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Lakeland Highlands Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

740 Lake Miriam Dr

Lakeland FL, 33813, Polk County

Phone: 863-648-3500

Ranking:

(1,056 out of 2,614, top 40%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Polk County 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:	66		76		81		79		78		94		77
Total Students:	1,250		1,197		1,337		1,332		1,286		1,277		1,282
Grade 6:	438	35.0%	373	31.2%	443	33.1%	444	33.3%	440	34.2%	443	34.7%	441	34.4%
Grade 7:	402	32.2%	406	33.9%	430	32.2%	433	32.5%	448	34.8%	408	31.9%	416	32.4%
Grade 8:	410	32.8%	418	34.9%	464	34.7%	455	34.2%	398	30.9%	426	33.4%	425	33.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	665	53.2%	643	53.7%	715	53.5%	704	52.9%	643	50.0%	636	49.8%	640	49.9%
Female:	585	46.8%	554	46.3%	622	46.5%	628	47.1%	592	46.0%	586	45.9%	609	47.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	10	0.8%	12	1.0%	8	0.6%	13	1.0%	2	0.2%	3	0.2%	5	0.4%
Asian:	40	3.2%	34	2.8%	35	2.6%	34	2.6%	30	2.3%	29	2.3%	37	2.9%
Hispanic:	219	17.5%	213	17.8%	237	17.7%	223	16.7%	153	11.9%	146	11.4%	141	11.0%
Black:	227	18.2%	211	17.6%	250	18.7%	199	14.9%	184	14.3%	186	14.6%	211	16.5%
White:	710	56.8%	683	57.1%	758	56.7%	815	61.2%	874	68.0%	866	67.8%	859	67.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	42	3.4%	42	3.5%	49	3.7%	48	3.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	507	40.6%	453	37.8%	555	41.5%	506	38.0%	382	29.7%	308	24.1%	284	22.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	78	6.2%	86	7.2%	76	5.7%	84	6.3%	105	8.2%	100	7.8%	85	6.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.94		15.75		16.51		16.86		16.49		16.00		16.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	427	396	N/A
2013	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	438	398	N/A
FCAT
2004	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	288	N/A
2005	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	290	N/A
2006	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	294	N/A
2007	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	292	N/A
2008	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	297	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	301	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	305	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	306	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	226	221	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	225	222	N/A
2004	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	288	N/A
2005	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	290	N/A
2006	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	299	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	295	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	298	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	302	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	304	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	306	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	224	219	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	225	222	N/A
2007	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	294	N/A
2008	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	301	N/A
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	300	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	302	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	301	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	234	230	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	232	230	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	300	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	304	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	308	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	313	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	313	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	232	228	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	229	226	N/A
2004	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	299	N/A
2005	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	301	N/A
2006	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	302	N/A
2007	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	307	N/A
2008	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	312	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	312	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	314	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	314	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	237	237	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	239	237	N/A
2004	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	282	N/A
2005	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	287	N/A
2006	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	288	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	294	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	300	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	303	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	302	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	304	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	236	233	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	237	233	N/A
2006	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	275	N/A
2007	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	286	N/A
2008	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	289	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	291	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	297	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	300	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	299	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	199	195	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	79.2%	73.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	15.3%	18.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	8.0 years	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	55.6%	23.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	44.4%	76.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,527.0	$40,295.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,389.0	$34,653.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$46,950.0	$45,624.0

* Lakeland Highlands Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.