Is Highland High School a good school?

Highland High School ranks 60 th of 453 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Highland High School?

In the 2021-22 school year, 3,146 students attended Highland High School.

What is the racial makeup of Highland High School?

Students at Highland High School are 71% White, 18% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools feed into Highland High School?

Highland High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Carol Rae Ranch Elementary Elementary : Greenfield Elementary School Elementary : Highland Park Elementary Elementary : Superstition Springs Elementary Elementary : Towne Meadows Elementary School Middle : Highland Junior High School

Highland High School in Gilbert AZ

Performance Trends

Compare Details Highland High School ranks better than 86.8% of high schools in Arizona. It also ranks 3^rd among 6 ranked high schools in the Gilbert Unified District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 87.2. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Highland High School has the largest high school student body size in the Gilbert Unified District. Racial makeup is: White (70.7%), Hispanic (18.1%), two or more races (4.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 5.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Highland High School is 21.9, which is the 2^nd best among 6 high schools in the Gilbert Unified District. (See more...)

Compare Highland High School employs 143.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Highland High School is $5,707, which is the lowest among 6 high schools in the Gilbert Unified District!

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Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

Highland High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Highland High School 60^th of 453 Arizona public high schools. (See Highland High School in the ranking list.)

Gilbert Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Gilbert Unified District 96^th of 509 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Highland High School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	AZ State Percentile
2009	89.79	35^th	395	91.1%
2010	89.49	40^th	403	90.1%
2011	91.79	31^st	397	92.2%
2012	89.64	38^th	471	91.9%
2013	85.61	52^nd	491	89.4%
2014	87.58	40^th	394	89.8%
2015	71.70	44^th	261	83.1%
2016	84.22	42^nd	406	89.7%
2017	78.55	50^th	416	88.0%
2018	66.48	94^th	420	77.6%
2019	61.66	72^nd	285	74.7%
2021	82.24	79^th	509	84.5%
2022	87.20	60^th	453	86.8%

Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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by a parent
Wednesday, May 25, 2022

I am very disappointed with the poor education and the lack of tolerance for diversity in this school. There are many incidences of racism, bigotry and hateful attitudes toward the LGBTQ community which the administration has done the bare minimum to address. The very conservative oppressive atmosphere of this school breeds unacceptable attitudes and behaviors of students that makes it appear we are still living in the 1970s. My son graduated from there, and my daughter has decided to change to a different School district altogether for her last two years of HS because of the very exclusive intolerant views of the majority of the students. If you aren’t Caucasian, conservative and of a Christian faith you will be excluded, ridiculed and not fit in. And I’m some caused verbally abused if not physically abused. I am extremely disappointed in the lack of effort the administration has put into providing education and awareness to enhance tolerance and understanding of diversity. If they put even a tenth of an effort into a cultural diversity awareness program compared to what they do for their sports and music programs, there might actually be some movement in the right direction. For now HHS seems to be a continued breeding ground for allowing and condoning hate and discrimination. Close Quote

by a student
Friday, April 30, 2021

This is a great school!!
It is sad that 48 of kids there are below average IQ though. :( Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, March 18, 2012

Great parent involvement, supportive administration and focused faculty and departments. I currently have two children attending Highland and one that graduated two years ago. We have experienced much of what Highland has to offer from sports to music to clubs as well as their focus on academic success. The school is focused on leading the district and being a pioneer in technology. This is a large school and the school population represents the school boundaries with a good mix of different sized homes in different subdivisions. The school has very active boosters supporting over 16 clubs/sports/organizations and it creates an environment where students have opportunities to participate and succeed. I highly recommend Highland High School! Close Quote

by a student
Monday, April 13, 2009

the principal is very mean to students and he spend a lot of the funding we need on a new office! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Highland High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1994	1529	23	20	103	3	n/a	n/a	1678
1997	2598	39	53	202	11	n/a	n/a	2903
1998	2743	48	64	194	10	n/a	n/a	3059
1999	2430	57	61	176	11	n/a	n/a	2735
2000	2380	63	63	178	6	n/a	n/a	2690
2001	2365	59	58	172	6	n/a	n/a	2660
2002	2089	43	71	174	14	n/a	n/a	2391
2003	2089	43	71	174	14	n/a	n/a	2391
2004	2044	39	79	172	13	n/a	n/a	2347
2005	2120	55	89	205	14	n/a	n/a	2483
2006	2240	55	111	241	15	n/a	n/a	2662
2007	2348	78	108	291	21	n/a	n/a	2846
2008	2374	92	132	300	23	n/a	n/a	2921
2009	2410	102	150	323	21	n/a	n/a	3006
2010	2402	97	153	301	23	n/a	n/a	2976
2011	2344	96	162	330	25	3	4	2964
2012	2304	94	150	336	22	2	18	2926
2013	2333	90	155	351	26	11	21	2987
2014	2317	93	162	380	22	11	25	3010
2015	2348	88	157	405	20	12	35	3065
2016	2369	80	160	430	22	11	36	3108
2017	2196	88	146	432	19	11	53	2945
2018	2221	88	148	446	17	15	50	2985
2019	2221	82	154	447	19	21	68	3012
2020	2327	80	151	477	24	25	95	3179
2021	2040	44	89	469	19	18	95	2774
2022	2224	55	112	569	26	24	136	3146

