Highland Middle School

Public 6-8

 15027 NE Bel-Red Rd
       Bellevue, WA  98007


(425) 456-6469

District: Bellevue School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
341st of 539 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $20,054 Help


Students who attend Highland Middle School usually attend:

High:    Interlake Senior High School

Feeder schools for Highland Middle School:

Elementary:    Ardmore Elementary School
    Bennett Elementary School
    Sherwood Forest Elementary
    Stevenson Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  15.3 Help
Number of students:  618

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
44.7%
White:
22.0%
Asian:
18.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  58.3% Help


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Compare Details Highland Middle School ranks worse than 63.3% of middle schools in Washington. It also ranks last among 5 ranked middle schools in the Bellevue School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.38. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Highland Middle School has the smallest middle school student body size in the Bellevue School District. Student population at Highland Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (44.7%), White (22%), Asian (18.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 58.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Bellevue School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Highland Middle School is 15.3, which is the lowest among 5 middle schools in the Bellevue School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Highland Middle School is $20,054, which is the highest among 5 middle schools in the Bellevue School District!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Highland Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Highland Middle School 341st of 539 Washington public middle schools. (See Highland Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Bellevue School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Bellevue School District 14th of 249 Washington 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 WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 51.44 213th 421 49.4%
2005 50.83 223rd 425 47.5%
2006 48.45 229th 449 49.0%
2007 61.62 157th 463 66.1%
2008 54.29 203rd 466 56.4%
2009 56.06 203rd 476 57.4%
2010 58.49 193rd 483 60.0%
2011 57.53 200th 492 59.3%
2012 69.90 120th 497 75.9%
2013 68.37 142nd 498 71.5%
2015 66.09 137th 445 69.2%
2016 69.21 118th 443 73.4%
2017 57.67 185th 435 57.5%
2018 53.03 200th 437 54.2%
2019 34.57 344th 512 32.8%
2021 36.90 331st 529 37.4%
2022 37.73 325th 541 39.9%
2023 34.38 341st 539 36.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Highland Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.42 76th 166 54.2%
2019 44.44 138th 246 43.9%
2021 76.95 42nd 250 83.2%
2022 81.82 36th 257 86.0%
2023 47.16 122nd 244 50.0%
See the entire list of Best Washington Middle Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Highland Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.13 32nd 135 76.3%
2019 45.15 39th 100 61.0%
2022 19.20 58th 63 7.9%
2023 19.83 51st 57 10.5%
See the entire list of Best Washington Middle Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Highland Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.38 72nd 268 73.1%
2019 54.21 65th 231 71.9%
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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 WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.63 261st 349 25.2%
2019 15.26 414th 448 7.6%
2021 16.69 423rd 458 7.6%
2022 12.78 450th 475 5.3%
2023 12.90 435th 463 6.0%
See the entire list of Best Washington Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Highland Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.70 215th 376 42.8%
2019 30.84 328th 452 27.4%
2021 38.25 283rd 469 39.7%
2022 36.70 297th 479 38.0%
2023 37.65 277th 464 40.3%
See the entire list of Best Washington Middle Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Male students at Highland Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.88 138th 371 62.8%
2019 37.61 278th 453 38.6%
2021 35.72 298th 476 37.4%
2022 37.29 290th 480 39.6%
2023 28.57 340th 470 27.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Highland Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.49 79th 123 35.8%
2019 30.77 117th 152 23.0%
2021 45.44 82nd 149 45.0%
2022 55.12 72nd 161 55.3%
2023 47.50 78th 145 46.2%
See the entire list of Best Washington Middle Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Highland Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 39.33 64th 111 42.3%
2021 26.21 86th 106 18.9%
2023 58.18 37th 96 61.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Highland Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.75 178th 259 31.3%
2019 13.44 328th 344 4.7%
2021 16.60 331st 353 6.2%
2022 13.28 337th 360 6.4%
2023 16.10 302nd 336 10.1%
See the entire list of Best Washington Middle Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Highland Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.92 107th 325 67.1%
2019 64.43 143rd 470 69.6%
2021 61.81 160th 480 66.7%
2022 63.82 151st 488 69.1%
2023 57.33 184th 488 62.3%
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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, 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.

