Highland Park High School
- High school in Highland Park ISD
- Amarillo, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
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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Website
Address
15300 Amarillo Blvd EAmarillo, TX 79108-0430
Office phone number
Principal
- Dixie Shettel
- dixie.shettel@hpisd.net
- (806) 335-2823
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%
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%
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%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
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%
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%
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