Highlands MS

Middle school·Grades 5-8 Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania·15065
Score
30.5/100
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#320
Among 460 Pennsylvania middle schools
Top 70%
In Pennsylvania

Score 30.5/100: better than 30% of Pennsylvania middle schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% proficient or advanced on state tests in Pennsylvania, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Pennsylvania schools.

English language arts
41%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 53%, better than 25% of them
515 students tested
Math
32%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 38%, better than 41% of them
512 students tested
All Pennsylvania schools (ELA / math)
51% / 43%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 10 published results by grade and test

As published by Pennsylvania Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 5PSSA33.8145
English language artsGrade 6PSSA38.5122
English language artsGrade 7PSSA43.7135
English language artsGrade 8PSSA47.8113
English language artsAll gradesPSSA40.6515
MathGrade 5PSSA36.1144
MathGrade 6PSSA27122
MathGrade 7PSSA34.1135
MathGrade 8PSSA28.8111
MathAll gradesPSSA31.8512

School profile

Grades
5-8
Students
596
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
596
Typical middle school: 572
Free or reduced-price lunch
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Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Allegheny County

Contact

Address
1350 Broadview Boulevard
Natrona Heights, PA 15065
District website
Shared by several schools in the district

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in Pennsylvania. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby middle schools

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Location

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Highlands MS at a glance

Highlands MS is a public middle school in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania, serving grades 5-8. It is part of the Highlands SD school district. It has about 596 students (a typical Pennsylvania middle school has 572).

In 2024-25 state tests, 41% in English language arts (similar schools: 53%) and 32% in math (similar schools: 38%) reached the state standard (% proficient or advanced). On our score, which compares it only with other Pennsylvania middle schools, it scores 30.5 out of 100: better than 30% of them, ranking #320 of 460. Its English language arts result fell by 6 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.