Is Highland High School a good school?

Highland High School ranks 551 st of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Highland High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 512 students attended Highland High School.

What is the racial makeup of Highland High School?

Students at Highland High School are 65% White, 19% Hispanic, 8% African American, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Highland High School?

Highland High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Highland Elementary School Middle : Highland Middle School

Highland High School

Summary:

Highland High School is a public high school serving 512 students in grades 9-12 in Highland, New York. The school is part of the Highland Central School District, which is ranked 581 out of 865 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Highland High School performs in the middle-to-upper range among New York high schools, typically ranking between 400-600 out of around 1,200 schools. The school's performance on Regents/Common Core exams is generally above the state average, particularly in subjects like Algebra II, English Language Arts, and U.S. History and Government. However, the school struggles in some areas, such as Algebra I and Earth Science, where its proficiency rates are below the state average. The school's four-year graduation rates have fluctuated between 84.3% and 92.1% in recent years, which is generally in line with or slightly below the state average. Additionally, Highland High School has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 28.0% to 37.8% in recent years, which is significantly above the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Arlington High School, Roy C. Ketcham Senior High School, and Marlboro Central High School, Highland High School generally performs in the middle range, with these other schools tending to have higher academic achievement, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. However, Highland High School outperforms the nearby Poughkeepsie High School, which has significantly lower academic performance and higher rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism.

Detail:

Public 9-12

320 Pancake Hollow Rd
Highland, NY 12528-2317

(845) 691-1020

District: Highland Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
551^st of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,831

Feeder schools for Highland High School:

Elementary:	Highland Elementary School
Middle:	Highland Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.1

Number of students: 512

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.2%

Hispanic:

18.9%

African American:

8.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 41%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Highland High School ranks better than 55.6% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Highland High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (65.2%), Hispanic (18.9%), African American (8.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 41% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Highland High School is 13.1. (See more...)

Compare Highland High School employs 38.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Highland High School is $18,831.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Highland High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Highland High School 551^st of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Highland High School in the ranking list.)

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Highland Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Highland Central School District 581^st of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Highland High School

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Rank History for all students at Highland High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	68.03	222^nd	935	76.3%
2006	72.00	153^rd	986	84.5%
2007	71.75	144^th	1002	85.6%
2008	68.62	264^th	1027	74.3%
2009	64.67	357^th	1086	67.1%
2010	68.09	274^th	1117	75.5%
2011	67.16	325^th	1165	72.1%
2012	57.87	572^nd	1198	52.3%
2013	57.29	605^th	1217	50.3%
2014	51.96	629^th	1237	49.2%
2015	49.93	665^th	1255	47.0%
2016	59.03	472^nd	1255	62.4%
2017	60.86	441^st	1221	63.9%
2018	61.43	494^th	1210	59.2%
2019	57.69	576^th	1207	52.3%
2021	32.10	409^th	519	21.2%
2022	56.77	546^th	1190	54.1%
2023	60.01	504^th	1228	59.0%
2024	58.00	551^st	1242	55.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Highland High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	39.05	105^th	157	33.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Highland High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.04	565^th	1095	48.4%
2019	53.86	459^th	1132	59.5%
2022	43.83	525^th	1038	49.4%
2023	60.32	335^th	1130	70.4%
2024	35.38	724^th	1144	36.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Highland High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	61.36	368^th	1154	68.1%
2019	55.48	511^th	1179	56.7%
2022	41.12	665^th	1101	39.6%
2023	50.91	529^th	1155	54.2%
2024	44.37	638^th	1170	45.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Highland High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	64.28	426^th	1176	63.8%
2019	65.06	437^th	1193	63.4%
2022	56.44	533^rd	1155	53.9%
2023	62.65	471^st	1197	60.7%
2024	60.09	511^th	1219	58.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Highland High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	57.03	546^th	1176	53.6%
2019	49.60	643^rd	1190	46.0%
2022	55.83	528^th	1154	54.2%
2023	51.58	609^th	1191	48.9%
2024	55.30	564^th	1211	53.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at Highland High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	50.15	244^th	426	42.7%
2019	35.47	328^th	447	26.6%
2022	54.96	197^th	386	49.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Highland High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	72.85	121^st	679	82.2%
2019	64.21	205^th	686	70.1%
2023	61.08	204^th	671	69.6%
2024	73.30	124^th	690	82.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Highland High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	66.00	223^rd	791	71.8%
2019	67.43	216^th	815	73.5%
2022	46.11	382^nd	760	49.7%
2023	59.32	288^th	851	66.2%
2024	54.27	347^th	865	59.9%

