Higley High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

4068 East Pecos Rd

Gilbert AZ, 85295, Maricopa County

Phone: 480-279-7300

Ranking:

(79 out of 409, top 19%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Higley Unified 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:	70		71		61		61		53		63		60
Total Students:	1,680		1,625		1,491		1,427		1,288		1,431		1,592
Grade 9:	444	26.4%	487	30.0%	361	24.2%	433	30.3%	358	27.8%	374	26.1%	308	19.3%
Grade 10:	466	27.7%	371	22.8%	425	28.5%	341	23.9%	350	27.2%	293	20.5%	299	18.8%
Grade 11:	369	22.0%	428	26.3%	344	23.1%	347	24.3%	308	23.9%	277	19.4%	505	31.7%
Grade 12:	401	23.9%	339	20.9%	361	24.2%	306	21.4%	272	21.1%	487	34.0%	480	30.2%
Ungraded:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	873	52.0%	822	50.6%	761	51.0%	724	50.7%	657	51.0%	725	50.7%	816	51.3%
Female:	807	48.0%	803	49.4%	730	49.0%	703	49.3%	623	48.4%	698	48.8%	772	48.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	15	0.9%	16	1.0%	23	1.5%	22	1.5%	16	1.2%	28	2.0%	26	1.6%
Asian:	75	4.5%	72	4.4%	66	4.4%	77	5.4%	85	6.6%	83	5.8%	87	5.5%
Hispanic:	334	19.9%	354	21.8%	306	20.5%	312	21.9%	262	20.3%	275	19.2%	312	19.6%
Black:	82	4.9%	95	5.8%	86	5.8%	85	6.0%	101	7.8%	111	7.8%	102	6.4%
White:	1,123	66.8%	1,032	63.5%	972	65.2%	903	63.3%	824	64.0%	934	65.3%	1,065	66.9%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.1%	2	0.1%	2	0.1%	3	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	49	2.9%	54	3.3%	36	2.4%	25	1.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	244	14.5%	302	18.6%	276	18.5%	260	18.2%	233	18.1%	166	11.6%	161	10.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	102	6.1%	104	6.4%	86	5.8%	47	3.3%	86	6.7%	83	5.8%	67	4.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	23.86		22.80		24.40		23.36		24.38		22.60		26.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	714	713	N/A
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	510	N/A
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	511.36	N/A
2012	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	512	N/A
2013	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	510	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	714	716	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	719	720	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	720	726	N/A
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	725	724	N/A
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	723	725	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	497	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	487	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	510.69	N/A
2012	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	521	N/A
2013	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	519	N/A
2009	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	709	711	N/A
2010	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	714	712	N/A
2011	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	510.13	N/A
2012	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	513	N/A
2013	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	517	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	45.1%	50.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	54.9%	49.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	7.0 years	6.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	52.7%	50.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	47.3%	49.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,102.0	$39,513.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,950.0	$34,872.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$47,852.0	$44,267.0

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