Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Highland Park ISD: A

Total students

244

Avg. teacher experience

12.9 years

Highland Park ISD: 11 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

98.3 %

Highland Park ISD: 98.3%

Statewide: 90%

Highland Park High School is a high school in Amarillo, TX, in the Highland Park ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 244 students. 48.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 11.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of A for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 98.3% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.

The average SAT score at Highland Park High School was 1031 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 19.6.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,428, which is $1,541 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.hpisd.net

Address

15300 Amarillo Blvd E
Amarillo, TX 79108-0430

Office phone number

(806) 335-2823

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Highland Park High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 16. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 16.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

244

African American

4 (1.6%)

Highland Park ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

6 (2.5%)

Highland Park ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

20 (8.2%)

Highland Park ISD: 5.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

101 (41.4%)

Highland Park ISD: 46.9%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Highland Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

109 (44.7%)

Highland Park ISD: 42%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

4 (1.6%)

Highland Park ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

1.6%

American Indian

2.5%

Asian

8.2%

Hispanic

41.4%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

44.7%

Two or more races

1.6%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

48.8 %

Highland Park ISD: 46.5%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

44.3 %

Highland Park ISD: 57.1%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

11.9 %

Highland Park ISD: 8.2%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

48.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

44.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

11.9%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

11.9 %

Highland Park ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

3.3 %

Highland Park ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

14.3 %

Highland Park ISD: 12.8%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

11.9%

Gifted and talented

3.3%

Special education

14.3%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

A

Highland Park ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Highland Park ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Highland Park ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Highland Park ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

98.3 %

Highland Park ISD: 98.3%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

Highland Park ISD: N/A

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Highland Park ISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

100 %

Highland Park ISD: 100%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

96 %

Highland Park ISD: 96%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Highland Park ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Highland Park ISD: 100%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Highland Park ISD: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

96.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

100.0%

Two or more races

Masked

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0 %

Highland Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Highland Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Highland Park ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Highland Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Highland Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Highland Park ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Highland Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Highland Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

30.1 %

Highland Park ISD: 20.7%

Statewide: 15%

African American

60 %

Highland Park ISD: 33.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Highland Park ISD: 28.6%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

4.5 %

Highland Park ISD: 5.9%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

29.4 %

Highland Park ISD: 18.3%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Highland Park ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

33.6 %

Highland Park ISD: 21.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

42.9 %

Highland Park ISD: 48.4%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

0 %

Highland Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

Masked

Highland Park ISD: Masked

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Highland Park ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

0 %

Highland Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Highland Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Highland Park ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Highland Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Highland Park ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

N/A

Highland Park ISD: N/A

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Highland Park ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Highland Park ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Highland Park ISD: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Highland Park ISD: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Highland Park ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Highland Park ISD: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Highland Park ISD: N/A

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

1031

Highland Park ISD: 1031

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

19.6

Highland Park ISD: 19.6

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

71.9 %

Highland Park ISD: 71.9%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

75.4 %

Highland Park ISD: 75.4%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

66.7 %

Highland Park ISD: 66.7%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

71.9%

Math

75.4%

Reading + Math

66.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

19

African American

0 (0%)

Highland Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Highland Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Highland Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

1.8 (9.6%)

Highland Park ISD: 13.4%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Highland Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

16.4 (86.2%)

Highland Park ISD: 82.1%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0.8 (4.2%)

Highland Park ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0.4 (1.9%)

Highland Park ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

7.2 (38.1%)

Highland Park ISD: 68.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

10.5 (55%)

Highland Park ISD: 29.5%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (5.1%)

Highland Park ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

12.8

Highland Park ISD: 12.7

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

12.9 years

Highland Park ISD: 11 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$60,428

Highland Park ISD: $58,041

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$58,429

Highland Park ISD: $53,739

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$54,257

Highland Park ISD: $53,534

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$58,117

Highland Park ISD: $56,997

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$61,352

Highland Park ISD: $60,505

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$69,910

Highland Park ISD: $69,913

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Highland Park ISD: N/A

Statewide: $71,111

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