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
1994	1678	79.4	21.1	n/a
1997	2903	145.1	20.0	n/a
1998	3059	166.1	18.4	n/a
1999	2735	147.9	18.5	n/a
2000	2690	158.0	17.0	n/a
2001	2660	148.7	17.9	n/a
2002	2391	135.1	17.7	n/a
2003	2391	135.1	17.7	n/a
2004	2347	128.9	18.2	0
2005	2483	137.1	18.1	1
2006	2662	145.3	18.3	7.4
2007	2846	151.4	18.8	8.5
2008	2921	152.1	19.2	9.1
2009	3006	156.5	19.2	12.6
2010	2976	141.0	21.1	13.6
2011	2964	138.5	21.3	16
2012	2926	131.0	22.3	9.8
2013	2987	136.4	21.8	1.2
2014	3010	141.3	21.2	0.9
2015	3065	124.0	24.7	0.4
2016	3108	135.0	23.0	0.5
2017	2945	122.3	24.0	17.3
2018	2985	123.3	24.2	14
2019	3012	147.2	20.4	15
2020	3179	152.6	20.8	14
2021	2774	141.2	19.6	n/a
2022	3146	143.4	21.9	5.9

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

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

For information about the National School Lunch Program, see the USDA Website

Student/Teacher Ratio Highland High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	1678	79.4	21.1	n/a
1997	2903	145.1	20.0	n/a
1998	3059	166.1	18.4	n/a
1999	2735	147.9	18.5	n/a
2000	2690	158.0	17.0	n/a
2001	2660	148.7	17.9	n/a
2002	2391	135.1	17.7	n/a
2003	2391	135.1	17.7	n/a
2004	2347	128.9	18.2	0
2005	2483	137.1	18.1	1
2006	2662	145.3	18.3	7.4
2007	2846	151.4	18.8	8.5
2008	2921	152.1	19.2	9.1
2009	3006	156.5	19.2	12.6
2010	2976	141.0	21.1	13.6
2011	2964	138.5	21.3	16
2012	2926	131.0	22.3	9.8
2013	2987	136.4	21.8	1.2
2014	3010	141.3	21.2	0.9
2015	3065	124.0	24.7	0.4
2016	3108	135.0	23.0	0.5
2017	2945	122.3	24.0	17.3
2018	2985	123.3	24.2	14
2019	3012	147.2	20.4	15
2020	3179	152.6	20.8	14
2021	2774	141.2	19.6	n/a
2022	3146	143.4	21.9	5.9

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.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Highland High School

Year	Personnel Expenditures from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Expenditures from Federal Funds	Total Expenditures from Federal Funds	Personnel Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$186 (2.4%)	$125 (1.6%)	$497 (6.5%)	$6,089 (79.3%)	$1,278 (16.6%)	$7,367 (95.9%)	$7,678
2020	$100 (1.8%)	$138 (2.6%)	$340 (6.3%)	$4,894 (90.5%)	$274 (5.1%)	$5,168 (95.6%)	$5,407
2021	$121 (1.9%)	$172 (2.7%)	$415 (6.6%)	$5,433 (86.7%)	$538 (8.6%)	$5,972 (95.3%)	$6,265
2022	$85 (1.5%)	$36 (0.6%)	$206 (3.6%)	$5,097 (89.3%)	$489 (8.6%)	$5,586 (97.9%)	$5,707

Data source: Arizona Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Highland High School

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Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 72^nd of 285 High schools	Ranks 60^th of 453 High schools	12%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	3012	2774	7.9%
African American	82	44	46.3%
American Indian	19	19
Asian	154	89	42.2%
Hispanic	447	469	4.9%
Pacific Islander	21	18	14.3%
White	2221	2040	8.1%
Two or More Races	68	95	39.7%

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Elementary:	Carol Rae Ranch Elementary
	Greenfield Elementary School
	Highland Park Elementary
	Superstition Springs Elementary
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	Towne Meadows Elementary School
Middle:	Highland Junior High School