Highlands High School
2400 Memorial Parkway
Fort Thomas KY, 41075, Campbell County
Phone: 859-781-5900
Ranking: (3 out of 223, top 1%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Fort Thomas Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 57 | 52 | 48 | 47 | 42 | 47 | 47 | |||||||
Total Students: | 935 | 888 | 820 | 785 | 780 | 794 | 821 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 253 | 27.1% | 261 | 29.4% | 234 | 28.5% | 221 | 28.2% | 206 | 26.4% | 188 | 23.7% | 206 | 25.1% |
Grade 10: | 252 | 27.0% | 221 | 24.9% | 211 | 25.7% | 194 | 24.7% | 189 | 24.2% | 200 | 25.2% | 204 | 24.8% |
Grade 11: | 223 | 23.9% | 220 | 24.8% | 193 | 23.5% | 184 | 23.4% | 190 | 24.4% | 204 | 25.7% | 208 | 25.3% |
Grade 12: | 207 | 22.1% | 186 | 20.9% | 182 | 22.2% | 186 | 23.7% | 195 | 25.0% | 202 | 25.4% | 203 | 24.7% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 493 | 52.7% | 462 | 52.0% | 442 | 53.9% | 419 | 53.4% | 414 | 53.1% | 409 | 51.5% | 412 | 50.2% |
Female: | 442 | 47.3% | 426 | 48.0% | 378 | 46.1% | 366 | 46.6% | 344 | 44.1% | 371 | 46.7% | 398 | 48.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 9 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.3% | 6 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 15 | 1.6% | 18 | 2.0% | 13 | 1.6% | 11 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.7% |
Black: | 11 | 1.2% | 14 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.2% |
White: | 879 | 94.0% | 831 | 93.6% | 775 | 94.5% | 742 | 94.5% | 748 | 95.9% | 769 | 96.9% | 800 | 97.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 21 | 2.2% | 14 | 1.6% | 13 | 1.6% | 11 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 129 | 13.8% | 121 | 13.6% | 98 | 12.0% | 77 | 9.8% | 60 | 7.7% | 49 | 6.2% | 55 | 6.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 37 | 4.0% | 24 | 2.7% | 26 | 3.2% | 41 | 5.2% | 38 | 4.9% | 28 | 3.5% | 21 | 2.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.52 | 17.04 | 17.05 | 16.71 | 18.48 | 16.80 | 17.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
K-PREP | ||||||
2012 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 77.2% | 50.7% |
2013 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 79.3% | 51.4% |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 70.6% | 42.3% |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 62.4% | 35.6% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 80.1% | 45.6% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 89.3% | 61.7% |
K-PREP EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 81% | 81% | 40% |
2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 55.9% | 55.9% | 36.0% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 68.2% | 68.2% | 30.3% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 58.3% | 58.3% | 36.3% |
2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 88.4% | 88.4% | 52.2% |
2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 77.8% | 77.8% | 55.8% |
2012 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 78.7% | 78.7% | 39.5% |
2013 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 79.9% | 79.9% | 51.3% |
KCCT | ||||||
2007 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 74.88% | 74.88% | 39.3% |
2008 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 65.5% | 65.5% | 38.53% |
2009 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 74.63% | 74.63% | 41.19% |
2010 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 74.19% | 74.19% | 40.28% |
2011 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 64.09% | 64.09% | 45.98% |
2007 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 82.67% | 82.67% | 60.15% |
2008 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 80.79% | 80.79% | 60.01% |
2009 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 89.45% | 89.45% | 61.84% |
2010 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 82.26% | 82.26% | 61.31% |
2011 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 77.37% | 77.37% | 65.91% |
2007 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 69.08% | 69.08% | 41.65% |
2008 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 64.5% | 64.5% | 41.28% |
2009 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 70.15% | 70.15% | 41.22% |
2010 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 75.81% | 75.81% | 41.14% |
2011 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 68.51% | 68.51% | 41.37% |
2007 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 82.13% | 82.13% | 43.74% |
2008 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 69.5% | 69.5% | 38.42% |
2009 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 70.15% | 70.15% | 40.68% |
2010 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 79.57% | 79.57% | 39.86% |
2011 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 70.72% | 70.72% | 41.49% |
2007 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 39.89% | 39.89% | 19.79% |
2008 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 73.27% | 73.27% | 29.73% |
2009 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 74.13% | 74.13% | 34.97% |
2010 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 71.28% | 71.28% | 35.94% |
2011 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 69.15% | 69.15% | 40.89% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 15.2% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 84.8% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 8.7% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 91.3% |
Mean Base Salary: | $47,559.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,990.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,661.0 |
* Highlands High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.