Highlands Middle School
1350 Broadview Blvd
Natrona Heights PA, 15065, Allegheny County
Phone: 724-226-0600
Ranking: 
(1,376 out of 2,311, bottom 40%)*
(1,376 out of 2,311, bottom 40%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Highlands 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: | 47 | 48 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 55 | 64 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 551 | 581 | 588 | 609 | 630 | 617 | 669 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 185 | 33.6% | 200 | 34.4% | 183 | 31.1% | 202 | 33.2% | 206 | 32.7% | 210 | 34.0% | 217 | 32.4% |
| Grade 7: | 189 | 34.3% | 180 | 31.0% | 192 | 32.7% | 200 | 32.8% | 207 | 32.9% | 210 | 34.0% | 205 | 30.6% |
| Grade 8: | 177 | 32.1% | 197 | 33.9% | 208 | 35.4% | 204 | 33.5% | 217 | 34.4% | 197 | 31.9% | 243 | 36.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 287 | 52.1% | 310 | 53.4% | 321 | 54.6% | 320 | 52.5% | 299 | 47.5% | 307 | 49.8% | 327 | 48.9% |
| Female: | 264 | 47.9% | 271 | 46.6% | 267 | 45.4% | 289 | 47.5% | 318 | 50.5% | 297 | 48.1% | 336 | 50.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.2% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% |
| Black: | 51 | 9.3% | 57 | 9.8% | 55 | 9.4% | 55 | 9.0% | 61 | 9.7% | 56 | 9.1% | 58 | 8.7% |
| White: | 476 | 86.4% | 498 | 85.7% | 509 | 86.6% | 534 | 87.7% | 549 | 87.1% | 543 | 88.0% | 600 | 89.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 15 | 2.7% | 13 | 2.2% | 9 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 295 | 53.5% | 247 | 42.5% | 223 | 37.9% | 265 | 43.5% | 257 | 40.8% | 230 | 37.3% | 257 | 38.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 8.2% | 57 | 9.8% | 42 | 7.1% | 110 | 18.1% | 119 | 18.9% | 62 | 10.0% | 73 | 10.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.64 | 12.02 | 11.57 | 11.64 | 11.96 | 11.30 | 10.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 69.3% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 70.7% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 70.7% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 70.4% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 70.9% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 70.2% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 81.6% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 73.4% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 63.4% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 67.9% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 65.1% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 72.2% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 67.9% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 76.6% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 76.9% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 68.2% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 70.4% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 67.7% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 76.3% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 79.9% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 82.2% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 68.9% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 71.2% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 69.5% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 66.3% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 67.6% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 68.7% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 70% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 59.9% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 60.2% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 68.4% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 67.3% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 71.1% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 74.4% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 69.8% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 73.7% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 76.5% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 75.4% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 69.7% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 67.7% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 70.2% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 69.7% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74.6% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 75.1% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 73.3% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 76.1% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 55.4% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 41.6% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 46.3% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 42.6% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 45.8% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 76.7% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 81.3% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 78.2% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 74.2% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 81.3% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79.1% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 66% | 72.7% |
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* Highlands Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.