menu

Highland Lakes School

Serves grades PK - 8

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more

School Overview

Address
19000 N 63 Rd Ave
Glendale, AZ 85308
Phone
(623) 376-4300
District
Deer Valley Unified District (4246)
County
MARICOPA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1069
Classroom Teachers
65

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arizona

9

(10 is best)

Better than 89.7% of all AZ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Highland Lakes School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
73%
45%
68%
43%
77%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
69%
45%
74%
47%
63%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
70%
41%
66%
40%
73%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
71%
40%
74%
44%
67%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
61%
38%
68%
43%
53%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
52%
35%
51%
38%
53%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
17
17
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 85 8.0%
Grade 1 85 8.0%
Grade 2 77 7.2%
Grade 3 95 8.9%
Grade 4 95 8.9%
Grade 5 96 9.0%
Grade 6 100 9.4%
Grade 7 222 20.8%
Grade 8 214 20.0%
Total 1069 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 72.6% 67.1% 36.4%
Black 3.3% 3.9% 5.9%
Hispanic 18.1% 23.3% 49.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.3% 4.2% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.7% 1.5% 5.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 23.9% 27.1% 44.8%
Free lunch eligible 18.0% 21.3% 37.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.0% 5.7% 7.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 265,965 7,431,344
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 731.4 64
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.0% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.0% 33.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.9% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 14.4% 18.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 100,134 2,796,790
Single Parent Households With Children 7.5% 8.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.9% 89.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 39.3% 32.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 27.7% 19.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.1% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.5% 13.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.3% 17.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.6% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.8% 9.6%
$15,000 or less 5.0% 7.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,269 $174,940,000 52.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $689 $22,868,000 6.8%
Staff $358 $11,898,000 3.6%
General Administration $168 $5,583,000 1.7%
School Administration $424 $14,090,000 4.2%
Operation $921 $30,585,000 9.1%
Transportation $325 $10,788,000 3.2%
Other $327 $10,872,000 3.2%
Total Support $3,213 $106,684,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,600 $53,107,000 15.9%
Total Expenditures $10,083 $334,731,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,028 $5,737,989,000 45.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $769 $877,539,000 6.9%
Staff $469 $535,813,000 4.2%
General Administration $189 $215,431,000 1.7%
School Administration $504 $575,332,000 4.5%
Operation $1,055 $1,204,512,000 9.5%
Transportation $289 $329,985,000 2.6%
Other $428 $488,733,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,704 $4,227,345,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,420 $2,761,833,000 21.7%
Total Expenditures $11,151 $12,727,167,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

Popular neighborhoods near Highland Lakes School