Highland Middle School
1 Rebel Circle Hardy AR, 72542, Sharp County Phone: 870-856-3284 Ranking:  (244 out of 800, top 31%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 7 School District: Highland 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: | 25 | 28 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 27 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 397 | 367 | 386 | 398 | 377 | 364 | 342 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 144 | 36.3% | 117 | 31.9% | 118 | 30.6% | 134 | 33.7% | 130 | 34.5% | 120 | 33.0% | 120 | 35.1% |
| Grade 6: | 124 | 31.2% | 122 | 33.2% | 138 | 35.8% | 140 | 35.2% | 118 | 31.3% | 127 | 34.9% | 107 | 31.3% |
| Grade 7: | 129 | 32.5% | 128 | 34.9% | 130 | 33.7% | 124 | 31.2% | 129 | 34.2% | 117 | 32.1% | 115 | 33.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 221 | 55.7% | 206 | 56.1% | 213 | 55.2% | 207 | 52.0% | 199 | 52.8% | 186 | 51.1% | 181 | 52.9% |
| Female: | 176 | 44.3% | 161 | 43.9% | 173 | 44.8% | 191 | 48.0% | 178 | 47.2% | 170 | 46.7% | 157 | 45.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 10 | 2.5% | 9 | 2.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.2% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.6% |
| White: | 381 | 96.0% | 353 | 96.2% | 375 | 97.2% | 387 | 97.2% | 372 | 98.7% | 357 | 98.1% | 334 | 97.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 221 | 55.7% | 209 | 56.9% | 216 | 56.0% | 216 | 54.3% | 207 | 54.9% | 184 | 50.5% | 166 | 48.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 8.6% | 52 | 14.2% | 53 | 13.7% | 45 | 11.3% | 33 | 8.8% | 41 | 11.3% | 39 | 11.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.74 | 13.29 | 15.26 | 13.06 | 12.57 | 12.10 | 12.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ACTAAP | ||||||
| 2005 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 47% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 56% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 59% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 64% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 68% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 74% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 77% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 85% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 84% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 45% | 41% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 50% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 61% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 67% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 71% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 74% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 78% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 76% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 70% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 43% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 50% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 56% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 60% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 61% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 57% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 59% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 59% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 63% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 67% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 71% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 71% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 75% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 73% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 43% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 57% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 68% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 72% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 80% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 77% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 75% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 75% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 50% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 53% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 57% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 57% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 63% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 68% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 67% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 80% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 77% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 43% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 50% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 58% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 62% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 77% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 70% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 32% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 33% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 39% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 41% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 28% | 28% | 41% |
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* Highland Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.