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Highlands High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

3118 Elgin Ave

San Antonio TX, 78210, Bexar County

Phone: 210-333-0421

Ranking:

(1,232 out of 1,337, bottom 8%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: San Antonio Independent 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:	113		118		120		133		130		129		131
Total Students:	1,719		1,821		1,929		1,997		2,121		2,133		2,104
Grade 9:	532	30.9%	512	28.1%	546	28.3%	580	29.0%	639	30.1%	667	31.3%	646	30.7%
Grade 10:	422	24.5%	474	26.0%	501	26.0%	553	27.7%	627	29.6%	562	26.3%	615	29.2%
Grade 11:	359	20.9%	430	23.6%	461	23.9%	493	24.7%	409	19.3%	481	22.6%	471	22.4%
Grade 12:	406	23.6%	405	22.2%	421	21.8%	371	18.6%	446	21.0%	423	19.8%	372	17.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	943	54.9%	1,008	55.4%	1,055	54.7%	1,080	54.1%	1,160	54.7%	1,147	53.8%	1,129	53.7%
Female:	776	45.1%	813	44.6%	874	45.3%	917	45.9%	953	44.9%	978	45.9%	971	46.2%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	3	0.1%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%
Asian:	4	0.2%	2	0.1%	2	0.1%	1	0.1%	3	0.1%	3	0.1%	8	0.4%
Hispanic:	1,527	88.8%	1,604	88.1%	1,671	86.6%	1,708	85.5%	1,806	85.1%	1,790	83.9%	1,761	83.7%
Black:	130	7.6%	143	7.9%	172	8.9%	185	9.3%	179	8.4%	194	9.1%	182	8.7%
White:	46	2.7%	63	3.5%	77	4.0%	94	4.7%	130	6.1%	144	6.8%	153	7.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	9	0.5%	6	0.3%	6	0.3%	7	0.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	1,264	73.5%	1,330	73.0%	524	27.2%	680	34.1%	849	40.0%	781	36.6%	843	40.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	191	11.1%	232	12.7%	212	11.0%	265	13.3%	358	16.9%	335	15.7%	361	17.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.15		15.50		16.02		15.04		16.37		16.50		16.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	71%	68%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	64%	65%	78%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	71%	77%	97%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	77%	78%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	72%	73%	85%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	62%	69%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	51%	53%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	46%	50%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	31%	34%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	25%	30%	48%
2012	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	28%	58%	61%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	53%	61%	78%
2012	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	8%	38%	46%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	24%	30%	52%
2013	English III Reading	End of course	% met std	43%	61%	63%
2013	English III Writing	End of course	% met std	11%	48%	42%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	89%	92%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	53%	58%	86%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	61%	68%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	57%	60%	75%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	43%	54%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	46%	48%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	41%	40%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	43%	42%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	53%	46%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	40%	44%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	42%	46%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	57%	61%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	60%	61%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	61%	59%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	76%	66%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80%	77%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79%	80%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	82%	80%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	85%	87%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	90%	87%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	46%	46%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	33%	35%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	46%	40%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	47%	42%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	46%	50%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	47%	44%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	64%	59%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	66%	62%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	79%	78%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	73%	75%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	79%	76%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	85%	83%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	81%	83%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	91%	90%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	87%	89%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	77%	78%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	68%	68%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	66%	67%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	69%	67%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	66%	62%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	56%	61%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	75%	79%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	81%	84%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	81%	78%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	88%	85%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	90%	85%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	89%	86%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	86%	84%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	92%	90%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	68%	68%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	65%	62%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	72%	65%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	70%	67%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	72%	73%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	78%	82%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	87%	85%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	96%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	92%	90%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	95%	93%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	92%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	95%	91%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	95%	94%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	98%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	39%	40%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	35%	32%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	45%	38%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	48%	44%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	45%	42%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	50%	48%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	51%	51%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	51%	51%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	75%	73%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	72%	71%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	83%	80%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	83%	80%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	77%	75%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	84%	81%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	90%	88%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	87%	83%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	55.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	44.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	22.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	77.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$50,624.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$42,668.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$52,954.0

* Highlands High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.