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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
1,456
High
DISTRICT 981 · STATE 455
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POCATELLO DISTRICT·NCES 160264000472
HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL
1800 BENCH ROAD, POCATELLO, ID 83201 · (208) 237-1300 · Bannock County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,456 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Idaho public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Idaho public high schools
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
420 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 46%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 388 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 380 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 382 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 306 | 21% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 44% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ISAT 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
54.6%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
33.5%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Idaho schools, those numbers are about 53 and 44.
Source: ISAT. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,456 | 28.8% | N/A |
| BONNEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL IDAHO FALLS | 1,176 | 30.7% | N/A |
| LAKE CITY HIGH SCHOOL COEUR D'ALENE | 1,530 | 25.7% | N/A |
| THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL IDAHO FALLS | 1,693 | 27.4% | N/A |
| HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL AMMON | 1,230 | 25.5% | N/A |
| IDAHO FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IDAHO FALLS | 1,298 | 30.8% | N/A |
Matched among Idaho high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho | In Bannock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #42 of 84 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #62 of 97 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,456 | #15 of 198 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #92 of 105 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.7% | #47 of 105 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.8% | #109 of 146 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #29 of 50 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,456
-78 (-5%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 1,389
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 21.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,456 | 65.7 | 22.1:1 | 29% (420) |
| 2023-24 | 1,539 | 69.7 | 22.1:1 | 21% (329) |
| 2022-23 | 1,589 | 71.4 | 22.3:1 | 22% (345) |
| 2020-21 | 1,534 | 70 | 21.9:1 | 26% (398) |
| 2017-18 | 1,609 | 73.7 | 21.8:1 | 31% (497) |
| 2015-16 | 1,501 | 68 | 22.1:1 | 33% (491) |
| 2010-11 | 1,305 | 67 | 19.5:1 | 27% (355) |
| 2000-01 | 1,211 | 62 | 19.5:1 | 18% (215) |
| 1990-91 | 1,389 | 65 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,609 to 1,456); teachers down 11% (73.7 to 65.7).
About HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL
HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL serves students in POCATELLO, Idaho, as a high-enrollment high school. It enrolled 1,456 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in Idaho average about 455 students each.
POCATELLO DISTRICT operates 23 schools. Combined enrollment is 11,448 students.
A majority of students at HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 78%, are White. The remaining shares are 11% Hispanic, 5% Native American, and 4% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 38%.
The school employs the equivalent of 65.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 22.1:1. Among high schools in Idaho, the typical ratio is 16.0:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 29%. Public schools in Bannock County average 44%.
allk12 grades HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL a B-. The grade compares the school only with Idaho public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Census estimates describe Bannock County this way: median household income is about $66,499, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 37 public schools in Bannock County, with a combined enrollment of about 14,358.
GATE CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
In the federal locale system, HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL is coded City: Small, for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 5%, from 1,534 to 1,456.
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Bannock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
89,454
Census ACS
Median income
$66,499
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
14,358 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in POCATELLO DISTRICT
- POCATELLO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,281 students
- CENTURY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,068 students
- FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 718 students
- IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 702 students
- HAWTHORNE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 612 students
- ALAMEDA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 572 students
Other schools in POCATELLO
- POCATELLO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,281 students
- CENTURY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,068 students
- FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 718 students
- IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 702 students
- HAWTHORNE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 612 students
- ALAMEDA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 572 students
Other Highland High schools
15 other US public schools in 14 states are named Highland High. HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL is the 5th largest of the 16.
- Highland High SchoolGILBERT, AZ · 2,992 students
- Highland HighPalmdale, CA · 2,706 students
- Highland HighBakersfield, CA · 2,530 students
- Highland HighSALT LAKE CITY, UT · 1,973 students
- HIGHLAND HIGHALBUQUERQUE, NM · 1,144 students
Nearby schools
- GATE CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 425
- EDAHOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 258
- SYRINGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 321
- TENDOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 221
- ALAMEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL2.0 mi · 572
- LEWIS & CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 401
Frequently asked questions
About HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL?
HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,456 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL serve?
HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL have?
HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL employs 66 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.1:1.
How diverse is HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL?
HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 78% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL?
HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by POCATELLO DISTRICT in Bannock County.
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