Highlands Middle School
10913 Pine Estates Rd East
Jacksonville FL, 32218, Duval County
Phone: 904-696-8771
Ranking:
(2,430 out of 2,649, bottom 8%)*
(2,430 out of 2,649, bottom 8%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Duval County 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: | 54 | 63 | 68 | |||
| Total Students: | 896 | 957 | 1,190 | |||
| Grade 6: | 320 | 35.7% | 298 | 31.1% | 385 | 32.4% |
| Grade 7: | 280 | 31.3% | 309 | 32.3% | 415 | 34.9% |
| Grade 8: | 296 | 33.0% | 350 | 36.6% | 390 | 32.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 507 | 56.6% | 513 | 53.6% | 629 | 52.9% |
| Female: | 375 | 41.9% | 413 | 43.2% | 529 | 44.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 38 | 4.2% | 18 | 1.9% | 44 | 3.7% |
| Black | 775 | 86.5% | 830 | 86.7% | 1,011 | 85.0% |
| White: | 71 | 7.9% | 77 | 8.0% | 100 | 8.4% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 527 | 58.8% | 537 | 56.1% | 516 | 43.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 102 | 11.4% | 134 | 14.0% | 129 | 10.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.59 | 15.70 | 17.50 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 397 | 395 | 402 |
| FCAT | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 276 | 292 | 301 |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 269 | 293 | 305 |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 271 | 296 | 312 |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 279 | 297 | 307 |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286 | 302 | 313 |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 285 | 306 | 316 |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288 | 307 | 319 |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286 | 307 | 319 |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 216 | 224 | 227 |
| 2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 281 | 292 | 297 |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 279 | 298 | 299 |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286 | 303 | 311 |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286 | 302 | 306 |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294 | 306 | 310 |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292 | 307 | 313 |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287 | 307 | 315 |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282 | 307 | 315 |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 216 | 222 | 225 |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 278 | 301 | 312 |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295 | 306 | 315 |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294 | 307 | 314 |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 284 | 305 | 314 |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 285 | 308 | 314 |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 226 | 234 | 236 |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295 | 308 | 313 |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299 | 312 | 315 |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297 | 313 | 318 |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299 | 317 | 322 |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293 | 316 | 322 |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 220 | 230 | 231 |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296 | 303 | 311 |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 284 | 308 | 313 |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294 | 311 | 314 |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292 | 318 | 318 |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303 | 320 | 324 |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 320 | 322 |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303 | 321 | 324 |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301 | 317 | 325 |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 237 | 239 | 243 |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 274 | 288 | 295 |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 281 | 297 | 297 |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 285 | 296 | 299 |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282 | 301 | 303 |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290 | 305 | 310 |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291 | 308 | 312 |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287 | 307 | 312 |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289 | 309 | 313 |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 228 | 235 | 237 |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 260 | 284 | 289 |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 265 | 298 | 298 |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 274 | 301 | 305 |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 277 | 303 | 305 |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 278 | 306 | 310 |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 278 | 310 | 315 |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 280 | 313 | 316 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 77.6% | 74.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 22.4% | 22.4% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | NA | 9.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | 65.1% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | NA | 34.9% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $40,227.0 | $38,368.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | $34,309.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | NA | $50,848.0 |
* Highlands Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.