Highlands Shs School in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania (PA)

City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2010 test average as compared to other schools in Pennsylvania) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 46.

1500 Pacific Ave
Natrona Heights, PA 15065

County: Allegheny County
Grade span: PK - 12

Principal: Mr Thomas T Shirey
Phone: (724) 226-1000 (make sure to verify first before calling)

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Other nearby schools ratings:

Fox Chapel Area High School (10.2 miles):	97
Mars Area Shs School (14.1 miles):	83
Avonworth High School (19.2 miles):	73
Deer Lakes High School (6.6 miles):	66
Saltsburg Ms/Hs School (17.0 miles):	49
Highlands Shs School:	46
West Mifflin Area High School (18.1 miles):	34
Career Connections High School (15.8 miles):	13

Highlands Shs School rating compared to average state and city schools ratings:

Pennsylvania:	53
Natrona Heights:	46
Highlands Shs School:	46

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Enrollment in Highlands Shs School

2009 Student Enrollment: 893

8th Grade Enrollment: 1
9th Grade Enrollment: 248
10th Grade Enrollment: 244
11th Grade Enrollment: 200
12th Grade Enrollment: 194
Ungraded Secondary Enrollment: 6

Grades in Highlands Shs School

2008 Student Enrollment: 881

7th Grade Enrollment: 1
9th Grade Enrollment: 254
10th Grade Enrollment: 222
11th Grade Enrollment: 197
12th Grade Enrollment: 207

Grades in Highlands Shs School

2007 Student Enrollment: 872

9th Grade Enrollment: 244
10th Grade Enrollment: 213
11th Grade Enrollment: 198
12th Grade Enrollment: 217

Grades in Highlands Shs School

2006 Student Enrollment: 905

9th Grade Enrollment: 229
10th Grade Enrollment: 238
11th Grade Enrollment: 218
12th Grade Enrollment: 220

Grades in Highlands Shs School

2005 Student Enrollment: 919

9th Grade Enrollment: 245
10th Grade Enrollment: 251
11th Grade Enrollment: 220
12th Grade Enrollment: 203

Grades in Highlands Shs School

2009 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Statistics:

Students tested - Math: 105
Students tested - Verbal: 105
Students tested - Writing: 105

Average Math Score: 483.0

Here:	483.0
State average from 641 schools:	481.6

Average Verbal Score: 464.0

Here:	464.0
State average from 641 schools:	473.0

Average Writing Score: 453.0

This school:	453.0
State average from 641 schools:	460.4

2008 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Statistics:

Students tested - Math: 133
Students tested - Verbal: 133
Students tested - Writing: 133

Average Math Score: 470.0

Here:	470.0
State average from 653 schools:	479.2

Average Verbal Score: 466.0

Highlands Shs School:	466.0
State average from 653 schools:	472.2

Average Writing Score: 438.0

Here:	438.0
State average from 653 schools:	458.8

2007 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Statistics:

Students tested - Math: 120
Students tested - Verbal: 120
Students tested - Writing: 120

Average Math Score: 487.0

This school:	487.0
State average from 622 schools:	480.2

Average Verbal Score: 476.0

Here:	476.0
State average from 622 schools:	473.2

Average Writing Score: 453.0

Here:	453.0
State average from 622 schools:	460.6

2006 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Statistics:

Students tested - Math: 126
Students tested - Verbal: 126
Students tested - Writing: 117

Average Math Score: 523.0

Highlands Shs School:	523.0
State average from 614 schools:	482.3

Average Verbal Score: 496.0

Here:	496.0
State average from 614 schools:	476.0

Average Writing Score: 468.0

Here:	468.0
State average from 614 schools:	461.8

2005 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Statistics:

Students tested - Math: 135
Students tested - Verbal: 135
Students tested - Writing: 135

Average Math Score: 504.0

Here:	504.0
State average from 615 schools:	487.6

Average Verbal Score: 493.0

Here:	493.0
State average from 615 schools:	484.3

2004 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Statistics:

Students tested - Math: 132
Students tested - Verbal: 132
Students tested - Writing: 132

Average Math Score: 479.0

Here:	479.0
State average from 602 schools:	486.4

Average Verbal Score: 477.0

Highlands Shs School:	477.0
State average from 602 schools:	484.4

2003 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Statistics:

Students tested - Math: 146
Students tested - Verbal: 146
Students tested - Writing: 146

Average Math Score: 493.0

This school:	493.0
State average from 591 schools:	487.8

Average Verbal Score: 489.0

This school:	489.0
State average from 591 schools:	485.6

2002 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Statistics:

Students tested - Math: 150
Students tested - Verbal: 150
Students tested - Writing: 150

Average Math Score: 466.0

This school:	466.0
State average from 581 schools:	486.8

Average Verbal Score: 466.0

Highlands Shs School:	466.0
State average from 581 schools:	484.2

2001 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Statistics:

