Highlands Elementary School
2720 Ne 7th St
Renton WA, 98056, King County
Phone: 425-204-4600
Ranking: 
(1,359 out of 1,485, bottom 8%)*
(1,359 out of 1,485, bottom 8%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Renton 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: | NA | NA | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 542 | 486 | 553 | 664 | 595 | 559 | 571 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 127 | 23.4% | 96 | 19.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 155 | 23.3% | 122 | 20.5% | 106 | 19.0% | 118 | 20.7% |
| Grade 1: | 94 | 17.3% | 87 | 17.9% | 142 | 25.7% | 110 | 16.6% | 93 | 15.6% | 91 | 16.3% | 85 | 14.9% |
| Grade 2: | 86 | 15.9% | 82 | 16.9% | 110 | 19.9% | 100 | 15.1% | 95 | 16.0% | 89 | 15.9% | 89 | 15.6% |
| Grade 3: | 85 | 15.7% | 77 | 15.8% | 98 | 17.7% | 102 | 15.4% | 99 | 16.6% | 92 | 16.5% | 86 | 15.1% |
| Grade 4: | 79 | 14.6% | 66 | 13.6% | 104 | 18.8% | 108 | 16.3% | 89 | 15.0% | 93 | 16.6% | 95 | 16.6% |
| Grade 5: | 71 | 13.1% | 78 | 16.0% | 99 | 17.9% | 89 | 13.4% | 97 | 16.3% | 88 | 15.7% | 98 | 17.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 279 | 51.5% | 235 | 48.4% | 270 | 48.8% | 330 | 49.7% | 289 | 48.6% | 270 | 48.3% | 286 | 50.1% |
| Female: | 263 | 48.5% | 251 | 51.6% | 283 | 51.2% | 334 | 50.3% | 294 | 49.4% | 281 | 50.3% | 281 | 49.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.9% |
| Asian: | 107 | 19.7% | 103 | 21.2% | 79 | 14.3% | 103 | 15.5% | 101 | 17.0% | 96 | 17.2% | 101 | 17.7% |
| Hispanic: | 245 | 45.2% | 207 | 42.6% | 274 | 49.5% | 318 | 47.9% | 289 | 48.6% | 274 | 49.0% | 271 | 47.5% |
| Black: | 45 | 8.3% | 35 | 7.2% | 56 | 10.1% | 78 | 11.7% | 76 | 12.8% | 65 | 11.6% | 72 | 12.6% |
| White: | 92 | 17.0% | 91 | 18.7% | 102 | 18.4% | 126 | 19.0% | 119 | 20.0% | 121 | 21.6% | 122 | 21.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 47 | 8.7% | 43 | 8.8% | 40 | 7.2% | 36 | 5.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 332 | 61.3% | 292 | 60.1% | 325 | 58.8% | 373 | 56.2% | 352 | 59.2% | 286 | 51.2% | 251 | 44.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 8.7% | 41 | 8.4% | 57 | 10.3% | 70 | 10.5% | 86 | 14.5% | 101 | 18.1% | 111 | 19.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 19.33 | 19.54 | 23.25 | 20.68 | 18.70 | 19.10 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 61.1% | 61.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 62.6% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 67% | 65.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 70.8% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 69.9% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 71.9% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 67.6% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.0% | 74.1% | 73.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.7% | 37.5% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 58.2% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 55.6% | 59.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 63.9% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 60.3% | 67.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 68.3% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 70.5% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 72.5% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 57.7% | 61% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 61.5% | 61.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 58.4% | 61.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 62.8% | 62.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 26% | 43.8% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 56.2% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 62.9% | 63.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 64.5% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 65.3% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 63.9% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 70.3% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 73.2% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.8% | 29.8% | 34% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 51% | 55.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 62.4% | 66.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 61.3% | 66.5% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 62.1% | 64.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 64.7% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 66.6% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 61.2% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 67.6% | 68.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 67% | 70.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 69.5% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 70% | 71.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 57.4% | 59.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 51.2% | 60.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 48.5% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 33% | 51.6% | 57.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 24.4% | 40.3% | 53.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.3% | 38.4% | 52.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 73.3% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 74.8% | 79.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 78.8% | 81.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 73.4% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 64.8% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 68.5% | 73.5% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 56.1% | 55.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 58.1% | 57.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 63% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 58% | 60.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 58% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.8% | 44.2% | 55.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 48.5% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.7% | 51.7% | 61% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 50% | 61.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 67% | 76.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 65.2% | 71.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 71.5% | 75.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 69.4% | 73.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.5% | 25% | 28.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.1% | 35.6% | 35.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.6% | 29.3% | 35.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.7% | 32.2% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.7% | 38.3% | 42.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 40% | 44.9% |
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* Highlands Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.