2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 119 | 119 | 122 | 135 | 159 | 161 | 173 | |||||||
Total Students: | 2,292 | 2,271 | 2,321 | 2,414 | 2,730 | 2,733 | 2,785 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 637 | 27.8% | 663 | 29.2% | 653 | 28.1% | 591 | 24.5% | 779 | 28.5% | 742 | 27.1% | 831 | 29.8% |
Grade 10: | 611 | 26.7% | 574 | 25.3% | 548 | 23.6% | 594 | 24.6% | 681 | 24.9% | 741 | 27.1% | 726 | 26.1% |
Grade 11: | 540 | 23.6% | 524 | 23.1% | 539 | 23.2% | 609 | 25.2% | 657 | 24.1% | 641 | 23.5% | 681 | 24.5% |
Grade 12: | 504 | 22.0% | 510 | 22.5% | 581 | 25.0% | 620 | 25.7% | 613 | 22.5% | 609 | 22.3% | 547 | 19.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 1,067 | 46.6% | 1,054 | 46.4% | 1,074 | 46.3% | 1,122 | 46.5% | 1,317 | 48.2% | 1,335 | 48.8% | 1,361 | 48.9% |
Female: | 1,225 | 53.4% | 1,217 | 53.6% | 1,247 | 53.7% | 1,292 | 53.5% | 1,405 | 51.5% | 1,390 | 50.9% | 1,420 | 51.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 292 | 12.7% | 295 | 13.0% | 282 | 12.1% | 307 | 12.7% | 325 | 11.9% | 308 | 11.3% | 309 | 11.1% |
Hispanic: | 596 | 26.0% | 582 | 25.6% | 611 | 26.3% | 615 | 25.5% | 642 | 23.5% | 616 | 22.5% | 599 | 21.5% |
Black: | 1,324 | 57.8% | 1,294 | 57.0% | 1,283 | 55.3% | 1,293 | 53.6% | 1,511 | 55.3% | 1,551 | 56.8% | 1,578 | 56.7% |
White: | 43 | 1.9% | 54 | 2.4% | 72 | 3.1% | 121 | 5.0% | 250 | 9.2% | 257 | 9.4% | 298 | 10.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 32 | 1.4% | 41 | 1.8% | 65 | 2.8% | 73 | 3.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 830 | 36.2% | 898 | 39.5% | 820 | 35.3% | 762 | 31.6% | 777 | 28.5% | 655 | 24.0% | 626 | 22.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 190 | 8.3% | 188 | 8.3% | 189 | 8.1% | 137 | 5.7% | 225 | 8.2% | 169 | 6.2% | 200 | 7.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.24 | 19.09 | 19.08 | 17.88 | 17.14 | 16.90 | 16.10 |
* Hightower High School, Students and Teachers was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.