HIGHLAND PARK EL

HIGHLAND PARK EL is an elementary school of mid-sized scale in NEDERLAND, Texas, run under NEDERLAND ISD, educateing 547 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within NEDERLAND ISD, which oversees 8 schools and 5,317 students, HIGHLAND PARK EL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, HIGHLAND PARK EL shows that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 35% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian.

On the resource side, On paper, HIGHLAND PARK EL has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HIGHLAND PARK EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.2%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put median household earnings sit near $60,026, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Jefferson County's 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,825 students), HIGHLAND PARK EL is one campus in the mix.

LANGHAM EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HIGHLAND PARK EL. On composite proficiency, HIGHLAND PARK EL comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 57.1%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. HIGHLAND PARK EL's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 542 (now 547). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 61% to 46%. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.