Highlands Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

800 West Donegan Ave

Kissimmee FL, 34741, Osceola County

Phone: 407-935-3620

Ranking:

(2,343 out of 2,614, bottom 10%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Osceola County 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:	65		64		62		48		50		48		47
Total Students:	961		1,016		967		745		752		797		834
Prekindergarten:	108	11.2%	142	14.0%	143	14.8%	1	0.1%	51	6.8%	62	7.8%	55	6.6%
Kindergarten:	147	15.3%	179	17.6%	134	13.9%	145	19.5%	139	18.5%	136	17.1%	147	17.6%
Grade 1:	172	17.9%	140	13.8%	137	14.2%	123	16.5%	106	14.1%	134	16.8%	158	18.9%
Grade 2:	136	14.2%	146	14.4%	153	15.8%	120	16.1%	112	14.9%	125	15.7%	134	16.1%
Grade 3:	140	14.6%	150	14.8%	130	13.4%	122	16.4%	123	16.4%	123	15.4%	125	15.0%
Grade 4:	130	13.5%	122	12.0%	134	13.9%	121	16.2%	106	14.1%	112	14.1%	109	13.1%
Grade 5:	128	13.3%	137	13.5%	136	14.1%	113	15.2%	115	15.3%	105	13.2%	106	12.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	490	51.0%	512	50.4%	513	53.1%	406	54.5%	403	53.6%	419	52.6%	416	49.9%
Female:	471	49.0%	504	49.6%	454	46.9%	339	45.5%	313	41.6%	312	39.1%	363	43.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	4	0.4%	5	0.5%	5	0.5%	7	0.9%	8	1.1%	2	0.3%	1	0.1%
Asian:	20	2.1%	12	1.2%	21	2.2%	26	3.5%	26	3.5%	24	3.0%	28	3.4%
Hispanic:	710	73.9%	756	74.4%	696	72.0%	542	72.8%	516	68.6%	514	64.5%	525	62.9%
Black:	123	12.8%	118	11.6%	112	11.6%	79	10.6%	89	11.8%	91	11.4%	81	9.7%
White:	91	9.5%	115	11.3%	120	12.4%	85	11.4%	85	11.3%	108	13.6%	148	17.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	3	0.3%	3	0.3%	2	0.2%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	10	1.0%	7	0.7%	11	1.1%	5	0.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	492	51.2%	766	75.4%	679	70.2%	591	79.3%	583	77.5%	577	72.4%	577	69.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	17	1.8%	58	5.7%	42	4.3%	50	6.7%	72	9.6%	108	13.6%	126	15.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.78		15.88		15.60		15.52		15.04		16.60		17.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	309	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	319	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	327	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	326	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	324	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	190	198	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	194	197	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	297	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	284	303	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	307	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	307	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	309	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	189	199	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	193	198	N/A
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	277	295	N/A
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	296	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	283	295	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	300	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	276	308	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	315	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	315	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	318	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	204	210	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	204	211	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	305	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	308	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281	298	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	300	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	280	308	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	316	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	316	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	317	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	207	211	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	200	210	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	311	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	316	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	322	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	322	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	325	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	209	217	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	216	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	272	295	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	275	293	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	301	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	300	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	304	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	212	218	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	218	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	261	286	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	261	288	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	278	295	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	304	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	309	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	318	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	319	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	197	200	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	77.6%	81.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	22.4%	18.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	7.0 years	8.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	63.3%	50.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	36.7%	50.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$39,957.0	$37,760.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,512.0	$34,350.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$45,890.0	$42,317.0

* 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.