Highland Park Middle School

  • Middle school or junior high school in Highland Park ISD
  • Amarillo, TX
  • 6th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Highland Park ISD: A

Total students

193

Avg. teacher experience

12.4 years

Highland Park ISD: 11 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Highland Park ISD: 98.3%

Statewide: 90%

Highland Park Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Amarillo, TX, in the Highland Park ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 193 students. 61.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 10.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $59,169, which is $282 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.hpisd.net

Address

15300 Amarillo Blvd E
Amarillo, TX 79108

Office phone number

(806) 335-2823

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Highland Park Middle 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

193

African American

7 (3.6%)

Highland Park ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Highland Park ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

15 (7.8%)

Highland Park ISD: 5.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

91 (47.2%)

Highland Park ISD: 46.9%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Highland Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

75 (38.9%)

Highland Park ISD: 42%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

5 (2.6%)

Highland Park ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

3.6%

American Indian

0%

Asian

7.8%

Hispanic

47.2%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

38.9%

Two or more races

2.6%

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

61.1 %

Highland Park ISD: 46.5%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

63.7 %

Highland Park ISD: 57.1%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

10.4 %

Highland Park ISD: 8.2%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

61.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

63.7%

Limited Eng. proficiency

10.4%

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

10.4 %

Highland Park ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

1.6 %

Highland Park ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

11.9 %

Highland Park ISD: 12.8%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

10.4%

Gifted and talented

1.6%

Special education

11.9%

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)

B

Highland Park ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Highland Park ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Highland Park ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

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.

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

21.4 %

Highland Park ISD: 20.7%

Statewide: 15%

African American

33.3 %

Highland Park ISD: 33.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Highland Park ISD: 28.6%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Highland Park ISD: 5.9%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

16.4 %

Highland Park ISD: 18.3%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Highland Park ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

25.7 %

Highland Park ISD: 21.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

50 %

Highland Park ISD: 48.4%

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

15.1

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

2.1 (13.6%)

Highland Park ISD: 13.4%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Highland Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

11 (72.6%)

Highland Park ISD: 82.1%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

2.1 (13.8%)

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 (0%)

Highland Park ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

11.2 (73.8%)

Highland Park ISD: 68.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

4 (26.2%)

Highland Park ISD: 29.5%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

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

12.4 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

$59,169

Highland Park ISD: $58,041

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$52,502

Highland Park ISD: $53,739

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$54,068

Highland Park ISD: $53,534

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$57,060

Highland Park ISD: $56,997

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$60,027

Highland Park ISD: $60,505

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$71,478

Highland Park ISD: $69,913

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Highland Park ISD: N/A

Statewide: $71,111

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