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Highland Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Highland, Lake County. The school has 726 pupils enrolled. It is part of the School Town of Highland school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highland Middle School enrolls 726 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 357 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 248 | 34% |
| Black or African American | 88 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
369 of the school's 726 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 338 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Highland Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-10, state senate district 1, state house district 12.
Highland Middle School is one of 6 schools in School Town of Highland, based in Highland, Indiana. The district serves 3,165 students district-wide and employs 166 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 726 students, Highland Middle School is larger than the district average of about 528 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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