Highlands High School (Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania)
| Highlands High School | |
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| Address | |
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1500 Pacific Avenue Natrona Heights Harrison Township Pennsylvania, Allegheny County 15065 United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°37′04″N 79°43′37″W / 40.617843°N 79.726903°W |
| Information | |
| School type | High school |
| Established | 1969 |
| Status | Open |
| School district | Highlands School District |
| Superintendent | Michael Bjalobach (acting) |
| Principal | Kimberly Price |
| Faculty | 71 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 811 |
| School colour(s) | Brown and Gold |
| Song | "Highlands High School Alma Mater" |
| Fight song | "Go Highlands", "Fite Fite Fite" |
| Mascot | Ram |
| Team name | Golden Rams |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Newspaper | Rampages |
| Yearbook | Aries |
| Feeder schools | Highlands Middle School |
| Website | Highlands High School |
Highlands High School is a suburban, public secondary school in the Natrona Heights neighborhood of Harrison Township in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is part of the Highlands School District and has a current enrollment of about 800 students in grades nine through twelve.
In 2010, the Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a new, 4 year cohort graduation rate. Highlands School District's rate was 80% for 2010.
According to traditional graduation rate calculations:
In 2010, the Highland High School achieved AYP status. In 2009, the school was in Warning status due to low student achievement.
In 2009, Highlands High School's 11th grade ranked 68th out of 123 western Pennsylvania 11th grades for academic achievement on three years of PSSAs in: reading, writing, math and one year of science.
College remediation: According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 24% of Highlands School District graduates required remediation in mathematics and or reading before they were prepared to take college level courses in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education or community colleges. Less than 66% of Pennsylvania high school graduates, who enroll in a four-year college in Pennsylvania, will earn a bachelor's degree within six years. Among Pennsylvania high school graduates pursuing an associate degree, only one in three graduate in three years. Per the Pennsylvania Department of Education, one in three recent high school graduates who attend Pennsylvania's public universities and community colleges takes at least one remedial course in math, reading or English.
The high school offers a Dual Enrollment program. This state program permits high school students to take courses, at local higher education institutions, to earn college credits. Students remain enrolled at their high school. The courses count towards high school graduation requirements and towards earning a college degree. The students continue to have full access to activities at their high school. Highlands has partnered with Penn State New Kensington and Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC). The college credits are offered at a deeply discounted rate. The state offers a small grant to assist students in costs for tuition, fees and books. Under the Pennsylvania Transfer and Articulation Agreement, many Pennsylvania colleges and universities accept these credits for students who transfer to their institutions.
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