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Enrollment
597
Elementary
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITEHOUSE ISD·NCES 484560012234
H L Higgins Elementary School
306 BASCOM RD, WHITEHOUSE, TX 75791 · (903) 839-5580 · Smith County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL597 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
289 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (111).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
69.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
64.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 38.0% | 31.0% | 18.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 39.0% | 25.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 69.0% | 64.0% |
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 56.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 61.0% |
| 2020-21 | 44.0% | 69.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like H L Higgins Elementary School
H L Higgins Elementary School's state test result (59.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| H L Higgins Elementary School this school | 597 | 48.4% | 59.8% |
| Hallsville East Elementary School HALLSVILLE | 598 | 51.3% | 48.5% |
| Hallsville North Elementary School HALLSVILLE | 592 | 51.5% | 50.8% |
| Velma Penny Elementary School LINDALE | 517 | 48.9% | 73.8% |
| North Lamar Intermediate School PARIS | 593 | 54.0% | 44.7% |
| Canton Elementary School CANTON | 569 | 52.7% | N/A |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where H L Higgins Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Smith County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #775 of 4,401 | #10 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #736 of 4,466 ▼ 155 | #8 of 31 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #799 of 4,466 ▲ 147 | #9 of 31 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.5pp | #551 of 3,998 | #7 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 597 | #1,642 of 4,938 | #8 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #2,323 of 4,622 | #18 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.1% | #2,496 of 4,628 | #26 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.4% | #3,644 of 4,789 | #26 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.0% | #1,950 of 2,838 | #8 of 15 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
597
+72 (+14%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 738
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 597 | 40.2 | 14.9:1 | 48% (289) |
| 2023-24 | 599 | 40.3 | 14.9:1 | 53% (320) |
| 2022-23 | 597 | 41.5 | 14.4:1 | 57% (339) |
| 2020-21 | 525 | 36 | 14.6:1 | 54% (286) |
| 2017-18 | 671 | 43.5 | 15.4:1 | 55% (366) |
| 2015-16 | 745 | 45 | 16.6:1 | 52% (385) |
| 2010-11 | 738 | 47 | 15.7:1 | 48% (353) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for H L Higgins Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (671 to 597); teachers down 8% (43.5 to 40.2).
About H L Higgins Elementary School
H L Higgins Elementary School is a public mid-sized elementary school in WHITEHOUSE, Texas. It reported 597 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
H L Higgins Elementary School is one school in WHITEHOUSE ISD, a system of 7 schools with 4,676 students.
At H L Higgins Elementary School, 69% of students are White. It is also 15% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put Smith County at about 67% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for H L Higgins Elementary School is 49%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
H L Higgins Elementary School has 40.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.9:1. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is close to this figure. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 48% at H L Higgins Elementary School. For comparison, public schools in Smith County average 64%.
H L Higgins Elementary School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 89% of Texas public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, H L Higgins Elementary School is 6.8 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
For the population of Smith County, median household income comes to about $74,192, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Smith County's 65 public schools enroll about 37,385 students and include H L Higgins Elementary School.
H L Higgins Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is J W Holloway Sixth Grade School, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. H L Higgins Elementary School's average proficiency of 59.8% compares with 61.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Fringe.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 597, from 525 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for H L Higgins Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Smith County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
241,740
Census ACS
Median income
$74,192
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
37,385 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WHITEHOUSE ISD
- Whitehouse High SchoolHigh · 1,404 students
- Whitehouse Junior High SchoolMiddle · 751 students
- Mozelle Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Gus Winston Cain Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Stanton-Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
- J W Holloway Sixth Grade SchoolMiddle · 355 students
Other schools in WHITEHOUSE
- Whitehouse High SchoolHigh · 1,404 students
- Whitehouse Junior High SchoolMiddle · 751 students
- Mozelle Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Gus Winston Cain Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Stanton-Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
- J W Holloway Sixth Grade SchoolMiddle · 355 students
Nearby schools
- J W Holloway Sixth Grade School0.2 mi · 355
- Whitehouse High School0.3 mi · 1,404
- Stanton-Smith Elementary School0.7 mi · 486
- Whitehouse Junior High School0.8 mi · 751
- Gus Winston Cain Elementary School1.1 mi · 508
- Founders Classical Academy-Tyler3.7 mi · 480
Frequently asked questions
About H L Higgins Elementary SchoolHow large is H L Higgins Elementary School?
H L Higgins Elementary School enrolls approximately 597 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does H L Higgins Elementary School serve?
H L Higgins Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at H L Higgins Elementary School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at H L Higgins Elementary School.
How diverse is H L Higgins Elementary School?
H L Higgins Elementary School reports a student body of 69% White, 15% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is H L Higgins Elementary School in?
H L Higgins Elementary School is part of WHITEHOUSE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.