Highlands Shs High School
1500 Pacific Ave
Natrona Heights PA, 15065, Allegheny County
Phone: 724-226-1000
Ranking: (380 out of 626, bottom 39%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12
School District: Highlands 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: | 50 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 62 | 89 | |||||||
Total Students: | 768 | 820 | 849 | 853 | 869 | 893 | 881 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.1% |
Grade 8: | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.8% | NA | NA | 5 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
Grade 9: | 212 | 27.6% | 236 | 28.8% | 230 | 27.1% | 220 | 25.8% | 217 | 25.0% | 248 | 27.8% | 254 | 28.8% |
Grade 10: | 204 | 26.6% | 196 | 23.9% | 205 | 24.1% | 202 | 23.7% | 230 | 26.5% | 244 | 27.3% | 222 | 25.2% |
Grade 11: | 167 | 21.7% | 196 | 23.9% | 194 | 22.9% | 208 | 24.4% | 219 | 25.2% | 200 | 22.4% | 197 | 22.4% |
Grade 12: | 179 | 23.3% | 179 | 21.8% | 201 | 23.7% | 218 | 25.6% | 197 | 22.7% | 194 | 21.7% | 207 | 23.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 8 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA | 6 | 0.7% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 411 | 53.5% | 416 | 50.7% | 426 | 50.2% | 425 | 49.8% | 426 | 49.0% | 442 | 49.5% | 446 | 50.6% |
Female: | 357 | 46.5% | 404 | 49.3% | 423 | 49.8% | 428 | 50.2% | 431 | 49.6% | 439 | 49.2% | 430 | 48.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 6 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 1 | 0.1% | 7 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.2% | 6 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% |
Black: | 58 | 7.6% | 79 | 9.6% | 76 | 9.0% | 67 | 7.9% | 72 | 8.3% | 79 | 8.8% | 85 | 9.6% |
White: | 684 | 89.1% | 715 | 87.2% | 744 | 87.6% | 765 | 89.7% | 782 | 90.0% | 801 | 89.7% | 791 | 89.8% |
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: | 15 | 2.0% | 9 | 1.1% | 12 | 1.4% | 8 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 301 | 39.2% | 276 | 33.7% | 263 | 31.0% | 339 | 39.7% | 334 | 38.4% | 254 | 28.4% | 250 | 28.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 68 | 8.9% | 81 | 9.9% | 50 | 5.9% | 143 | 16.8% | 140 | 16.1% | 65 | 7.3% | 77 | 8.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.47 | 14.73 | 14.85 | 14.62 | 15.02 | 14.40 | 9.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55% | 54.4% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 58.9% | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 65.5% | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 55.1% | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 63.4% | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 51.6% | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 49.3% | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 51.6% | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 52.8% | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 52.9% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 64.1% | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 76.5% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 67.9% | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 65.2% | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62.5% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62% | 61.5% | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 27.5% | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 32.1% | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 36.3% | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 40.8% | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.7% | 30.1% | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 72.2% | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.4% | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 92.5% | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.7% | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.5% | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 88.3% | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82.3% | 82.9% |
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* Highlands Shs High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.