Highland High School

4700 Coal Ave Se, Albuquerque, NM 87108 | (505) 880-3744

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 1,664

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4 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 1,664 high school students from grades 9-12
Ranks 102nd out of 125 high schools in NM.

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Albuquerque Public Schools District
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,362
Graduation Rate: 65.7%
Dropout Rate: 7.0%
Students Per Teacher: 15.1
Enrolled Students: 95,559

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 1,664
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 111.4
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 14.9

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 869 (52.2%)
Females: 795 (47.8%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 110 (6.6%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 873 (52.5%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 983 (59.1%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Highland High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	157	9.4%
Black	122	7.3%
Asian	64	3.8%
Hispanic	1,013	60.9%
White	241	14.5%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
9th Grade	603	36.2%
10th Grade	480	28.8%
11th Grade	311	18.7%
12th Grade	270	16.2%

Source: NM Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 4

4 out of 5 | 1 Review

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1 review for Highland High School

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on August 04, 2010
Rating: (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
this can be a great school if they quit letting go of the good teachers that are willing to teach our kids who wanna learn.

Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Highland High School performed on average worse than many other schools across the state on SBA state exams in the following subjects:

Math
Reading
Science
Social Studies

SBA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 11 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2011	24.7%	42.8%	38.0%
2010	31.6%	43.9%	36.6%

Reading Test
2011	32.0%	54.6%	47.9%
2010	54.8%	59.3%	54.8%

Science Test
2011	23.0%	44.3%	38.7%
2010	29.4%	40.2%	33.5%

Social Studies Test
2011	30.6%	53.6%	46.7%
2010	34.6%	48.5%	40.1%

Source: NM Department of Education 2010-2011

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