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.53% | 76.05% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.46% | 79.28% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.63% | 87.78% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 89.79% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 81.3% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 82.1% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.03% | 83.29% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.33% | 83.55% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.23% | 83.87% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.46% | 83.09% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.57% | 86.41% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.54% | 89.97% | 88.88% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.23% | 67.11% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.06% | 65.5% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.11% | 67.11% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.74% | 68.49% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.57% | 75.56% | 80.09% |
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* Highlands Elementary 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.