Highlands High School

Highlands High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
2400 Memorial Pky,  Fort Thomas, KY
Fort Thomas Independent Schools
4.2
5.0
995 Students
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School Details

Head of School
Matthew Bertasso
Student Teacher Ratio
18:1
Average SAT Score
1250
Average ACT Score
28
Math Proficiency
73%
Reading Proficiency
80%
Average GPA
3.63
Graduation Rate
98%

Niche Grade

A
Academics
A-
Teachers
B
College Prep
C+
Administration
B-
Resources/Facilities
A-
Clubs and Activities
A
Sports
B
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.63
Reading Proficiency
80%
Math Proficiency
73%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
18:1
Teachers
56
Full Time Teachers
56
Teachers in First or Second Year
1.8%
College Prep
Average SAT
1250
Math
620
Verbal
630
Average ACT
28
Math
27
English
28
Reading
29
Science
27
Number of AP Courses
25
AP Pass Rate
74.6%
AP Math Enrollment
Very High
AP Science Enrollment
Low
Other AP Enrollment
Very High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Very High
Boys Athletic Participation
Very High

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
260:1

Student Diversity

Male
53.9%
Female
46.1%
White
90%
Two or more races
4.1%
Hispanic
3.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander
1.5%
Black
1.2%
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School Rankings

#11 Best HS For Athletes in Kentucky
Source: Niche

Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of Cincinnati 353 Students
University of Kentucky 335 Students
Northern Kentucky University 281 Students
University of Louisville 188 Students
Eastern Kentucky University 111 Students
Miami University 83 Students
Western Kentucky University 76 Students
Xavier University 75 Students
The Ohio State University 55 Students
University of Chicago 51 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business 91 Students
Psychology 80 Students
Nursing 64 Students
Biology 59 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 44 Students
Computer Science 33 Students
Marketing 32 Students
Political Science and Government 30 Students
Finance 29 Students
Mechanical Engineering 28 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
4.2 185 Reviews
4.0 Senior
3/2/2024
Great school with great teachers, just wish the administrator behind the scenes would handle it better.
5.0 Senior
9/29/2023
There is a wide variety of rigorous AP courses and great teachers to accompany them. The overall education program and class times are great and they offer a fantastic engineering program. There is not much that I would like to see change other than maybe having the opportunity to have an aviation courses available.
4.0 Senior
1/1/2023
I appreciate how hard we are pushed as students to do our best. I enjoy working hard and my school provides many opportunities for me to do that. I wish they were a bit more lenient about the restrictions they have, such as when to use the bathroom and when we are allowed to have our phones.
GreatSchools Reviews
5.0 2 Reviews
5.0 parent
6/1/2012
Highlands is a school where parents and students are made very aware of the importance of a good education where challenging classes are offered and are highly encouraged to participate in those classes and extra curriculars.
5.0 parent
5/12/2010
I've had two sons graduate from this high school. Both are attending Centre College, one of the most prestigious colleges in the Country (search Forbes recent rating about Centre). Highlands prepared them well for the challenges presented to that at Centre.

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