Highlands Elementary School
3420 Laurel Ln
Hazel Crest IL, 60429, Cook County
Phone: 708-335-9773
Ranking: (2,117 out of 3,028, bottom 30%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 12 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 17 | |||||||
Total Students: | 277 | 280 | 358 | 353 | 355 | 330 | 372 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 39 | 14.1% | 43 | 15.4% | 37 | 10.3% | 37 | 10.5% | 43 | 12.1% | 25 | 7.6% | 36 | 9.7% |
Grade 1: | 44 | 15.9% | 48 | 17.1% | 44 | 12.3% | 42 | 11.9% | 40 | 11.3% | 38 | 11.5% | 55 | 14.8% |
Grade 2: | 50 | 18.1% | 49 | 17.5% | 55 | 15.4% | 39 | 11.0% | 53 | 14.9% | 51 | 15.5% | 39 | 10.5% |
Grade 3: | 49 | 17.7% | 55 | 19.6% | 37 | 10.3% | 51 | 14.4% | 54 | 15.2% | 38 | 11.5% | 50 | 13.4% |
Grade 4: | 57 | 20.6% | 41 | 14.6% | 51 | 14.2% | 54 | 15.3% | 49 | 13.8% | 51 | 15.5% | 65 | 17.5% |
Grade 5: | 38 | 13.7% | 44 | 15.7% | 62 | 17.3% | 47 | 13.3% | 48 | 13.5% | 63 | 19.1% | 65 | 17.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 136 | 49.1% | 134 | 47.9% | 176 | 49.2% | 185 | 52.4% | 167 | 47.0% | 170 | 51.5% | 175 | 47.0% |
Female: | 141 | 50.9% | 146 | 52.1% | 182 | 50.8% | 168 | 47.6% | 179 | 50.4% | 151 | 45.8% | 192 | 51.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.8% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 11 | 4.0% | 4 | 1.4% | 8 | 2.2% | 9 | 2.5% | 6 | 1.7% | 3 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.3% |
Black: | 262 | 94.6% | 273 | 97.5% | 347 | 96.9% | 342 | 96.9% | 340 | 95.8% | 318 | 96.4% | 361 | 97.0% |
White: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 259 | 93.5% | 266 | 95.0% | 120 | 33.5% | 269 | 76.2% | 269 | 75.8% | 265 | 80.3% | 217 | 58.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 4.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 183 | 51.1% | 16 | 4.5% | 29 | 8.2% | 26 | 7.9% | 131 | 35.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 23.08 | 15.33 | 17.90 | 15.35 | 15.43 | 14.50 | 21.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISAT | ||||||
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 54.6% | 75.7% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 65.5% | 79.1% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 63.6% | 79.3% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 77.2% | 85.6% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 82.7% | 86.7% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 81.3% | 85.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 80.6% | 85.2% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 79.3% | 86.4% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 81.2% | 87.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 85.8% | 87.7% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.0% | 40.3% | 54.8% |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29.7% | 32.0% | 62.0% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 47.1% | 65.1% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.5% | 45.6% | 66.6% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 56.2% | 70.7% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 59.7% | 72.9% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 65.3% | 71.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 65.6% | 72.2% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 68.4% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 72.0% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 73.1% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 50.7% | 58.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 72.2% | 84.8% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 74.9% | 86.4% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.0% | 77.3% | 84.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 79.1% | 85.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 77.6% | 85.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 76.4% | 87.7% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86.1% | 88.1% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.0% | 46.2% | 60.2% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 54.5% | 72.9% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 52.4% | 73.7% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 59.4% | 73.2% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 61.9% | 73.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 61.5% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 62.7% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 70.0% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 47.3% | 59.2% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 36.3% | 66.5% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 37.0% | 67.8% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 37.1% | 71.4% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 56.1% | 79.9% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 55.7% | 79.7% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 60.6% | 76.2% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 59.2% | 76.8% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 55.2% | 76.6% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 60.1% | 79.4% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 67.5% | 79.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 70.3% | 80.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 51.9% | 68.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 54.5% | 71.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 57.9% | 73.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 59.0% | 78.6% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 74% | 82.5% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 67.2% | 81.3% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 72.8% | 82.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 70.1% | 83.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 64.4% | 84.0% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 74.8% | 83.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 42.9% | 59.4% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 45.1% | 60.4% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 42.1% | 60.9% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 41.3% | 62.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 47.8% | 68.5% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 58.9% | 69.7% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 62.2% | 73.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 61.3% | 73.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 62.1% | 74.7% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 65.7% | 76.4% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 72.4% | 77.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.8% | 43.0% | 58.9% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 60.1% | 79.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 72.9% | 81.4% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 79.5% | 82.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 71.7% | 82.4% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 70.9% | 84.6% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 70.6% | 83.9% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 73.5% | 84.9% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 54.8% | 72.8% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 59.2% | 73.4% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 77.0% | 79.1% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 71.2% | 79.9% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 71.5% | 81.2% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 78.0% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 72% | 81.7% |
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* Highlands Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.