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Highland High School —— Public School | 9th Grade - 12th Grade | 1,860 students

2900 Royal Scots Way, Bakersfield CA 93306 (map) | 661-872-2777
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Students by Grade

  9th Grade: 555
  10th Grade: 349
  11th Grade: 501
  12th Grade: 455

2011 Test Scores

All California students in grades 2-11 take annual standardized tests as part of the state's Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The California Standards Tests (CST) is taken by the majority of students, but other tests include California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA), Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS), California Modified Assessment (CMA) and the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE).

The charts below show the percentage of students at Highland High School who met or exceeded California's proficiency standards for the tests indicated.

Grade 9

Algebra I

School
17%
  State
23%
  County
21%
  District
21%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 270 students tested - State percentile rank: 38.

Biology

School
8%
  State
58%
  County
65%
  District
67%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 72 students tested - State percentile rank: 2.

Earth Science

School
40%
  State
36%
  County
37%
  District
36%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 443 students tested - State percentile rank: 59.

English Language Arts

School
47%
  State
55%
  County
45%
  District
46%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 537 students tested - State percentile rank: 39.

General Mathematics

School
5%
  State
17%
  County
12%
  District
9%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 84 students tested - State percentile rank: 9.

Geometry

School
35%
  State
48%
  County
48%
  District
48%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 189 students tested - State percentile rank: 32.

World History

School
14%
  State
49%
  County
14%
  District
15%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 58 students tested - State percentile rank: 26.

Grade 10

Algebra I

School
25%
  State
12%
  County
21%
  District
24%
CMA Exam Scores (2011): 12 students tested - State percentile rank: 85.

Algebra I

School
9%
  State
13%
  County
13%
  District
10%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 114 students tested - State percentile rank: 39.

Algebra II

School
32%
  State
42%
  County
46%
  District
45%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 114 students tested - State percentile rank: 35.

Biology

School
47%
  State
41%
  County
45%
  District
43%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 394 students tested - State percentile rank: 64.

English Language Arts

School
45%
  State
48%
  County
43%
  District
44%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 407 students tested - State percentile rank: 54.

Geometry

School
7%
  State
17%
  County
15%
  District
14%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 176 students tested - State percentile rank: 20.

Science Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science

School
46%
  State
50%
  County
49%
  District
50%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 391 students tested - State percentile rank: 51.

World History

School
38%
  State
45%
  County
44%
  District
43%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 413 students tested - State percentile rank: 47.

Grade 11

Algebra I

School
2%
  State
10%
  County
8%
  District
6%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 59 students tested - State percentile rank: 1.

Algebra II

School
10%
  State
16%
  County
15%
  District
15%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 133 students tested - State percentile rank: 35.

Biology

School
7%
  State
49%
  County
40%
  District
25%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 15 students tested - State percentile rank: 2.

Chemistry

School
33%
  State
29%
  County
27%
  District
25%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 240 students tested - State percentile rank: 60.

English Language Arts

School
44%
  State
45%
  County
37%
  District
38%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 400 students tested - State percentile rank: 58.

Geometry

School
1%
  State
9%
  County
9%
  District
7%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 71 students tested - State percentile rank: 1.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
35%
  State
50%
  County
47%
  District
43%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 142 students tested - State percentile rank: 33.

U.S. History

School
49%
  State
48%
  County
44%
  District
45%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 418 students tested - State percentile rank: 61.

Algebra I

School
13%
  State
33%
  County
26%
  District
15%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 443 students tested - State percentile rank: 20.

Algebra I

School
16%
  State
12%
  County
18%
  District
19%
CMA Exam Scores (2011): 19 students tested - State percentile rank: 64.

Algebra II

School
20%
  State
33%
  County
32%
  District
29%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 247 students tested - State percentile rank: 31.

Biology

School
40%
  State
49%
  County
49%
  District
47%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 481 students tested - State percentile rank: 42.

Chemistry

School
33%
  State
38%
  County
34%
  District
31%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 243 students tested - State percentile rank: 44.

Earth Science

School
37%
  State
35%
  County
33%
  District
32%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 482 students tested - State percentile rank: 58.

General Mathematics

School
5%
  State
28%
  County
22%
  District
9%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 84 students tested - State percentile rank: 5.

Geometry

School
18%
  State
30%
  County
24%
  District
23%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 436 students tested - State percentile rank: 29.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
35%
  State
54%
  County
47%
  District
43%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 143 students tested - State percentile rank: 29.

World History

School
35%
  State
44%
  County
42%
  District
40%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 475 students tested - State percentile rank: 45.

Student Ethnicities/Minorities

Totals

White: 400
Black: 140
Hispanic: 1251
Asian: 35
Hawaiian: 5
American Indian: 26
Multi-Ethnic: 3

Source: NCES, 2008-2009.
Student ethnicity totals are rounded & approximate (not all reported).

Other

School Days/Year: NR (Private Schools Only)
Avg Hours/School Day: NR (Private Schools Only)

Students Receiving Free Lunches: 54%
Students Receiving Reduced Fee Lunches: 9%

Other Schools Nearby

Henry Eissler Elementary School (0.44 mi.)
2901 Eissler St, Bakersfield CA 93306

Chipman Junior High School (0.44 mi.)
2905 Eissler St, Bakersfield CA 93306

Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary School (0.81 mi.)
5501 Thorner St, Bakersfield CA 93306

Colonel Howard Nichols Elementary School (1.41 mi.)
3401 Renegade Ave, Bakersfield CA 93306

Compton Junior High School (1.44 mi.)
3211 Pico Ave, Bakersfield CA 93306

Community Statistics

Median Household Income: $38,711 (State Avg: $47,493)
Median Home Value: $94,600 (State Avg: $211,500)
Total Homes: 18,689 (Occupied: 94.1% - Stave Avg: 61,548.9%)
Median Year Homes Built: 1970 (State Avg: 1970)
Residents Living Below Poverty Level: 6% (State Avg: 7%)

Source: US Census 2000 (Zip code: 93306)
*NR - Not reported

18:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
(1,860 students - 87 teachers)

Highland High School has 18 students for every one full-time equivalent teacher (SOURCE: NCES, 2008-2009).

California student-teacher ratio (avg): 21:1
U.S. student-teacher ratio (avg): 15:1

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