Is Highland Middle School a good school?

Highland Middle School ranks 996 th of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Highland Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 360 students attended Highland Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Highland Middle School?

Students at Highland Middle School are 70% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Highland Middle School attend?

Students who attend Highland Middle School usually go on to attend Highland High School

Highland Middle School

Summary:

Highland Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Highland Central School District, with 376 students located in Highland, NY. While the school has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of New York middle schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, it has some notable strengths and areas for improvement.

Academically, Highland Middle School struggles with lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math on the New York State Assessments compared to state averages, particularly in 8th grade Math. However, the school performs better on Regents exams, with high proficiency rates in subjects like Living Environment and Algebra I, significantly exceeding state averages. The school's performance also varies among different student subgroups, with Hispanic and Special Education students performing relatively better, while African American, White, and female students lag behind.

When compared to nearby middle schools, Highland Middle School generally performs worse academically, with lower proficiency rates on state assessments. However, the school's high per-student spending of $20,305 and favorable student-teacher ratio of 9.6 suggest that it is investing resources in its students. Addressing the performance gaps of specific student subgroups, especially female and African American students, could be an area of focus for the school to improve its overall academic standing.

Detail:

Public 6-8

71 Main St
Highland, NY 12528-1407

(845) 691-1080

District: Highland Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
996^th of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,305

Students who attend Highland Middle School usually attend:

High:

Highland High School

Feeder schools for Highland Middle School:

Elementary:

Highland Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 8.7

Number of students: 360

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.3%

Hispanic:

14.4%

African American:

6.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 38.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Highland Middle School ranks worse than 66.2% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.13. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (70.3%), Hispanic (14.4%), African American (6.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 38.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Highland Middle School is 8.7. (See more...)

Compare Highland Middle School employs 41.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Highland Middle School is $20,305.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Highland Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Highland Middle School 996^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Highland Middle 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 Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Highland Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	50.31	646^th	1095	41.0%
2007	58.71	564^th	1123	49.8%
2008	55.33	676^th	1185	43.0%
2009	59.25	665^th	1224	45.7%
2010	49.45	741^st	1243	40.4%
2011	45.90	788^th	1295	39.2%
2012	54.39	679^th	1337	49.2%
2013	46.63	710^th	1373	48.3%
2014	45.66	747^th	1401	46.7%
2015	50.37	652^nd	1407	53.7%
2016	39.63	861^st	1429	39.7%
2017	44.65	795^th	1455	45.4%
2018	40.68	846^th	1438	41.2%
2019	34.39	936^th	1439	35.0%
2021	43.37	686^th	1242	44.8%
2022	42.77	838^th	1479	43.3%
2023	48.16	760^th	1500	49.3%
2024	36.13	996^th	1504	33.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Highland Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	51.06	424^th	1170	63.8%
2022	32.10	944^th	1283	26.4%
2023	27.56	1034^th	1307	20.9%
2024	47.74	551^st	1303	57.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	37.01	789^th	1245	36.6%
2019	23.97	1028^th	1241	17.2%
2021	36.91	587^th	935	37.2%
2022	37.33	799^th	1306	38.8%
2023	44.22	683^rd	1288	47.0%
2024	26.52	1041^st	1296	19.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Highland Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	37.87	881^st	1353	34.9%
2019	28.30	1022^nd	1370	25.4%
2021	42.41	601^st	1066	43.6%
2022	43.21	814^th	1454	44.0%
2023	51.87	678^th	1463	53.7%
2024	29.32	1098^th	1465	25.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Highland Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.36	757^th	1352	44.0%
2019	40.86	762^nd	1366	44.2%
2021	42.60	604^th	1071	43.6%
2022	42.38	807^th	1455	44.5%
2023	41.99	849^th	1464	42.0%
2024	42.07	829^th	1464	43.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Highland Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.06	470^th	663	29.1%
2019	42.33	347^th	653	46.9%
2022	24.55	571^st	706	19.1%
2023	40.91	417^th	696	40.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Highland Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.60	621^st	810	23.3%
2019	14.57	775^th	826	6.2%
2021	40.55	261^st	449	41.9%
2022	31.80	656^th	914	28.2%
2023	52.19	408^th	943	56.7%
2024	48.42	462^nd	953	51.5%

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Rank History for White students at Highland Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.34	516^th	763	32.4%
2019	22.78	596^th	716	16.8%
2021	37.20	410^th	614	33.2%
2022	29.66	554^th	748	25.9%
2023	36.49	515^th	772	33.3%
2024	28.25	612^th	778	21.3%

