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W.A. Higgins Academy Middle School, 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: | 40 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 496 | 352 | 370 | 337 | 359 | 358 | 397 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 231 | 46.6% | 135 | 38.4% | 114 | 30.8% | 132 | 39.2% | 126 | 35.1% | 116 | 32.4% | 140 | 35.3% |
| Grade 8: | 264 | 53.2% | 98 | 27.8% | 120 | 32.4% | 108 | 32.0% | 119 | 33.1% | 126 | 35.2% | 136 | 34.3% |
| Ungraded: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 1.5% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 241 | 48.6% | 164 | 46.6% | 185 | 50.0% | 166 | 49.3% | 185 | 51.5% | 178 | 49.7% | 197 | 49.6% |
| Female: | 255 | 51.4% | 188 | 53.4% | 185 | 50.0% | 171 | 50.7% | 174 | 48.5% | 180 | 50.3% | 196 | 49.4% |
| 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% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 485 | 97.8% | 349 | 99.1% | 369 | 99.7% | 335 | 99.4% | 358 | 99.7% | 357 | 99.7% | 397 | 100.0% |
| White: | 6 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 464 | 93.5% | 331 | 94.0% | 350 | 94.6% | 325 | 96.4% | 348 | 96.9% | 335 | 93.6% | 377 | 95.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 3.2% | 12 | 3.4% | 8 | 2.2% | 9 | 2.7% | 4 | 1.1% | 20 | 5.6% | 11 | 2.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.25 | 11.55 | 12.85 | 10.89 | 10.39 | 10.80 | 12.90 | |||||||
* W.A. Higgins Academy Middle School, Students and Teachers was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.