Students tested - Math: 146
Students tested - Verbal: 146
Students tested - Writing: 146

Average Math Score: 491.0

This school:	491.0
State average from 589 schools:	485.5

Average Verbal Score: 488.0

This school:	488.0
State average from 589 schools:	486.7

2009 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 11:

PSSA Math Results - Highlands Shs School

PSSA Math Results - Pennsylvania

Students tested - Math: 184

Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 22.0%

Here:	22.0%
State average from 672 schools:	25.9%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 25.0%

Here:	25.0%
State average from 672 schools:	20.2%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 34.0%

Here:	34.0%
State average from 672 schools:	29.7%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 17.0%

Here:	17.0%
State average from 672 schools:	22.3%

PSSA Reading Results - Highlands Shs School

PSSA Reading Results - Pennsylvania

Students tested - Reading: 184

Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 20.0%

Here:	20.0%
State average from 672 schools:	19.4%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 17.0%

Here:	17.0%
State average from 672 schools:	16.6%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 41.0%

Highlands Shs School:	41.0%
State average from 672 schools:	32.4%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 21.0%

Here:	21.0%
State average from 672 schools:	29.8%

PSSA Writing Results - Highlands Shs School

PSSA Writing Results - Pennsylvania

Students tested - Writing: 187

Scoring below basic (%) - Writing: 1.0%

This school:	1.0%
State average from 672 schools:	2.1%

Scoring basic (%) - Writing: 11.0%

Here:	11.0%
State average from 672 schools:	15.6%

Scoring proficient (%) - Writing: 75.0%

Here:	75.0%
State average from 672 schools:	68.0%

Scoring advanced (%) - Writing: 10.0%

This school:	10.0%
State average from 672 schools:	12.6%

2008 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 11:

Students tested - Math: 176

Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 18.0%

Here:	18.0%
State average from 674 schools:	27.8%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 18.0%

Here:	18.0%
State average from 674 schools:	18.3%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 38.0%

Here:	38.0%
State average from 674 schools:	29.6%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 25.0%

This school:	25.0%
State average from 674 schools:	21.9%

Students tested - Reading: 176

Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 13.0%

Highlands Shs School:	13.0%
State average from 674 schools:	19.7%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 21.0%

Here:	21.0%
State average from 674 schools:	16.7%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 34.0%

This school:	34.0%
State average from 674 schools:	32.9%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 30.0%

This school:	30.0%
State average from 674 schools:	28.4%

Students tested - Writing: 181

Scoring basic (%) - Writing: 9.0%

This school:	9.0%
State average from 673 schools:	13.4%

Scoring proficient (%) - Writing: 70.0%

This school:	70.0%
State average from 673 schools:	72.0%

Scoring advanced (%) - Writing: 19.0%

Here:	19.0%
State average from 673 schools:	10.5%

2007 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - All grades:

Students tested - Math: 187

Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 24.0%

Highlands Shs School:	24.0%
State average from 2822 schools:	14.4%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 20.0%

This school:	20.0%
State average from 2822 schools:	15.1%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 33.0%

This school:	33.0%
State average from 2822 schools:	32.0%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 21.0%

Here:	21.0%
State average from 2822 schools:	36.7%

Students tested - Reading: 187

Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 11.0%

This school:	11.0%
State average from 2822 schools:	15.9%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 20.0%

Here:	20.0%
State average from 2822 schools:	15.7%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 40.0%

This school:	40.0%
State average from 2822 schools:	38.3%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 27.0%

Here:	27.0%
State average from 2822 schools:	28.3%

Students tested - Writing: 186

Scoring basic (%) - Writing: 7.0%

Here:	7.0%
State average from 2556 schools:	31.2%

Scoring proficient (%) - Writing: 88.0%

Highlands Shs School:	88.0%
State average from 2556 schools:	62.0%

Scoring advanced (%) - Writing: 4.0%

This school:	4.0%
State average from 2556 schools:	4.2%

2007 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 11:

Students tested - Math: 187

Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 24.0%

Here:	24.0%
State average from 653 schools:	27.9%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 20.0%

This school:	20.0%
State average from 653 schools:	20.8%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 33.0%

Here:	33.0%
State average from 653 schools:	28.9%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 21.0%

Here:	21.0%
State average from 653 schools:	20.6%

Students tested - Reading: 187

Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 11.0%

This school:	11.0%
State average from 653 schools:	19.9%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 20.0%

This school:	20.0%
State average from 653 schools:	16.1%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 40.0%

This school:	40.0%
State average from 653 schools:	36.7%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 27.0%