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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 Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	356	8	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	365
1990	328	19	4	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	367
1991	351	12	1	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	373
1992	377	10	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	390
1993	380	10	2	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	397
1994	358	14	1	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	378
1995	403	17	1	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	429
1996	403	17	1	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	429
1997	420	16	2	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	446
1998	416	21	2	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	459
1999	427	15	3	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	457
2000	415	21	3	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	451
2001	399	20	7	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	441
2002	408	20	11	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	448
2003	408	20	11	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	448
2004	422	16	7	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	466
2005	420	15	6	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	465
2006	388	33	5	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	462
2007	382	29	11	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	444
2008	368	35	14	40	0	n/a	n/a	0	457
2009	376	30	10	40	0	n/a	n/a	0	456
2010	361	32	18	40	6	n/a	n/a	0	457
2011	332	69	20	28	1	0	0	0	450
2012	338	43	18	32	1	0	5	0	437
2013	335	42	17	35	1	1	6	0	437
2014	337	37	18	38	0	0	7	0	437
2015	307	25	16	45	0	0	12	0	405
2016	297	25	19	56	1	0	14	0	412
2017	280	26	17	51	1	0	12	0	387
2018	271	31	25	57	1	0	14	0	399
2019	256	36	23	65	0	0	13	0	393
2020	283	26	21	65	0	0	19	0	414
2021	266	24	11	61	0	0	19	0	381
2022	274	24	10	53	0	0	21	0	382
2023	261	26	7	58	1	0	22	1	376
2024	253	22	10	52	2	0	20	1	360

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 Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	365	31.1	11.7	n/a
1990	367	28.3	12.9	n/a
1991	373	27.3	13.6	n/a
1992	390	23.3	16.7	n/a
1993	397	24.0	16.5	n/a
1994	378	25.0	15.1	15.1
1995	429	27.0	15.9	17.2
1996	429	27.0	15.9	17.2
1997	446	28.4	15.7	18.6
1998	459	28.4	16.2	15
1999	457	32.3	14.1	17.5
2000	451	32.5	13.9	28.2
2001	441	34.4	12.8	26.1
2002	448	34.2	13.1	24.8
2003	448	34.2	13.1	24.8
2004	466	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	465	36.4	12.8	24.9
2006	462	36.0	12.8	n/a
2007	444	36.6	12.1	23.9
2008	457	37.6	12.2	23.6
2009	456	35.6	12.8	25.2
2010	457	36.8	12.4	27.6
2011	450	31.7	14.1	32.2
2012	437	34.6	12.6	34.3
2013	437	31.4	13.9	29.5
2014	437	34.3	12.7	33
2015	405	33.0	12.2	37
2016	412	36.0	11.4	40.3
2017	387	35.7	10.8	38
2018	399	31.5	12.6	40.1
2019	393	31.2	12.5	39.2
2020	414	39.2	10.5	38.9
2021	381	40.9	9.3	38.3
2022	382	39.7	9.6	39.3
2023	376	39.0	9.6	42
2024	360	41.2	8.7	38.1

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 Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	365	31.1	11.7	n/a
1990	367	28.3	12.9	n/a
1991	373	27.3	13.6	n/a
1992	390	23.3	16.7	n/a
1993	397	24.0	16.5	n/a
1994	378	25.0	15.1	15.1
1995	429	27.0	15.9	17.2
1996	429	27.0	15.9	17.2
1997	446	28.4	15.7	18.6
1998	459	28.4	16.2	15
1999	457	32.3	14.1	17.5
2000	451	32.5	13.9	28.2
2001	441	34.4	12.8	26.1
2002	448	34.2	13.1	24.8
2003	448	34.2	13.1	24.8
2004	466	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	465	36.4	12.8	24.9
2006	462	36.0	12.8	n/a
2007	444	36.6	12.1	23.9
2008	457	37.6	12.2	23.6
2009	456	35.6	12.8	25.2
2010	457	36.8	12.4	27.6
2011	450	31.7	14.1	32.2
2012	437	34.6	12.6	34.3
2013	437	31.4	13.9	29.5
2014	437	34.3	12.7	33
2015	405	33.0	12.2	37
2016	412	36.0	11.4	40.3
2017	387	35.7	10.8	38
2018	399	31.5	12.6	40.1
2019	393	31.2	12.5	39.2
2020	414	39.2	10.5	38.9
2021	381	40.9	9.3	38.3
2022	382	39.7	9.6	39.3
2023	376	39.0	9.6	42
2024	360	41.2	8.7	38.1

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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