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Highland Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 6

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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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
3042 E Adobe St
Mesa, AZ 85213
Phone
(480) 472-7600
District
MESA UNIFIED DISTRICT (4235)
County
MARICOPA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
720
Classroom Teachers
42

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arizona

7

(10 is best)

Better than 67.3% of all AZ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

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

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
43%
36%
44%
27%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
53%
45%
53%
47%
52%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
70%
41%
61%
42%
78%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
37%
46%
41%
31%
33%
    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 86 11.9%
Grade 1 105 14.6%
Grade 2 119 16.5%
Grade 3 103 14.3%
Grade 4 115 16.0%
Grade 5 99 13.8%
Grade 6 93 12.9%
Total 720 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 62.7% 41.0% 37.3%
Black 5.9% 4.9% 5.8%
Hispanic 28.3% 47.6% 48.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 1.1% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.7% 5.3% 5.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 20.7% 22.7% 28.9%
Free lunch eligible 20.7% 22.7% 27.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 1.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 497,585 7,359,197
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,086.2 63
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.3% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.8% 19.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.4% 33.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.7% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 17.7% 18.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 195,185 2,739,136
Single Parent Households With Children 9.4% 8.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.4% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 27.5% 31.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.9% 17.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.8% 17.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.9% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.4% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.3% 15.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.3% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 8.4% 8.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,004 $305,329,068 49.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $900 $54,915,300 8.9%
Staff $541 $33,010,197 5.3%
General Administration $63 $3,844,071 0.6%
School Administration $410 $25,016,970 4.0%
Operation $923 $56,318,691 9.1%
Transportation $454 $27,701,718 4.5%
Other $259 $15,803,403 2.5%
Total Support $3,549 $216,549,333 34.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,605 $97,932,285 15.8%
Total Expenditures $10,158 $619,810,686 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,784 $5,455,780,644 45.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $717 $817,413,358 6.8%
Staff $438 $499,269,446 4.2%
General Administration $167 $190,613,734 1.6%
School Administration $483 $550,946,830 4.6%
Operation $1,016 $1,158,685,840 9.6%
Transportation $332 $378,527,947 3.1%
Other $407 $464,329,479 3.9%
Total Support $3,560 $4,059,673,334 33.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,200 $2,509,151,950 20.9%
Total Expenditures $10,544 $12,024,681,898 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%