Highlands Elementary School

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Goose Creek CISD: B

Total students

723

Avg. teacher experience

11.4 years

Goose Creek CISD: 10.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Goose Creek CISD: 94.9%

Statewide: 90%

Highlands Elementary School is an elementary school in Highlands, TX, in the Goose Creek CISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 723 students. 62% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 26.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $63,291, which is $4,404 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

200 E Wallisville Rd
Highlands, TX 77562-3824

Office phone number

(281) 420-4900

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Highlands Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

723

African American

77 (10.7%)

Goose Creek CISD: 16.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.3%)

Goose Creek CISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

4 (0.6%)

Goose Creek CISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

435 (60.2%)

Goose Creek CISD: 63.9%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.1%)

Goose Creek CISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

176 (24.3%)

Goose Creek CISD: 15.8%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

28 (3.9%)

Goose Creek CISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

10.7%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

0.6%

Hispanic

60.2%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

24.3%

Two or more races

3.9%

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

62 %

Goose Creek CISD: 56.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

77.9 %

Goose Creek CISD: 71.7%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

27.1 %

Goose Creek CISD: 20%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

62.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

77.9%

Limited Eng. proficiency

27.1%

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

26.4 %

Goose Creek CISD: 19.7%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

7.2 %

Goose Creek CISD: 7.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

17.6 %

Goose Creek CISD: 13%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

26.4%

Gifted and talented

7.2%

Special education

17.6%

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)

C

Goose Creek CISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Goose Creek CISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Goose Creek CISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Goose Creek CISD: 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.

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

15.2 %

Goose Creek CISD: 21.3%

Statewide: 15%

African American

17.9 %

Goose Creek CISD: 28.5%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Goose Creek CISD: 31.3%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Goose Creek CISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

13.2 %

Goose Creek CISD: 20.1%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Goose Creek CISD: 15%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

19.7 %

Goose Creek CISD: 20.2%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

4.8 %

Goose Creek CISD: 22.7%

Statewide: 13.9%

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

49

African American

8 (16.3%)

Goose Creek CISD: 17.2%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Goose Creek CISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Goose Creek CISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

15 (30.6%)

Goose Creek CISD: 25.3%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Goose Creek CISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

26 (53.1%)

Goose Creek CISD: 54.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Goose Creek CISD: 1.5%

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 (0%)

Goose Creek CISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

38 (77.5%)

Goose Creek CISD: 74.4%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

11 (22.5%)

Goose Creek CISD: 23.2%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Goose Creek CISD: 0.9%

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

14.8

Goose Creek CISD: 14.7

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

11.4 years

Goose Creek CISD: 10.1 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

$63,291

Goose Creek CISD: $63,456

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$59,583

Goose Creek CISD: $56,060

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$56,547

Goose Creek CISD: $60,117

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$63,616

Goose Creek CISD: $63,579

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$66,127

Goose Creek CISD: $65,810

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$67,598

Goose Creek CISD: $69,699

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Goose Creek CISD: $76,999

Statewide: $71,111

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