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Highlands Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1600 Shepard Rd

Winter Springs FL, 32708, Seminole County

Phone: 407-746-6650

Ranking:

(549 out of 2,614, top 21%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Seminole 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:	52		46		31		41		42		47		43
Total Students:	642		597		583		470		506		526		496
Prekindergarten:	18	2.8%	18	3.0%	16	2.7%	7	1.5%	6	1.2%	5	1.0%	10	2.0%
Kindergarten:	101	15.7%	90	15.1%	75	12.9%	79	16.8%	68	13.4%	89	16.9%	56	11.3%
Grade 1:	96	15.0%	92	15.4%	107	18.4%	70	14.9%	91	18.0%	73	13.9%	85	17.1%
Grade 2:	97	15.1%	98	16.4%	92	15.8%	80	17.0%	67	13.2%	91	17.3%	87	17.5%
Grade 3:	104	16.2%	115	19.3%	104	17.8%	60	12.8%	91	18.0%	96	18.3%	88	17.7%
Grade 4:	125	19.5%	94	15.7%	90	15.4%	91	19.4%	89	17.6%	100	19.0%	75	15.1%
Grade 5:	101	15.7%	90	15.1%	99	17.0%	83	17.7%	94	18.6%	72	13.7%	95	19.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	336	52.3%	332	55.6%	311	53.3%	253	53.8%	243	48.0%	261	49.6%	251	50.6%
Female:	306	47.7%	265	44.4%	272	46.7%	217	46.2%	206	40.7%	215	40.9%	205	41.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.2%	6	1.0%	3	0.5%	5	1.1%	5	1.0%	4	0.8%	5	1.0%
Asian:	12	1.9%	17	2.8%	14	2.4%	12	2.6%	11	2.2%	12	2.3%	19	3.8%
Hispanic:	183	28.5%	172	28.8%	162	27.8%	134	28.5%	116	22.9%	117	22.2%	112	22.6%
Black:	62	9.7%	64	10.7%	67	11.5%	52	11.1%	63	12.5%	63	12.0%	46	9.3%
White:	354	55.1%	315	52.8%	310	53.2%	241	51.3%	262	51.8%	288	54.8%	278	56.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	6	0.9%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	24	3.7%	22	3.7%	27	4.6%	26	5.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	320	49.8%	290	48.6%	287	49.2%	226	48.1%	214	42.3%	197	37.5%	143	28.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	61	9.5%	77	12.9%	71	12.2%	49	10.4%	66	13.0%	64	12.2%	65	13.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.35		12.98		18.68		11.50		12.05		12.50		11.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357	345	328
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	351	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346	356	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369	357	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362	357	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	205	209	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	204	208	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	327	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	330	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	333	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	331	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	333	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	206	208	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	206	208	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	327	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	327	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	333	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	337	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	338	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	344	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351	345	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	347	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	221	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	224	222	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	329	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	331	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	325	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	331	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	331	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	338	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	336	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	336	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	218	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	217	219	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355	345	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357	348	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351	347	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353	352	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350	350	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	224	228	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	222	226	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	324	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	319	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	326	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	328	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	326	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	226	226	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	224	226	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	319	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	323	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	327	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	330	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	337	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	340	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	341	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	206	207	201

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	77.5%	47.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	22.5%	52.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	41.7%	NA
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	58.3%	89.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,322.0	$44,149.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,632.0	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$48,638.0	$45,159.0

* Highlands Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.