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Enrollment
441
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002489
Highland Hts Elementary School
865 PAUL QUINN ST, HOUSTON, TX 77091 · (713) 696-2920 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
15.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
428 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 65 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
31.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 7.0% | 24.0% | 34.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 20.0% | 26.0% | 41.0% |
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 | 31.0% | 33.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Highland Hts Elementary School
Highland Hts Elementary School's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Hts Elementary School this school | 441 | 97.1% | 38.0% |
| Cook Jr Elementary School HOUSTON | 453 | 98.0% | 28.1% |
| Elmore Elementary School HOUSTON | 443 | 98.2% | 28.1% |
| Alderson Elementary School LUBBOCK | 435 | 99.3% | 28.5% |
| John Neely Bryan Elementary School DALLAS | 454 | 98.9% | 29.8% |
| Umphrey Lee Elementary School DALLAS | 447 | 97.8% | 37.5% |
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 Highland Hts Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #2,842 of 4,401 | #391 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #3,660 of 4,466 ▼ 1,514 | #540 of 625 ▼ 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #4,250 of 4,466 ▼ 923 | #609 of 625 ▼ 144 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #2,699 of 3,998 | #429 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 441 | #3,110 of 4,938 | #513 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #2,645 of 4,622 | #352 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.3% | #2,200 of 4,628 | #289 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.1% | #275 of 4,789 | #80 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.5% | #981 of 2,838 | #188 of 441 |
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
441
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
+76% since 1990-91, when it was 251
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 441 | 29 | 15.2:1 | 97% (428) |
| 2023-24 | 444 | 37 | 12.0:1 | 99% (441) |
| 2022-23 | 450 | 26.6 | 16.9:1 | 98% (439) |
| 2020-21 | 446 | 30 | 14.9:1 | 96% (426) |
| 2017-18 | 569 | 36.3 | 15.7:1 | 89% (509) |
| 2015-16 | 578 | 33 | 17.5:1 | 83% (478) |
| 2010-11 | 643 | 40 | 16.1:1 | 50% (324) |
| 2000-01 | 379 | 16 | 23.7:1 | 86% (326) |
| 1990-91 | 251 | 24 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Hts Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (569 to 441); teachers down 20% (36.3 to 29).
About Highland Hts Elementary School
Highland Hts Elementary School is an elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas, according to federal school records. Enrollment totals 441 students across pre-K through 5.
HOUSTON ISD (273 schools, 176,727 students) runs Highland Hts Elementary School.
More than half of the students at Highland Hts Elementary School are Hispanic (51%). Other reported shares: 46% Black. The diversity index for Highland Hts Elementary School is 52%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Highland Hts Elementary School, there are about 15.2 students; the school has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. There are 428 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 97% of enrollment. The average for public schools in Harris County is 70%.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Highland Hts Elementary School outscored 47%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 32.2% for a school in Texas with Highland Hts Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Highland Hts Elementary School posts 38.0%.
In the wider Harris County area, the median household earns about $74,983 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Highland Hts Elementary School shares Harris County with 1,204 other public schools.
Williams Middle School is the nearest public school to Highland Hts Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Highland Hts Elementary School is ahead of the 35.2% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 6.
NCES assigns Highland Hts Elementary School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 441, close to the 446 recorded in 2020-21.
Highland Hts Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HOUSTON ISD
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Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
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- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- Williams Middle School0.4 mi · 352
- Brazos School for Inquiry and Creativity Tidwell0.5 mi · 151
- Wesley Elementary School0.8 mi · 291
- Durham Elementary School0.9 mi · 547
- H S Ahead Academy1.1 mi · 151
- Anderson Academy1.4 mi · 568
Frequently asked questions
About Highland Hts Elementary SchoolHow large is Highland Hts Elementary School?
Highland Hts Elementary School enrolls approximately 441 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Highland Hts Elementary School serve?
Highland Hts Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Highland Hts Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Highland Hts Elementary School is approximately 15.2:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Highland Hts Elementary School?
At Highland Hts Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 51% Hispanic, 46% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Highland Hts Elementary School?
Highland Hts Elementary School is overseen by HOUSTON ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.