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Highland West Junior High School

Q: Is Highland West Junior High School a good school?

Highland West Junior High School ranks 264 th of 369 Oklahoma middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

264^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 369 Oklahoma Middle Schools

Better than 28% of Oklahoma middle schools

Summary

Highland West Junior High School is a public middle school in Moore, Oklahoma, serving 520 students in grades 7-8. While the Moore School District is ranked 140 out of 452 districts in the state, Highland West has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests.

In the 2024-2025 school year, only 17% of Highland West students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 35% in the Moore district and 26% statewide. In mathematics, just 12% of Highland West students were proficient or better, compared to 34% in the district and 26% statewide. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, ranking in the bottom quartile of Oklahoma middle schools for Hispanic, White, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, but performing better for Special Education students.

Highland West Junior High School faces additional challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 15.3% to 25.3% over the past few years, and a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 63.99% to 77.12%. These factors may be contributing to the school's academic struggles, which have worsened over the past decade, with its ranking among Oklahoma middle schools declining from 59th out of 297 schools in 2014-2015 to 264th out of 369 schools in 2024-2025. Addressing these underlying issues could be crucial for improving the school's performance and providing a high-quality education for its students.

479

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,061

Per pupil spending ?

68.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

901 North Santa Fe Avenue
Moore, OK 73160-3160

(405) 735-4600

District: Moore

Students who attend Highland West Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Southmoore High School

Feeder schools for Highland West Junior High School:

Elementary:	Briarwood Elementary School
	Kelley Elementary School
	Plaza Towers Elementary School
	Santa Fe Elementary School
	More...
	Southgate-Rippetoe Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.1%

Hispanic:

32.4%

Two or more races:

13.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2024 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 28th (2025) from a 6th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oklahoma average (20% vs 27% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the Oklahoma average

!Near the bottom of Moore's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg35%

Oklahoma avg27%

264^th of 369

Oklahoma public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 52 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Middle Schools in the Moore

140^th of 452Moore among Oklahoma districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	264 of 369	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	177 of 189	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	126 of 149	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	139 of 171	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.5	284 of 407	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	159 of 228	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	168 of 233	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.2	169 of 238	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	64.1	88 of 332	73.5%	★★★★☆
2015	69.5	59 of 297	80.1%	★★★★☆
2011	70.2	127 of 542	76.6%	★★★★☆
2010	77.2	63 of 539	88.3%	★★★★☆
2009	64.7	156 of 521	70.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	28 of 49	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2021	57.5	17 of 34	50.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	61 of 84	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	97 of 122	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.0	61 of 102	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	209 of 284	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.1	170 of 278	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2021	35.1	62 of 80	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	22 of 108	79.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	162 of 215	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	212 of 257	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)80th percentile+51 vs school

Disabled (2021)50th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)43rd percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile~ school

White (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)22nd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?

Science31%~ state avg

English Language Arts I17%-9 vs state

Mathematics12%-14 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, February 22, 2019

