HIGHLAND SCHOOL

HIGHLAND SCHOOL is a K-12 campus of close-knit scale in ROSCOE, Texas, one of the schools within HIGHLAND ISD, works with 207 students in grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 57% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 485 students.

Operationally, HIGHLAND SCHOOL answers to HIGHLAND ISD, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, HIGHLAND SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (87%) are White. The remainder reads as 12% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.7:1 average. An estimated 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Nolan County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HIGHLAND SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 77.0%.

Around the school, Nolan County reports that median household earnings sit near $50,747, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Nolan County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,455 students), HIGHLAND SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: ROSCOE COLLEGIATE MONTESSORI EARLY CHILDHOOD, around 7.1 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HIGHLAND SCHOOL at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 33.0%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 11%: 232 students in 2018 compared to 207 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 78% to 87% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the HIGHLAND SCHOOL community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.