📍 17000 Summitview, Cowiche, Yakima County, 98923
Highland High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Cowiche, Yakima County. The school has 338 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Highland School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. The school offers 1 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highland High School enrolls 338 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 19.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Hispanic or Latino, 19% White and 1.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 259 | 77% |
| White | 63 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
270 of the school's 338 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 243 qualify for free lunch and 27 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Highland High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 WA-40, state senate district 14, state house district 14.
Highland High School is one of 4 schools in Highland School District, based in COWICHE, Washington. The district serves 1,060 students district-wide and employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 338 students, Highland High School is larger than the district average of about 265 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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