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Highland Lakes School

Serves grades PK - 8

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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 2018 – 2019 school year [note on school closures TBD].
  • Expenditures: 2018
  • Educational Environment: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually.

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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
1010
Classroom Teachers
63

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arizona

9

(10 is best)

Better than 89.2% of AZ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S. info

9

(10 is best)

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

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
75%
49%
72%
46%
77%
51%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
82%
50%
82%
52%
82%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
80%
50%
82%
53%
77%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
75%
42%
77%
43%
72%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
57%
40%
62%
42%
52%
38%
57%
40%
62%
42%
52%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
52%
39%
57%
40%
47%
39%
52%
39%
57%
40%
47%
39%
    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
16
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 67 6.6%
Grade 1 74 7.3%
Grade 2 69 6.8%
Grade 3 81 8.0%
Grade 4 82 8.1%
Grade 5 101 10.0%
Grade 6 97 9.6%
Grade 7 219 21.7%
Grade 8 220 21.8%
Total 1010 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 76.6% 68.9% 37.8%
Black 3.4% 3.9% 5.7%
Hispanic 12.6% 21.7% 47.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.2% 4.0% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.2% 1.5% 5.6%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED 3.2%
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE UNREPORTED UNREPORTED 3.0%
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE UNREPORTED UNREPORTED 0.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 265,767 7,276,316
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 828.2 62
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.7% 19.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.4% 32.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.3% 23.9%
65 OR OLDER 13.7% 17.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 97,882 2,689,565
Single Parent Households With Children 8.6% 11.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.7% 87.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 40.0% 30.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 21.3% 12.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.7% 15.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.5% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.6% 18.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.2% 17.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.7% 13.0%
$15,000 or less 6.1% 9.7%

Education Expenditures

For This District Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,440 $181,462,080 55.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $602 $20,080,914 6.2%
Staff $258 $8,606,106 2.6%
General Administration $143 $4,770,051 1.5%
School Administration $370 $12,342,090 3.8%
Operation $833 $27,786,381 8.5%
Transportation $339 $11,308,023 3.5%
Other $329 $10,974,453 3.4%
Total Support $2,874 $95,868,018 29.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,447 $48,267,579 14.8%
Total Expenditures $9,762 $325,631,034 100.0%
For The State Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,711 $5,278,750,670 44.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $686 $768,249,727 6.5%
Staff $437 $489,105,787 4.1%
General Administration $164 $183,722,859 1.6%
School Administration $475 $532,277,218 4.5%
Operation $1,004 $1,125,517,389 9.5%
Transportation $359 $402,406,844 3.4%
Other $392 $439,073,962 3.7%
Total Support $3,517 $3,940,193,495 33.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,321 $2,600,547,606 22.0%
Total Expenditures $10,549 $11,819,543,577 100.0%
For The Nation Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,549 $372,153,103,143 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $792 $39,020,154,935 5.2%
Staff $618 $30,487,652,661 4.1%
General Administration $258 $12,720,931,842 1.7%
School Administration $730 $35,978,592,512 4.8%
Operation $1,169 $57,607,988,317 7.7%
Transportation $527 $26,002,463,553 3.5%
Other $459 $22,633,739,814 3.0%
Total Support $4,553 $224,451,138,461 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,074 $151,519,765,183 20.3%
Total Expenditures $15,176 $748,124,887,521 100.0%