HighLand West Junior high school principal and his staff are doing excellent work. They are doing everything in their power to improve the well-being of the school, staffs and the students For that l will give them five stars job well done thank you. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSTP English Language Arts I (2025)					OSTP Mathematics (2025)					OSTP Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSTP English Language Arts I 5th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 6th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 7th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 8th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I All Grades	OSTP Mathematics 5th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 6th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 7th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 8th Grade	OSTP Mathematics All Grades	OSTP Science 5th Grade	OSTP Science 8th Grade	OSTP Science All Grades	Total
Highland West Junior High School	Public	7-8	901 North Santa Fe Avenue	Moore	73160	Cleveland County	Moore	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 735-4600	479	29	16.2	68.9%	168 (35.1%)	62 (12.9%)	155 (32.4%)	5 (1.0%)	17 (3.5%)	6 (1.3%)	66 (13.8%)	31.1	264^th of 369 public middle schools	28.5%		11.4	177^th of 189 public middle schools	6.3%	87			18.0	16.0	17.0			15.0	7.0	12.0		31.0	31.0	$12,061
Brink Junior High School	Public	7-8	11420 South Western Avenue	Oklahoma City	73170	Cleveland County	Moore	No	(n/a)	No	No	(405) 735-4540	668	34	19.4	31.7%	326 (48.8%)	34 (5.1%)	106 (15.9%)	73 (10.9%)	22 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (16.0%)	94.6	13^th of 369 public middle schools	96.5%		95	6^th of 189 public middle schools	96.8%	7			37.0	38.0	37.0			56.0	48.0	52.0		60.0	60.0	$10,859
Central Junior High School	Public	7-8	400 North Broadway Street	Moore	73160	Cleveland County	Moore	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 735-4560	574	37	15.6	63.2%	223 (38.9%)	63 (11.0%)	134 (23.3%)	13 (2.3%)	32 (5.6%)	5 (0.9%)	104 (18.1%)	36.6	240^th of 369 public middle schools	35.0%		15.7	163^rd of 189 public middle schools	13.8%	77			20.0	18.0	19.0			18.0	12.0	16.0		29.0	29.0	$11,226
Southridge Junior High School	Public	7-8	14141 S Pennsylvania	Oklahoma City	73170	Cleveland County	Moore	No	(n/a)	No	No	(405) 735-4680	562	30	18.9	31.5%	267 (47.5%)	32 (5.7%)	84 (14.9%)	59 (10.5%)	23 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	96 (17.1%)	94.4	14^th of 369 public middle schools	96.2%		88	13^th of 189 public middle schools	93.1%	1			43.0	40.0	41.0			51.0	47.0	49.0		53.0	53.0	$11,125
Highland East Junior High School	Public	7-8	1200 Southeast Fourth Street	Moore	73160	Cleveland County	Moore	No	(n/a)	No	No	(405) 735-4580	751	44	17.2	41.9%	402 (53.5%)	42 (5.6%)	125 (16.6%)	21 (2.8%)	20 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	138 (18.4%)	77.2	44^th of 369 public middle schools	88.1%		48.7	91^st of 189 public middle schools	51.9%	47			32.0	33.0	33.0			37.0	25.0	31.0		44.0	44.0	$10,518
West Junior High School	Public	7-8	9400 South Pennsylvania Avenue	Oklahoma City	73159	Cleveland County	Moore	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 735-4620	605	35	17.5	71.9%	140 (23.1%)	61 (10.1%)	243 (40.2%)	28 (4.6%)	26 (4.3%)	7 (1.2%)	100 (16.5%)	36.4	242^nd of 369 public middle schools	34.4%		8.7	182^nd of 189 public middle schools	3.7%	60			14.0	19.0	16.0			12.0	8.0	10.0		43.0	43.0	$10,993
Dove Science Academy Middle School-South Okc	Public, Charter	6-8	7124 S I 35 Service Rd	OKlahoma City	73149	Oklahoma County	Dove Schools Of Okc (Charter)	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(405) 636-8250	310	18	17.2	87.7%	19 (6.1%)	37 (11.9%)	238 (76.8%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	71.4	66^th of 369 public middle schools	82.1%		68.5	38^th of 189 public middle schools	79.9%	28		24.0	20.0	25.0	23.0		41.0	57.0	33.0	43.0		49.0	49.0	$10,395
Webster Middle School	Public	5-8	6708 South Santa Fe Avenue	Oklahoma City	73139	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 587-3900	676	38	17.8	98.7%	70 (10.4%)	175 (25.9%)	338 (50.0%)	12 (1.8%)	23 (3.4%)	4 (0.6%)	54 (8.0%)	9	357^th of 369 public middle schools	3.3%					(n/a)	1.0	5.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	3.0	6.0	7.0	4.0	4.0	11.0	7.0	$12,529
Southeast Middle School	Public	5-8	6700 South Hudson	Oklahoma City	73139	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 587-6750	596	35	17.1	94.0%	32 (5.4%)	18 (3.0%)	514 (86.2%)	10 (1.7%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	49.1	160^th of 369 public middle schools	56.6%		12.4	175^th of 189 public middle schools	7.4%	15	23.0	34.0	19.0	20.0	24.0	15.0	37.0	17.0	11.0	20.0	29.0	34.0	31.0	$12,241
Santa Fe South Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	6921 Plaza Mayor Blvd	Oklahoma City	73149	Oklahoma County	Santa Fe South Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 635-1053	738	50	14.6	95.7%	7 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	712 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.4%)	75.2	49^th of 369 public middle schools	86.7%		46	97^th of 189 public middle schools	48.7%	48		36.0	27.0	27.0	30.0		33.0	47.0	37.0	40.0		40.0	40.0	$9,148

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland West Junior High School

What is the racial makeup of Highland West Junior High School?

Students at Highland West Junior High School are 35% White, 32% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 13% African American, 4% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Highland West Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Highland West Junior High School usually go on to attend Southmoore High School

Is Highland West Junior High School a good school?

Highland West Junior High School ranks 264^th of 369 Oklahoma middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Highland West Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 479 students attended Highland West Junior High School.

What district is Highland West Junior High School in?

Moore

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