This school:	27.0%
State average from 653 schools:	25.5%

Students tested - Writing: 186

Scoring basic (%) - Writing: 7.0%

Here:	7.0%
State average from 653 schools:	11.6%

Scoring proficient (%) - Writing: 88.0%

Here:	88.0%
State average from 653 schools:	80.3%

Scoring advanced (%) - Writing: 4.0%

Here:	4.0%
State average from 653 schools:	6.0%

2006 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 11:

Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 25.0%

Highlands Shs School:	25.0%
State average from 644 schools:	32.2%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 21.0%

This school:	21.0%
State average from 644 schools:	18.2%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 30.0%

Here:	30.0%
State average from 644 schools:	23.4%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 23.0%

Highlands Shs School:	23.0%
State average from 644 schools:	24.4%

Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 15.0%

Here:	15.0%
State average from 645 schools:	19.4%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 20.0%

Here:	20.0%
State average from 645 schools:	16.8%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 41.0%

Here:	41.0%
State average from 645 schools:	33.6%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 23.0%

Here:	23.0%
State average from 645 schools:	28.3%

Students tested - Writing: 198

Scoring basic (%) - Writing: 10.0%

Here:	10.0%
State average from 644 schools:	13.7%

Scoring proficient (%) - Writing: 73.0%

Here:	73.0%
State average from 644 schools:	70.7%

Scoring advanced (%) - Writing: 16.0%

Here:	16.0%
State average from 644 schools:	13.1%

2005 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 11:

Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 11.6%

Here:	11.6%
State average from 628 schools:	31.3%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 23.1%

Here:	23.1%
State average from 628 schools:	19.9%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 25.6%

Here:	25.6%
State average from 628 schools:	25.0%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 39.7%

Here:	39.7%
State average from 628 schools:	23.7%

Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 8.5%

Here:	8.5%
State average from 628 schools:	22.0%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 14.6%

Highlands Shs School:	14.6%
State average from 628 schools:	13.4%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 41.2%

This school:	41.2%
State average from 628 schools:	32.4%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 35.7%

This school:	35.7%
State average from 628 schools:	32.2%

Scoring below basic (%) - Writing: 5.0%

Here:	5.0%
State average from 629 schools:	15.0%

Scoring basic (%) - Writing: 22.1%

Here:	22.1%
State average from 629 schools:	16.5%

Scoring proficient (%) - Writing: 67.3%

Here:	67.3%
State average from 629 schools:	63.5%

Scoring advanced (%) - Writing: 5.5%

Here:	5.5%
State average from 629 schools:	5.0%

2003 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 11:

Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 21.8%

Highlands Shs School:	21.8%
State average from 612 schools:	31.2%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 23.3%

Here:	23.3%
State average from 612 schools:	21.9%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 34.7%

This school:	34.7%
State average from 612 schools:	26.3%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 20.3%

Highlands Shs School:	20.3%
State average from 612 schools:	20.6%

Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 16.3%

Here:	16.3%
State average from 612 schools:	22.2%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 30.2%

This school:	30.2%
State average from 612 schools:	20.2%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 43.1%

This school:	43.1%
State average from 612 schools:	39.4%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 10.4%

Here:	10.4%
State average from 612 schools:	18.2%

2008 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females: 9
PA State University - Females: 15
PA State Related University - Females: 12
PA Private 4-Year College - Females: 18
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Females: 14
Non-PA 2-Year College - Females: 1
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females: 5
White Collar Worker - Females: 2
Unknown - Females: 17

PA Community College - Males: 8
PA State University - Males: 9
PA State Related University - Males: 20
PA Private 4-Year College - Males: 5
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Males: 14
PA Other Non-Degree - Males: 1
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males: 8
Military - Males: 4
White Collar Worker - Males: 1
Blue Collar Worker - Males: 9
Service Worker - Males: 1
Unknown - Males: 30

2008 Post High School Activity Statistics - Hispanic:

Unknown - Females: 1

2007 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females: 22
PA State University - Females: 18
PA State Related University - Females: 1
PA Private 4-Year College - Females: 30
PA Other Non-Degree - Females: 22
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females: 1
Military - Females: 1
Service Worker - Females: 1
Unemployed - Females: 1
Unknown - Females: 11

PA Community College - Males: 7
PA State University - Males: 13
PA Private 4-Year College - Males: 24
PA Other Non-Degree - Males: 14
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males: 5
Military - Males: 3
Blue Collar Worker - Males: 4
Service Worker - Males: 3
Unemployed - Males: 4
Unknown - Males: 10

2005 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females: 13
PA Private 2-Year College - Females: 2
PA State University - Females: 33
PA State Related University - Females: 6
PA Private 4-Year College - Females: 14
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Females: 1
PA Other Non-Degree - Females: 7
Non-PA 2-Year College - Females: 1
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females: 3
Non-PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Females: 2
Farm Worker - Females: 2
Military - Females: 1
Blue Collar Worker - Females: 3
Service Worker - Females: 4
Unknown - Females: 17

