Higley High School
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 | 707 |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 512 | 510 | 499 |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 509 | 511.36 | 501.09 |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 511 | 512 | 496 |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 510 | 510 | 496 |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 714 | 716 | 707 |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 719 | 720 | 710 |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 720 | 726 | 711.72 |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 725 | 724 | 707 |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 723 | 725 | 707 |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 497 | 476 |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 487 | 479 |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 510.69 | 485.06 |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 520 | 521 | 480 |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 517 | 519 | 478 |
2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 709 | 711 | 696 |
2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 714 | 712 | 702 |
2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 508 | 510.13 | 499.58 |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 512 | 513 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 515 | 517 | 504 |
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.