HIGHPOINT SCHOOL EAST (DAEP)

Located at 8003 E SAM HOUSTON PKWY N HY 90, in HOUSTON, Texas, HIGHPOINT SCHOOL EAST (DAEP) is a micro-enrollment senior high that educates 11 students (grades 7 through 12), overseen by GALENA PARK ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so HIGHPOINT SCHOOL EAST (DAEP) sits 99% below that benchmark.

Across the 26 schools in GALENA PARK ISD (20,862 students total), HIGHPOINT SCHOOL EAST (DAEP) accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HIGHPOINT SCHOOL EAST (DAEP) reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (91%); the rest looks like 9% Black. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Harris County's rate of about 70%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Harris County) records that median household income runs about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which HIGHPOINT SCHOOL EAST (DAEP) is one.

Nearest neighbor: HIGHPOINT EAST, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HIGHPOINT SCHOOL EAST (DAEP).

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. HIGHPOINT SCHOOL EAST (DAEP)'s enrollment has edged up 450% since 2018, when it stood at 2 (now 11). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 0% to 91%.

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