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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	328
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	319	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	327	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	326	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	324	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	190	198	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	194	197	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	297	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	284	303	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	307	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	307	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	309	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	189	199	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	193	198	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	277	295	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	296	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	283	295	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	300	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	276	308	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	315	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	315	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	318	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	204	210	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	204	211	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	305	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	308	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281	298	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	300	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	280	308	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	316	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	316	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	317	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	207	211	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	200	210	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	311	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	316	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	322	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	322	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	325	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	209	217	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	216	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	272	295	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	275	293	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	301	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289	300	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	304	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	212	218	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	218	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	261	286	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	261	288	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	278	295	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	304	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	309	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	318	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	319	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	197	200	201

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.