North Highland Elementary School
2021 29th Ave North Bessemer AL, 35023, Jefferson County Phone: 205-379-4950 Ranking:  (486 out of 1,064, top 46%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Jefferson 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: | 22 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 19 | 26 | 27 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 309 | 283 | 291 | 282 | 314 | 339 | 343 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 59 | 19.1% | 43 | 15.2% | 39 | 13.4% | 36 | 12.8% | 47 | 15.0% | 43 | 12.7% | 50 | 14.6% |
| Grade 1: | 52 | 16.8% | 40 | 14.1% | 44 | 15.1% | 47 | 16.7% | 42 | 13.4% | 52 | 15.3% | 59 | 17.2% |
| Grade 2: | 50 | 16.2% | 46 | 16.3% | 53 | 18.2% | 46 | 16.3% | 53 | 16.9% | 63 | 18.6% | 45 | 13.1% |
| Grade 3: | 47 | 15.2% | 52 | 18.4% | 42 | 14.4% | 52 | 18.4% | 52 | 16.6% | 47 | 13.9% | 80 | 23.3% |
| Grade 4: | 55 | 17.8% | 45 | 15.9% | 54 | 18.6% | 57 | 20.2% | 45 | 14.3% | 74 | 21.8% | 51 | 14.9% |
| Grade 5: | 46 | 14.9% | 57 | 20.1% | 59 | 20.3% | 44 | 15.6% | 75 | 23.9% | 60 | 17.7% | 58 | 16.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 152 | 49.2% | 144 | 50.9% | 143 | 49.1% | 145 | 51.4% | 157 | 50.0% | 189 | 55.8% | 185 | 53.9% |
| Female: | 157 | 50.8% | 139 | 49.1% | 148 | 50.9% | 137 | 48.6% | 149 | 47.5% | 142 | 41.9% | 154 | 44.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 12 | 3.9% | 11 | 3.9% | 13 | 4.5% | 18 | 6.4% | 11 | 3.5% | 8 | 2.4% | 4 | 1.2% |
| Black: | 146 | 47.2% | 111 | 39.2% | 108 | 37.1% | 101 | 35.8% | 117 | 37.3% | 119 | 35.1% | 116 | 33.8% |
| White: | 145 | 46.9% | 158 | 55.8% | 165 | 56.7% | 158 | 56.0% | 185 | 58.9% | 210 | 61.9% | 219 | 63.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 208 | 67.3% | 169 | 59.7% | 173 | 59.5% | 149 | 52.8% | 162 | 51.6% | 132 | 38.9% | 119 | 34.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 7.8% | 38 | 13.4% | 39 | 13.4% | 35 | 12.4% | 40 | 12.7% | 47 | 13.9% | 46 | 13.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.05 | 12.30 | 13.86 | 10.68 | 16.97 | 12.80 | 12.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 51.7% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 43% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 47% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.31% | 37.96% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.09% | 36.55% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 62.1% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 61.5% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 63% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 61.22% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 65.34% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 48.7% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 45.9% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 49.9% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.15% | 43.75% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 44.47% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 44.2% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 42.9% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 50.7% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.31% | 39.22% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.19% | 39.69% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 72.3% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 69.5% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.07% | 68.71% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.14% | 73.6% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 77.93% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.63% | 81.91% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.79% | 86.57% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.13% | 89.74% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 81.7% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 80.3% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.03% | 81.62% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.22% | 81.59% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 80.07% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.43% | 82.07% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.91% | 83.18% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.65% | 87.93% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 72.7% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 71.6% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 73.6% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.76% | 74.37% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.82% | 74% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.73% | 77.14% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.37% | 80.93% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.73% | 84.62% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.99% | 88.2% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 79.2% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 84.9% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 82.3% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.93% | 83.34% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.45% | 83.07% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.84% | 84.52% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.03% | 83.51% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 85.8% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.73% | 87.67% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 73.6% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 73.8% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.28% | 69.34% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.34% | 75.27% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.43% | 79.74% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.64% | 83.05% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 90.47% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.33% | 92.59% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 82.7% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 80% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.15% | 82.11% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.88% | 83.18% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.96% | 83.43% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.58% | 85.09% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 87.39% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.67% | 88.39% | 88.88% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.07% | 66.84% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.42% | 70.15% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.63% | 75.29% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.21% | 73.96% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 74.86% | 80.09% |
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* North Highland Elementary 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.