Highland West Junior High School in Oklahoma - U.S. News Education

Highland West Junior High School

901 North Santa Fe Avenue, Moore, OK 73160|(405) 735-4600|Website

Overall Score 45.98/100

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Type

Public

Grades

7-8

Total Enrollment

561

Overview of Highland West Junior High School

Highland West Junior High School is a public school located in Moore, OK, which is in a large suburb setting. The student population of Highland West Junior High School is 561 and the school serves 7-8. At Highland West Junior High School, 14% of students scored at or above the proficient level for math, and 20% scored at or above that level for reading.The school’s minority student enrollment is 62%. The student-teacher ratio is 17:1, which is better than that of the district.The student population is made up of 52% female students and 48% male students. The school enrolls 64% economically disadvantaged students. There are 33 equivalent full-time teachers and 2 full-time school counselors.

At a Glance

Student/Teacher Ratio
17:1
Math Proficiency
14%
Reading Proficiency
20%

Highland West Junior High School 2024 Rankings

Highland West Junior High School is ranked #216 in Oklahoma Middle Schools. Schools are ranked on their performance on state-required tests, graduation, and how well they prepare their students for high school. Read more about how we rank the Best Middle Schools.

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Ranking Factors

How Highland West Junior High School placed statewide out of 399 schools ranked in Oklahoma.

Reading Proficiency Rank

#215 (tie)

Math Proficiency Rank

#213 (tie)

Reading Performance

Meets Expectations

Math Performance

Meets Expectations

Students/Teachers at Highland West Junior High School

These counts and percentages of students and teachers are from data reported by state education agencies to the federal government

School information is provided by the government.

Enrollment by Grade

7th Grade

8th Grade

Enrollment by Gender

Female52%
Male48%

Student Diversity

62.0%

Minority Enrollment

62.0%

Minority Enrollment

38.0%

White

23.2%

Hispanic/Latino

22.6%

Two or more races

10.5%

Black or African American

3.9%

American Indian or Alaska Native

1.8%

Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander is not included in this breakdown due to an enrollment of 0%.


64%

economically disadvantaged students at Highland West Junior High School

Full-time teachers

33

Percentage of full-time teachers who are certified

100%

Student-teacher ratio

17:1

Percentage of teachers with 3 or more years experience

94.6%

Number of full-time school counselors

2

Test Scores at Highland West Junior High School

At Highland West Junior High School, 14% of students scored at or above the proficient level for math, and 20% scored at or above that level for reading.Compared with the district, the school did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this metric. In Moore, 33% of students tested at or above the proficient level for reading, and 33% tested at or above that level for math.Highland West Junior High School did worse in math and worse in reading in this metric compared with students across the state. In Oklahoma, 23% of students tested at or above the proficient level for reading, and 22% tested at or above that level for math.

School information is provided by the government.

Subject Proficiency

14%

33%

22%

20%

33%

23%

Math

Reading

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District
State

School Data

School profile information is based on government data.

School information is provided by the government.

Setting

Large Suburb

Charter School

No

Magnet School

No

District

This information relates to schools run by this school's state operating agency. Many districts contain only one school.

School information is provided by the government.

Total Schools (all grades)

34

Total Ranked Elementary Schools

25

Total Ranked Middle Schools

6

Total Students (all grades)

24,515

Middle Schoolers Proficient in Reading (district average)

28%

Middle Schoolers Proficient in Math (district average)

26%

All District Schools

School Map

Highland West Junior High School

901 North Santa Fe Avenue, Moore, OK 73160

Nearby Schools

Brink Junior High School

11420 South Western Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73170 (1 mile)

Central Junior High School

400 North Broadway Street, Moore, OK 73160 (1 mile)

Southridge Junior High School

14141 S Pennsylvania, Oklahoma City, OK 73170 (2 miles)

Highland East Junior High School

1200 Southeast Fourth Street, Moore, OK 73160 (3 miles)

West Junior High School

9400 South Pennsylvania Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73159 (3 miles)

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Santa Fe South Middle School

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Crooked Oak Middle School

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Newcastle Middle School

611 East Fox Lane, Newcastle, OK 73065 (8 miles)

Del City Middle School

2300 Linda Lane, Del City, OK 73115 (8 miles)

Emerson Alternative Ed. (MS)

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Longfellow Middle School

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Whittier Middle School

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Western Heights Middle School

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Astec Charter Middle School

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Midwest City Middle School

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Irving Middle School

125 Vicksburg Avenue, Norman, OK 73071 (11 miles)

Okla. Virtual Charter Acad Middle School

1117 S Douglas Blvd Suite F, Midwest City, OK 73130 (11 miles)

Insight School of Oklahoma Middle School

1156 S Douglas Blvd, Midwest City, OK 73130 (11 miles)

Carl Albert Middle School

2515 S Post Road, Oklahoma City, OK 73130 (11 miles)

Mayfield Middle School

1600 North Purdue Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73127 (11 miles)

Epic One on One Charter Middle School

1900 Nw Expy Floor R3, Oklahoma City, OK 73118 (12 miles)

Western Oaks Middle School

7200 Northwest 23Rd Street, Bethany, OK 73008 (12 miles)

Insufficient student data was reported by six states (California, D.C., Delaware, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington). As such, the rankings for these states were held at their previous positions. They are therefore based on assessment data from 2018-2019 and include schools that were active as of 2019-2020. Updated directory information from 2021-2022 was provided for schools when available.

Data is based on the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years.