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Enrollment
1,478
High
DISTRICT 699 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN ANTONIO ISD·NCES 483873004360
Highlands High School
3118 ELGIN AVE, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78210 · (210) 438-6800 · Bexar County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,478 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Texas public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
99 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
1,309 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 497 | 34% |
| Grade 10 | 379 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 331 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 271 | 18% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
32.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
12.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 2.0% | 30.0% | 20.0% | 48.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 8.0% | 44.0% | 44.0% |
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 | 32.0% | 12.0% |
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 9.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 9.0% |
| 2022-23 | 16.0% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 11.0% | 15.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 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
30.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Highlands High School
Highlands High School's state test result (30.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highlands High School this school | 1,478 | 88.6% | 30.7% |
| Roy Miller H S and Metro School of Design CORPUS CHRISTI | 1,424 | 89.2% | 39.3% |
| South Hills High School FORT WORTH | 1,846 | 90.5% | 33.8% |
| Moody High School CORPUS CHRISTI | 1,326 | 87.4% | 40.3% |
| Trimble Technical High School FORT WORTH | 1,924 | 89.3% | 39.3% |
| Galena Park High School GALENA PARK | 1,815 | 86.2% | 55.9% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Highlands High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #1,326 of 1,385 | #73 of 81 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #1,408 of 1,425 ▼ 2 | #79 of 82 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #1,364 of 1,425 ▼ 25 | #76 of 82 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #995 of 1,184 | #54 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,478 | #466 of 2,107 | #35 of 128 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #726 of 1,344 | #26 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.6% | #1,107 of 1,346 | #54 of 79 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.6% | #222 of 1,522 | #16 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.3% | #122 of 557 | #10 of 32 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,478
-47 (-3%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 2,143
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 1,478 | 99 | 14.9:1 | 89% (1,309) |
| 2023-24 | 1,495 | 105.5 | 14.2:1 | 92% (1,372) |
| 2022-23 | 1,651 | 109.4 | 15.1:1 | 92% (1,518) |
| 2020-21 | 1,525 | 100 | 15.3:1 | 88% (1,344) |
| 2017-18 | 1,809 | 119.9 | 15.1:1 | 92% (1,670) |
| 2015-16 | 1,698 | 103 | 16.5:1 | 91% (1,541) |
| 2010-11 | 1,997 | 132 | 15.1:1 | 47% (945) |
| 2000-01 | 2,216 | 122 | 18.2:1 | 70% (1,556) |
| 1990-91 | 2,143 | 110 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highlands High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (1,809 to 1,478); teachers down 17% (119.9 to 99).
About Highlands High School
Highlands High School is a large high school for students in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. It educates 1,478 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 86% above the 796 average for high schools in Texas.
SAN ANTONIO ISD is the district for Highlands High School. It has 100 schools and 47,623 students.
Federal enrollment data show Highlands High School is 89% Hispanic. Other groups make up 7% Black and 2% White. Bexar County as a whole is about 60% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 20%, meaning two students picked at random have a 20% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 99 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.9:1. That is close to the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 89%. The gap from the 63% average for public schools in Bexar County is 26 points.
Highlands High School is graded F by allk12, scoring above 3% of Texas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Highlands High School are 5.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (30.7% actual, 35.9% predicted).
Among Bexar County residents, the median household income is $72,341, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Highlands High School is one of 638 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Highland Hills Elementary School, at about 0.7 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Highlands High School is 3rd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Highlands High School is City: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 1,478, a 3% decrease from 1,525 in 2020-21.
Discussions about Highlands High School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Bexar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,067,341
Census ACS
Median income
$72,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
638
368,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO ISD
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,706 students
- Lanier High SchoolHigh · 1,620 students
- Brackenridge High SchoolHigh · 1,593 students
- Burbank High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Edison High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Advanced Learning AcademyCombined · 1,087 students
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO
- Reagan High SchoolHigh · 3,403 students
- East Central High SchoolHigh · 3,362 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 3,196 students
- Brennan High SchoolHigh · 2,965 students
- Harlan High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
Other Highlands High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Highlands High. Highlands High School is the largest of the 3.
- Highlands High SchoolFort Thomas, KY · 1,019 students
- Highlands HighNorth Highlands, CA · 778 students
Nearby schools
- Highland Hills Elementary School0.7 mi · 715
- Democracy Prep at Stewart Academy0.9 mi · 645
- Jubilee Highland Hills1.2 mi · 686
- Steele Montessori Elementary School1.3 mi · 395
- Muriel Forbes Elementary School1.3 mi · 154
- Highland Park Elementary School1.3 mi · 354
Frequently asked questions
About Highlands High SchoolHow many students attend Highlands High School?
Highlands High School enrolls approximately 1,478 students in grades 09-12.
Is Highlands High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Highlands High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Highlands High School have?
Highlands High School employs 99 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Highlands High School?
Student demographics at Highlands High School are roughly 2% White, 89% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Highlands High School in?
Highlands High School is part of SAN ANTONIO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.