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Enrollment
751
Middle
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOORE·NCES 402025000993
Highland East Junior High School
1200 Southeast Fourth Street, Moore, OK 73160 · (405) 735-4580 · Cleveland County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL751 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Oklahoma public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oklahoma public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
315 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 68%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 401 | 53% |
| Grade 8 | 350 | 47% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 73% · 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
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
32.5%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
30.4%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oklahoma schools, those numbers are about 31 and 33.
Source: OSTP / CCRA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Oklahoma schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oklahoma's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Highland East Junior High School
Highland East Junior High School's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland East Junior High School this school | 751 | 41.9% | 34.5% |
| Cimarron Middle School Edmond | 833 | 41.7% | 36.0% |
| Mustang Middle School Mustang | 695 | 44.5% | 37.4% |
| Childers Middle School Broken Arrow | 812 | 47.5% | 22.4% |
| Cache Middle School Cache | 620 | 42.4% | 32.3% |
| Mustang Horizon Intermediate Elementary School Mustang | 698 | 47.1% | 31.5% |
Matched among Oklahoma middle 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 East Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Cleveland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #69 of 222 | #5 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #83 of 223 | #4 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #50 of 211 | #5 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 751 | #45 of 356 | #2 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #169 of 237 | #8 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #127 of 237 | #10 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.9% | #270 of 308 | #10 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.3% | #68 of 89 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
751
+27 (+4%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 997
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 751 | 43.6 | 17.2:1 | 42% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 743 | 42.2 | 17.6:1 | 41% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 789 | 41.1 | 19.2:1 | 38% (299) |
| 2020-21 | 724 | 39 | 18.6:1 | 35% (252) |
| 2017-18 | 713 | 39.2 | 18.2:1 | 30% (216) |
| 2015-16 | 671 | 44 | 15.3:1 | 40% (271) |
| 2010-11 | 673 | 41 | 16.4:1 | 42% (286) |
| 2000-01 | 891 | 57 | 15.6:1 | 20% (180) |
| 1990-91 | 997 | 54 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland East Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (713 to 751); teachers up 11% (39.2 to 43.6).
About Highland East Junior High School
Highland East Junior High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in Moore, Oklahoma. Enrolled students number 751 students, in grades 7 through 8. Enrollment is 94% higher than the average for middle schools in Oklahoma, which is about 388.
Highland East Junior High School is part of MOORE, where 34 schools serve 23,567 students.
White students account for 54% of enrollment at Highland East Junior High School. Enrollment also includes 18% multiracial, 17% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 3% Asian. The school's White share is 16 points below the 70% share among Cleveland County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Highland East Junior High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 65%.
Its 43.6 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 17.2:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Oklahoma is 15.7:1, lower than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 42% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 52% average for public schools in Cleveland County is 10 points.
Measured against Oklahoma public middle schools, Highland East Junior High School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Highland East Junior High School is -6.8 points: 34.5% actual, 41.3% predicted.
Among Cleveland County residents, median household income is about $77,068, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Highland East Junior High School is one of 72 public schools in Cleveland County, which together enroll about 45,218 students.
The closest public school, Apple Creek Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles from Highland East Junior High School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Highland East Junior High School ranks 4th of 7 on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 724 to 751. Federal data show the ratio falling from 18.6:1 to 17.2:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Highland East Junior High School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Cleveland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
300,047
Census ACS
Median income
$77,068
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
72
45,218 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MOORE
- Moore High SchoolHigh · 2,688 students
- Westmoore High SchoolHigh · 2,607 students
- Southmoore High SchoolHigh · 2,055 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 677 students
- Brink Junior High SchoolMiddle · 668 students
- South Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 666 students
Other schools in Moore
- Moore High SchoolHigh · 2,688 students
- Southmoore High SchoolHigh · 2,055 students
- Broadmoore Elementary SchoolElementary · 633 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
- Oakridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
- Central Junior High SchoolMiddle · 574 students
Nearby schools
- Apple Creek Elementary School0.5 mi · 418
- Moore High School0.6 mi · 2,688
- Heritage Trails Elementary School0.9 mi · 551
- Winding Creek Elementary School1.1 mi · 510
- Central Elementary School1.2 mi · 577
- Central Junior High School1.3 mi · 574
Frequently asked questions
About Highland East Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Highland East Junior High School?
Highland East Junior High School enrolls approximately 751 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Highland East Junior High School serve?
Highland East Junior High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Highland East Junior High School have?
Highland East Junior High School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Highland East Junior High School?
At Highland East Junior High School, the student body is approximately 54% White, 17% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 18% Two or more.
Is Highland East Junior High School public or private?
Highland East Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MOORE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.