Highlands School
4645 Chandy Dr Ne
Grand Rapids MI, 49525, Kent County
Phone: 616-361-3440
Ranking: 
(415 out of 2,213, top 19%)*
(415 out of 2,213, top 19%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 6
School District: Northview Public 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: | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 449 | 467 | 445 | 449 | 520 | 509 | 479 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 213 | 47.4% | 225 | 48.2% | 223 | 50.1% | 203 | 45.2% | 247 | 47.5% | 247 | 48.5% | 254 | 53.0% |
| Grade 6: | 236 | 52.6% | 242 | 51.8% | 222 | 49.9% | 246 | 54.8% | 273 | 52.5% | 262 | 51.5% | 225 | 47.0% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 225 | 50.1% | 232 | 49.7% | 212 | 47.6% | 227 | 50.6% | 250 | 48.1% | 250 | 49.1% | 235 | 49.1% |
| Female: | 224 | 49.9% | 235 | 50.3% | 233 | 52.4% | 222 | 49.4% | 230 | 44.2% | 214 | 42.0% | 211 | 44.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.3% | 9 | 2.0% | 8 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 31 | 6.9% | 24 | 5.1% | 28 | 6.3% | 30 | 6.7% | 22 | 4.2% | 11 | 2.2% | 17 | 3.5% |
| Black: | 26 | 5.8% | 30 | 6.4% | 29 | 6.5% | 25 | 5.6% | 32 | 6.2% | 18 | 3.5% | 25 | 5.2% |
| White: | 363 | 80.8% | 388 | 83.1% | 364 | 81.8% | 365 | 81.3% | 424 | 81.5% | 434 | 85.3% | 401 | 83.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 24 | 5.3% | 21 | 4.5% | 18 | 4.0% | 18 | 4.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 160 | 35.6% | 140 | 30.0% | 156 | 35.1% | 173 | 38.5% | 189 | 36.3% | 132 | 25.9% | 120 | 25.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 8.5% | 48 | 10.3% | 58 | 13.0% | 44 | 9.8% | 45 | 8.7% | 35 | 6.9% | 31 | 6.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.48 | 17.14 | 16.65 | 14.58 | 16.15 | 17.10 | 18.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85.8% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.4% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85.8% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.6% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 86.1% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 94.5% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 51.8% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 88.7% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 90.4% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 88.1% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 89.8% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 90.2% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 78.7% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76.4% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.6% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 93.5% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 87.4% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.9% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.9% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 16.7% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.2% | 15.2% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 71.9% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 65.7% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 62.1% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.9% | 63.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 69% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 88.7% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88.4% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 91.3% | 82% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 90.2% | 84.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 48.4% | 37.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 48.3% | 40.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 91.6% | 79.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92.9% | 83.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 88.3% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.8% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 93.6% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 84% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 73.5% | 67% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76.4% | 68.2% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 73.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.9% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 29.2% | 29.2% | 27.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.1% | 33.1% | 29.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 87.9% | 74.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 80.2% | 74.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.9% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.6% | 75.7% |
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* Highlands School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.