PA Community College - Males: 11
PA State University - Males: 22
PA State Related University - Males: 7
PA Private 4-Year College - Males: 4
PA Other Non-Degree - Males: 11
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males: 3
Military - Males: 3
White Collar Worker - Males: 1
Blue Collar Worker - Males: 2
Service Worker - Males: 5
Unknown - Males: 22

2005 Post High School Activity Statistics - Hispanic:

Unknown - Females: 1

Unknown - Males: 1

2004 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females: 13
PA State University - Females: 38
PA State Related University - Females: 8
PA Private 4-Year College - Females: 5
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Females: 13
PA Other Non-Degree - Females: 2
Non-PA 2-Year College - Females: 1
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females: 1
Military - Females: 1
Blue Collar Worker - Females: 4
Unemployed - Females: 2
Unknown - Females: 18

PA Community College - Males: 8
PA Private 2-Year College - Males: 3
PA State University - Males: 40
PA State Related University - Males: 2
PA Private 4-Year College - Males: 10
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Males: 3
PA Other Non-Degree - Males: 2
Non-PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Males: 1
Military - Males: 2
Blue Collar Worker - Males: 12
Unknown - Males: 16

2004 Post High School Activity Statistics - Hispanic:

PA State University - Females: 1

2003 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females: 16
PA Private 2-Year College - Females: 3
PA State University - Females: 28
PA State Related University - Females: 2
PA Private 4-Year College - Females: 6
Homemaker - Females: 5
Military - Females: 2
Blue Collar Worker - Females: 9
Service Worker - Females: 10
Unemployed - Females: 6
Unknown - Females: 15

PA Community College - Males: 19
PA State University - Males: 37
PA State Related University - Males: 2
PA Private 4-Year College - Males: 6
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Males: 1
Military - Males: 9
Blue Collar Worker - Males: 18
Service Worker - Males: 13
Unemployed - Males: 8
Unknown - Males: 11

2003 Post High School Activity Statistics - Hispanic:

PA State Related University - Females: 1
Homemaker - Females: 1

2002 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females: 17
PA Private 2-Year College - Females: 13
PA State University - Females: 6
PA State Related University - Females: 6
PA Private 4-Year College - Females: 31
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Females: 1
PA Other Non-Degree - Females: 1
Non-PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Females: 1
Homemaker - Females: 5
Military - Females: 1
White Collar Worker - Females: 4
Service Worker - Females: 7
Unemployed - Females: 3
Unknown - Females: 10

PA Community College - Males: 29
PA Private 2-Year College - Males: 11
PA State University - Males: 9
PA State Related University - Males: 4
PA Private 4-Year College - Males: 17
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Males: 1
PA Other Non-Degree - Males: 1
Military - Males: 5
White Collar Worker - Males: 1
Blue Collar Worker - Males: 6
Service Worker - Males: 9
Unemployed - Males: 3
Unknown - Males: 7

2002 Post High School Activity Statistics - Hispanic:

PA State Related University - Males: 1

2001 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females: 14
PA State University - Females: 17
PA State Related University - Females: 18
PA Private 4-Year College - Females: 13
PA Other Non-Degree - Females: 12
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females: 6
Homemaker - Females: 4
Service Worker - Females: 4
Unknown - Females: 5

PA Community College - Males: 16
PA State University - Males: 18
PA State Related University - Males: 20
PA Private 4-Year College - Males: 11
PA Other Non-Degree - Males: 14
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males: 7
Homemaker - Males: 7
White Collar Worker - Males: 12
Unemployed - Males: 5
Unknown - Males: 9

2000 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females: 17
PA State University - Females: 17
PA State Related University - Females: 25
PA Private 4-Year College - Females: 18
PA Other Non-Degree - Females: 14
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females: 3
Homemaker - Females: 1
Military - Females: 6
Service Worker - Females: 5
Unknown - Females: 6

PA Community College - Males: 10
PA State University - Males: 18
PA State Related University - Males: 22
PA Private 4-Year College - Males: 14
PA Other Non-Degree - Males: 13
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males: 5
Military - Males: 9
Blue Collar Worker - Males: 14
Unemployed - Males: 7
Unknown - Males: 10

1999 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females: 17
PA State University - Females: 17
PA State Related University - Females: 25
PA Private 4-Year College - Females: 18
PA Other Non-Degree - Females: 14
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females: 3
Homemaker - Females: 1
Military - Females: 6
Service Worker - Females: 5
Unknown - Females: 6

PA Community College - Males: 10
PA State University - Males: 18
PA State Related University - Males: 22
PA Private 4-Year College - Males: 14
PA Other Non-Degree - Males: 13
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males: 5
Military - Males: 9
Blue Collar Worker - Males: 14
Unemployed - Males: 7
Unknown - Males: 10

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