Highland Middle School

Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

Highland Middle School in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania enrolled 698 students in 2024-25 with 45.8 full-time teachers, 15.2 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania middle-school median of 12.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 57-61% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 42% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

700 students in 2022-23, 699 students in 2023-24, 698 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 46.9 to 45.8.

Students enrolled at Highland Middle School by school year2022-23: 700, 2023-24: 699, 2024-25: 69802004006008002022-237002023-246992024-25698
Students enrolled at Highland Middle School by school year2022-23: 700, 2023-24: 699, 2024-25: 69802004006008002022-237002023-246992024-25698
Students enrolled at Highland Middle School by school year2022-23: 700, 2023-24: 699, 2024-25: 69802004006008002022-237002023-246992024-25698
Students enrolled at Highland Middle School by school year2022-23: 700, 2023-24: 699, 2024-25: 69802004006008002022-237002023-246992024-25698
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2370046.914.9
2023-2469944.815.6
2024-2569845.815.2

15.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 86 of every 100 Pennsylvania middle schools

Among the 513 Pennsylvania middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; Highland Middle School 15.2; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHighland Middle School 15.2state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; Highland Middle School 15.2; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHighland Middle School 15.2state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; Highland Middle School 15.2; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHighland Middle School 15.2state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; Highland Middle School 15.2; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHighland Middle School 15.2state median 12.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 717 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Highland Middle School enrolled 717 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 36 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 717 of the 717 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions36
  • Chronically absent18.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

90.4% of students were White, 3.6% Hispanic, 3.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White90.4%
  2. Hispanic3.6%
  3. Two or more races3.4%
  4. Black1.6%
  5. Asian0.7%
  6. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Highland Middle School scored proficient or above: 57-61% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Reading and language arts, 2021-2257‑61%60‑64%54%
Math, 2022-2342%40‑44% (2021-22)38.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Beaver Falls

2 public middle schools in Beaver Falls report 2024-25 enrollment; Highland Middle School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Highland Middle School69815.233.4%
Beaver Falls Middle School36011.995.8%

All public schools in Beaver Falls →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Highland Middle School

  1. Beaver Falls Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.7 miles away: 360 students, 11.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  2. New Brighton Area Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 3.8 miles away: 290 students, 10.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.8 mi
  3. Compare Highland Middle School with Beaver Falls Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Blackhawk SD spends per student$15,029 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,029
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaHighland Middle School is the number 169 by size of 513 Pennsylvania middle schools open in 2024-25.#169 of 513
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher15.2 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.8 for middle schools.15.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Highland Middle School

  1. How many students attend Highland Middle School?
    698 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 700 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Beaver Falls, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Highland Middle School?
    15.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for middle schools is 12.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Highland Middle School a Title I school?
    Highland Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Highland Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Highland Middle School scored proficient or above: 57-61% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Highland Middle School in?
    Blackhawk SD, NCES district ID 4203688. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420368806558 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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