SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the NC proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 98%Projected 84%

Highland Sch Of Technology Greatly Exceeds Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the NC proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the NC average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 98%NC 55%

English proficiency

School 98%NC 52%

Science proficiency

School 98%NC 57%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

98%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

32%

Students in at least one AP course. 13 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

12%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes12%
AP courses offered13
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

6%
3%

AP computer science

5%
1%

AP math

13%
2%

Gold marks the NC average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

C

40.62 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

C

4.87 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

C+

23.52 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$64,679

NC average $80,144

Median home value

$208,490

NC average $293,064

Median rent

$1,118 /mo

NC average $1,249

Unemployment rate

4.7%

NC average 4.9%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 86.6%NC 89.9%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

13:1

NC average 16:1

Teachers

46

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$53,726

All teachers in Gaston County Schools.

Student to counselor ratio NC average 348:1257:1
Support staff4
Psychologists0
Nurses1
Social workers0
Law enforcement officers1
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 96%NC 92%

Experienced teachers

School 86%NC 86%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days22
Out-of-school suspension days11
Total days missed to suspension53
Expulsions with services0
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation0
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$6998 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$9.17

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

64%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

6%

Black

14%

Latino

13%

Multiracial

4%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged22%
Students with disabilities1%
English as a second language0%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected1%
Homeless2%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to Highland Sch Of Technology

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Webb Street School

  • Actual: 11%
  • Projected: 25%
  • Distance: 1.7 mi
Hunter Huss High

  • Actual: 26%
  • Projected: 27%
  • Distance: 2.9 mi
Warlick Academy

  • Actual: 6%
  • Projected: 17%
  • Distance: 3.2 mi
Gaston Virtual Academy

  • Actual: 54%
  • Projected: 53%
  • Distance: 3.3 mi
North Gaston High

  • Actual: 36%
  • Projected: 38%
  • Distance: 3.8 mi
Ashbrook High

  • Actual: 33%
  • Projected: 33%
  • Distance: 4.4 mi
Bessemer City High

  • Actual: 31%
  • Projected: 27%
  • Distance: 5.2 mi
East Gaston High

  • Actual: 44%
  • Projected: 43%
  • Distance: 6.9 mi
Forestview High

  • Actual: 50%
  • Projected: 48%
  • Distance: 7.4 mi
Stuart W Cramer High

  • Actual: 51%
  • Projected: 50%
  • Distance: 7.8 mi