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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	402
2013	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	438	398	406
FCAT
2004	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	288	301
2005	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	290	305
2006	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	294	312
2007	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	292	307
2008	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	297	313
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	301	316
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	305	319
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	306	319
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	226	221	227
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	225	222	226
2004	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	288	297
2005	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	290	299
2006	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	299	311
2007	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	295	306
2008	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	298	310
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	302	313
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	304	315
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	306	315
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	224	219	225
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	225	222	225
2007	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	294	312
2008	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	301	315
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	300	314
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	302	314
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	301	314
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	234	230	236
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	232	230	235
2007	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	300	313
2008	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	304	315
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	308	318
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	313	322
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	313	322
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	232	228	231
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	229	226	231
2004	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	299	311
2005	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	301	313
2006	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	302	314
2007	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	307	318
2008	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	312	324
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	312	322
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	314	324
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	314	325
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	237	237	243
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	239	237	240
2004	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	282	295
2005	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	287	297
2006	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	288	299
2007	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	294	303
2008	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	300	310
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	303	312
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	302	312
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	304	313
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	236	233	237
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	237	233	237
2006	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	275	289
2007	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	286	298
2008	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	289	305
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	291	305
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	297	310
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	300	315
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	299	316
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	199	195	200

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.