Higley High School

4068 East Pecos Road, Gilbert AZ, 85295 | Higley Unified District | 480-279-7300
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1624
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 68% 58% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 87 in Gilbert
  • Ranked #0 of 2842 in Arizona
Proficiency Averages
61%Gilbert
43%Arizona

Higley High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Higley Unified District" in Gilbert, AZ. There are a total of 1,624 students and 78 teachers at Higley High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 21 to 1.

Higley High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 67.5%, which is 58% higher than the Arizona average.

Higley High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1624
Teachers78
Student/Teacher ratio21:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment450
Taking some courses372
Taking some courses (not tests)84
Passing some courses218
Passing no courses145

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Higley High School, there are a total of 450 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 372 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All71%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School70-74%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All64%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School60-64%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Higley High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictArizonaNational
White 66.5% 68.8% 40.8% 51.1%
Black 4.7% 4.2% 5.1% 15.9%
Asian 4.5% 4.2% 2.8% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 20.0% 18.3% 43.8% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.9% 0.9% 4.8% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
Multiracial 3.3% 3.2% 2.2% 3.1%

Gilbert demographics profile

StatisticGilbertArizonaNational
Population248,3497,278,717328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)3,6216591
Median age34.537.137.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)60%53%55%
Speak English86%73%79%
Speak Spanish7%20%13%

Education level achieved in Gilbert

IndexGilbertArizonaNational
Completed 8th grade93.7%83.7%84.3%
Completed high school93.5%82.2%83.0%
Completed some college79.2%62.0%59.4%
Completed associate degree53.0%36.5%38.5%
Completed bachelors42.4%28.0%30.3%
Completed masters14.3%10.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.4%2.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.7%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The Higley High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.