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Highland Middle School
1700 Norris Place Louisville KY, 40205, Jefferson County Phone: 502-485-8266 Ranking:  (516 out of 943, bottom 45%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 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: | 57 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 48 | 59 | 60 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,152 | 1,184 | 1,193 | 1,039 | 1,082 | 1,075 | 1,045 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 379 | 32.9% | 407 | 34.4% | 434 | 36.4% | 405 | 39.0% | 393 | 36.3% | 372 | 34.6% | 351 | 33.6% |
| Grade 7: | 384 | 33.3% | 414 | 35.0% | 392 | 32.9% | 314 | 30.2% | 347 | 32.1% | 364 | 33.9% | 362 | 34.6% |
| Grade 8: | 389 | 33.8% | 363 | 30.7% | 367 | 30.8% | 320 | 30.8% | 342 | 31.6% | 339 | 31.5% | 332 | 31.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 529 | 45.9% | 543 | 45.9% | 553 | 46.4% | 508 | 48.9% | 499 | 46.1% | 501 | 46.6% | 469 | 44.9% |
| Female: | 623 | 54.1% | 641 | 54.1% | 640 | 53.6% | 531 | 51.1% | 529 | 48.9% | 525 | 48.8% | 544 | 52.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 14 | 1.2% | 13 | 1.1% | 15 | 1.3% | 17 | 1.6% | 21 | 1.9% | 20 | 1.9% | 20 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic: | 65 | 5.6% | 53 | 4.5% | 52 | 4.4% | 35 | 3.4% | 29 | 2.7% | 25 | 2.3% | 19 | 1.8% |
| Black: | 405 | 35.2% | 387 | 32.7% | 373 | 31.3% | 327 | 31.5% | 334 | 30.9% | 323 | 30.0% | 336 | 32.2% |
| White: | 650 | 56.4% | 710 | 60.0% | 726 | 60.9% | 628 | 60.4% | 649 | 60.0% | 665 | 61.9% | 642 | 61.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 17 | 1.5% | 20 | 1.7% | 24 | 2.0% | 29 | 2.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 581 | 50.4% | 575 | 48.6% | 535 | 44.8% | 501 | 48.2% | 492 | 45.5% | 491 | 45.7% | 466 | 44.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 67 | 5.8% | 72 | 6.1% | 75 | 6.3% | 80 | 7.7% | 93 | 8.6% | 89 | 8.3% | 92 | 8.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.38 | 19.56 | 19.92 | 17.75 | 22.54 | 18.20 | 17.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| K-PREP | ||||||
| 2012 | Language Mechanics | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 29.7% | 38.4% |
| 2013 | Language Mechanics | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 36.3% | 43.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 31.8% | 41.6% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.0% | 31.0% | 38.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 37.2% | 46% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 38.2% | 46.3% |
| 2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 28.4% | 28.2% | 39.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 38.8% | 48.0% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 30.8% | 38.6% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 31.7% | 38.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 37.3% | 47.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.0% | 45.5% | 54.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 47.1% | 61.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 45.1% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 35% | 41.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 36.5% | 45.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 38.7% | 46.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 41.8% | 52.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 47.4% | 58.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 47.5% | 59.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 34.3% | 43.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 29.5% | 38.6% |
| KCCT | ||||||
| 2007 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 57.2% | 47.68% | 51.85% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 55.95% | 49.45% | 56.96% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 57.97% | 50.18% | 60.92% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 53.49% | 49.08% | 62.38% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 56.71% | 52.45% | 65.11% |
| 2007 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 71.3% | 61.3% | 66.32% |
| 2008 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 72.03% | 60.06% | 66.81% |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 69.08% | 57.82% | 66.92% |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 69.77% | 60.06% | 70.21% |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 67.81% | 59.91% | 69.9% |
| 2007 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 49.71% | 43.2% | 55.95% |
| 2008 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 51.42% | 45.72% | 59.57% |
| 2009 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 54.47% | 47.4% | 62.72% |
| 2010 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 44.9% | 39.66% | 57.02% |
| 2011 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 55.15% | 47.39% | 64.04% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 58.01% | 44.9% | 52.64% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 57.32% | 47.34% | 57.82% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 50.91% | 45.14% | 55.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 48.54% | 43.05% | 56.28% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 58.28% | 47.02% | 60.09% |
| 2007 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 54.68% | 37.69% | 41.92% |
| 2008 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 41.77% | 33.74% | 39.48% |
| 2009 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 34.85% | 35.35% | 42.06% |
| 2010 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 40.64% | 34.92% | 42.34% |
| 2011 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 44.79% | 37.09% | 45.22% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 12.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 84.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 22.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 77.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $49,920.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,192.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $53,886.0 |
* Highland Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.