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by a parent
Monday, October 5, 2015

Open Quote I have two children currently at Highland and my oldest attended several years ago. I am extremely happy with this school, overall. I have found the teachers to be exceptional. My children are very comfortable there and have not had any complaints about a single teacher. The majority of teachers have been very responsive to parents and students, and the previous principal was fantastic. We love the diversity of the school as well. Close Quote



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
1988 504 29 96 5 3 n/a n/a 0 637
1989 477 32 92 6 4 n/a n/a 0 611
1990 481 42 105 11 2 n/a n/a 0 641
1991 533 41 103 19 2 n/a n/a 0 698
1992 515 35 110 28 1 n/a n/a 0 689
1993 467 42 133 39 1 n/a n/a 0 682
1994 415 45 132 48 0 n/a n/a 0 640
1995 398 33 139 54 1 n/a n/a 0 625
1996 398 33 139 54 1 n/a n/a 0 625
1997 441 37 130 46 3 n/a n/a 0 657
1998 425 29 136 76 4 n/a n/a 0 670
1999 403 28 120 66 2 n/a n/a 0 619
2000 358 32 96 59 2 n/a n/a 0 547
2001 342 27 99 62 2 n/a n/a 0 532
2002 328 21 85 108 2 n/a n/a 0 544
2003 328 21 85 108 2 n/a n/a 0 544
2004 305 17 95 111 3 n/a n/a 0 531
2005 263 20 96 91 3 n/a n/a 24 497
2006 248 14 90 99 1 n/a n/a 36 488
2007 255 17 99 140 2 n/a n/a 38 551
2008 227 17 101 142 1 n/a n/a 36 524
2009 206 21 103 116 0 n/a n/a 33 479
2010 214 25 104 119 2 n/a n/a 31 495
2011 194 23 105 128 4 0 36 0 490
2012 226 26 115 125 3 0 35 0 530
2013 213 20 117 132 1 0 40 0 523
2014 214 17 111 135 1 0 39 0 517
2015 205 22 106 156 0 0 44 0 533
2016 220 30 100 163 0 2 50 0 565
2017 200 23 88 149 1 1 39 0 501
2018 187 29 84 146 0 5 38 0 489
2019 142 38 78 154 0 2 35 0 449
2020 141 38 88 194 0 2 32 0 495
2021 167 33 97 232 1 1 42 0 573
2022 163 29 127 278 1 1 43 0 642
2023 136 35 112 276 0 4 53 2 618

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
1988 637 30.0 21.2 0
1989 611 28.0 21.8 n/a
1990 641 28.6 22.4 0
1991 698 30.7 22.7 n/a
1992 689 35.1 19.6 n/a
1993 682 32.7 20.9 n/a
1994 640 31.8 20.1 n/a
1995 625 30.5 20.5 n/a
1996 625 30.5 20.5 n/a
1997 657 33.0 19.9 n/a
1998 670 33.7 19.9 n/a
1999 619 37.3 16.6 n/a
2000 547 30.8 17.8 n/a
2001 532 28.5 18.7 n/a
2002 544 29.9 18.2 33.3
2003 544 29.9 18.2 33.3
2004 531 31.0 17.1 37.3
2005 497 31.1 16.0 42.9
2006 488 29.2 16.7 45.4
2007 551 32.4 17.0 44.1
2008 524 32.3 16.2 41.2
2009 479 32.3 14.8 41.7
2010 495 25.9 19.0 45.9
2011 490 25.2 19.4 47.1
2012 530 30.0 17.6 45.7
2013 523 36.2 14.4 47.6
2014 517 n/a n/a 35.8
2015 533 35.0 15.2 44.7
2016 565 38.0 14.8 43.4
2017 501 33.7 14.8 43.5
2018 489 30.5 16.0 46
2019 449 29.4 15.2 49.9
2020 495 31.3 15.7 49.3
2021 573 36.3 15.7 48.7
2022 642 35.6 18.0 49.2
2023 618 40.2 15.3 58.3