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Rank History for White students at Highland High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.15	434^th	765	43.3%
2019	42.46	508^th	793	35.9%
2022	44.13	445^th	738	39.7%
2023	47.49	439^th	776	43.4%
2024	42.13	490^th	781	37.3%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Highland High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	475	18	3	8	1	n/a	n/a	0	505
1990	456	20	10	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	492
1991	453	23	7	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	497
1992	445	26	5	15	3	n/a	n/a	0	494
1993	447	28	8	14	2	n/a	n/a	0	499
1994	431	38	8	15	2	n/a	n/a	0	494
1995	421	46	7	27	1	n/a	n/a	0	502
1996	421	46	7	27	1	n/a	n/a	0	502
1997	432	43	8	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	509
1998	450	30	5	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	512
1999	460	24	10	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	518
2000	502	24	4	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	549
2001	541	41	8	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	604
2002	558	41	13	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	635
2003	558	41	13	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	635
2004	541	28	13	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	604
2005	560	29	14	22	1	n/a	n/a	0	626
2006	549	27	15	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	622
2007	554	34	15	40	0	n/a	n/a	0	643
2008	551	29	10	33	0	n/a	n/a	1	624
2009	525	40	4	43	0	n/a	n/a	0	612
2010	517	41	17	54	0	n/a	n/a	1	630
2011	440	81	21	53	1	0	0	0	596
2012	463	55	26	59	1	1	6	0	611
2013	474	51	29	57	3	1	12	0	627
2014	426	49	27	60	4	0	12	0	578
2015	441	49	27	50	4	0	13	0	584
2016	416	47	27	55	2	0	15	0	562
2017	392	51	28	58	1	1	20	0	551
2018	397	43	25	72	0	1	16	0	554
2019	381	36	25	84	1	1	17	0	545
2020	357	37	24	82	2	0	15	0	517
2021	367	36	27	79	1	0	20	0	530
2022	332	40	25	103	1	0	19	0	520
2023	334	42	24	97	0	0	14	1	512

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Highland High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	505	35.9	14.0	n/a
1990	492	31.8	15.4	n/a
1991	497	32.2	15.4	n/a
1992	494	27.2	18.1	n/a
1993	499	27.1	18.4	n/a
1994	494	26.8	18.4	7.7
1995	502	26.8	18.7	16.5
1996	502	26.8	18.7	16.5
1997	509	27.2	18.7	15.1
1998	512	27.5	18.6	12.9
1999	518	32.3	16.0	8.3
2000	549	30.7	17.9	26.2
2001	604	32.3	18.7	23.5
2002	635	37.5	16.9	16.9
2003	635	37.5	16.9	16.9
2004	604	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	626	42.2	14.8	21.6
2006	622	41.0	15.2	16.9
2007	643	40.3	16.0	20.2
2008	624	42.7	14.6	20.9
2009	612	42.7	14.3	31.4
2010	630	43.2	14.5	26.2
2011	596	35.2	16.9	25.2
2012	611	37.2	16.3	44.4
2013	627	38.2	16.3	24.1
2014	578	37.4	15.4	30.4
2015	584	35.0	16.6	37
2016	562	35.0	16.0	36.8
2017	551	32.0	17.1	41.2
2018	554	31.0	17.8	38.4
2019	545	36.0	15.1	36.5
2020	517	38.0	13.6	40.2
2021	530	40.3	13.1	39.2
2022	520	39.8	13.0	42.1
2023	512	38.9	13.1	41

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Highland High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	505	35.9	14.0	n/a
1990	492	31.8	15.4	n/a
1991	497	32.2	15.4	n/a
1992	494	27.2	18.1	n/a
1993	499	27.1	18.4	n/a
1994	494	26.8	18.4	7.7
1995	502	26.8	18.7	16.5
1996	502	26.8	18.7	16.5
1997	509	27.2	18.7	15.1
1998	512	27.5	18.6	12.9
1999	518	32.3	16.0	8.3
2000	549	30.7	17.9	26.2
2001	604	32.3	18.7	23.5
2002	635	37.5	16.9	16.9
2003	635	37.5	16.9	16.9
2004	604	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	626	42.2	14.8	21.6
2006	622	41.0	15.2	16.9
2007	643	40.3	16.0	20.2
2008	624	42.7	14.6	20.9
2009	612	42.7	14.3	31.4
2010	630	43.2	14.5	26.2
2011	596	35.2	16.9	25.2
2012	611	37.2	16.3	44.4
2013	627	38.2	16.3	24.1
2014	578	37.4	15.4	30.4
2015	584	35.0	16.6	37
2016	562	35.0	16.0	36.8
2017	551	32.0	17.1	41.2
2018	554	31.0	17.8	38.4
2019	545	36.0	15.1	36.5
2020	517	38.0	13.6	40.2
2021	530	40.3	13.1	39.2
2022	520	39.8	13.0	42.1
2023	512	38.9	13.1	41

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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