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Highlands High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2400 Memorial Parkway

Fort Thomas KY, 41075, Campbell County

Phone: 859-781-5900

Ranking:

(3 out of 220, 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: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	42		47		47
Total Students:	780		794		821
Grade 9:	206	26.4%	188	23.7%	206	25.1%
Grade 10:	189	24.2%	200	25.2%	204	24.8%
Grade 11:	190	24.4%	204	25.7%	208	25.3%
Grade 12:	195	25.0%	202	25.4%	203	24.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	414	53.1%	409	51.5%	412	50.2%
Female:	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%
Asian/Pacific Islander:	6	0.8%	6	0.8%	6	0.7%
Hispanic:	4	0.5%	7	0.9%	6	0.7%
Black	8	1.0%	6	0.8%	2	0.2%
White:	748	95.9%	769	96.9%	800	97.4%
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	60	7.7%	49	6.2%	55	6.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	38	4.9%	28	3.5%	21	2.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.48		16.80		17.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
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.