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
1988 637 30.0 21.2 0
1989 611 28.0 21.8 n/a
1990 641 28.6 22.4 0
1991 698 30.7 22.7 n/a
1992 689 35.1 19.6 n/a
1993 682 32.7 20.9 n/a
1994 640 31.8 20.1 n/a
1995 625 30.5 20.5 n/a
1996 625 30.5 20.5 n/a
1997 657 33.0 19.9 n/a
1998 670 33.7 19.9 n/a
1999 619 37.3 16.6 n/a
2000 547 30.8 17.8 n/a
2001 532 28.5 18.7 n/a
2002 544 29.9 18.2 33.3
2003 544 29.9 18.2 33.3
2004 531 31.0 17.1 37.3
2005 497 31.1 16.0 42.9
2006 488 29.2 16.7 45.4
2007 551 32.4 17.0 44.1
2008 524 32.3 16.2 41.2
2009 479 32.3 14.8 41.7
2010 495 25.9 19.0 45.9
2011 490 25.2 19.4 47.1
2012 530 30.0 17.6 45.7
2013 523 36.2 14.4 47.6
2014 517 n/a n/a 35.8
2015 533 35.0 15.2 44.7
2016 565 38.0 14.8 43.4
2017 501 33.7 14.8 43.5
2018 489 30.5 16.0 46
2019 449 29.4 15.2 49.9
2020 495 31.3 15.7 49.3
2021 573 36.3 15.7 48.7
2022 642 35.6 18.0 49.2
2023 618 40.2 15.3 58.3

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.

6th Grade Immunization Rates

Highland Middle School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201865.8%0.0%1.9%0.0%1.3%97.4%69.0%96.8%96.8%96.1%69.0%
201953.5%0.0%2.9%0.6%0.6%91.4%56.3%91.4%90.2%92.5%56.3%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health

Immunization Rates (Entire school)

Highland Middle School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201975.3%0.2%1.3%1.3%98.9%98.9%98.7%98.5%99.1%98.9%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Highland Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,193 (6.5%) $17,121 (93.5%) $18,314
2020 $1,628 (10.2%) $14,400 (89.8%) $16,028
2021 $1,173 (5.9%) $18,602 (94.1%) $19,775
2022 $1,970 (9.8%) $18,085 (90.2%) $20,054

Data source: Washington Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Highland Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 344th of 512 Middle schoolsRanks 341st of 539 Middle schools
 3.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Highland Middle School)45.740.3
 5.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Bellevue School District)75.970.2
 5.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)57.847.9
 9.9%
6th Grade Math (Highland Middle School)36.432
 4.4%
   6th Grade Math (Bellevue School District)70.366.6
 3.8%
   6th Grade Math (Washington)47.738.1
 9.6%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Highland Middle School)56.941.1
 15.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Bellevue School District)81.971.9
 10%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)6252.1
 9.9%
7th Grade Math (Highland Middle School)42.735.7
 7.1%
   7th Grade Math (Bellevue School District)74.468.9
 5.5%
   7th Grade Math (Washington)49.938.6
 11.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Highland Middle School)54.642.8
 11.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Bellevue School District)79.173.7
 5.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)59.651.3
 8.3%
8th Grade Math (Highland Middle School)37.130.9
 6.2%
   8th Grade Math (Bellevue School District)71.962.5
 9.3%
   8th Grade Math (Washington)47.234.4
 12.8%
8th Grade Science (Highland Middle School)4831.9
 16.1%
   8th Grade Science (Bellevue School District)74.165.9
 8.2%
   8th Grade Science (Washington)53.143.9
 9.3%
All Grades English Language Arts (Highland Middle School)51.941.5
 10.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Bellevue School District)78.974.8
 4.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Washington)6152.9
 8.1%
All Grades Math (Highland Middle School)38.632.8
 5.8%
   All Grades Math (Bellevue School District)72.868.5
 4.3%
   All Grades Math (Washington)50.141
 9%
All Grades Science (Highland Middle School)4831.9
 16.1%
   All Grades Science (Bellevue School District)76.670.8
 5.8%
   All Grades Science (Washington)52.748.8
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students449618
 37.6%
African American3835
 7.9%
American Indian00
Asian78112
 43.6%
Hispanic154276
 79.2%
Pacific Islander24
 100%
White142136
 4.2%
Two or More Races3553
 51.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients49.9%58.3%
 8.4%


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Students at Highland Middle School are 45% Hispanic, 22% White, 18% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 6% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 618 students attended Highland Middle School.

Highland Middle School ranks 341st of 539 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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


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