Highland Hts Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Houston ISD
  • Houston, TX
  • Pre-kindergarten - 5th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Houston ISD: B

Total students

469

Avg. teacher experience

10.4 years

Houston ISD: 11.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Houston ISD: 85.7%

Statewide: 90%

Highland Hts Elementary School is an elementary school in Houston, TX, in the Houston ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 469 students. 64.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 34.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $58,945, which is $58 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.houstonisd.org

Address

865 Paul Quinn St
Houston, TX 77091-4154

Office phone number

(713) 696-2920

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Highland Hts 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

469

African American

202 (43.1%)

Houston ISD: 22.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.2%)

Houston ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Houston ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

256 (54.6%)

Houston ISD: 61.9%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Houston ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

7 (1.5%)

Houston ISD: 9.7%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

3 (0.6%)

Houston ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

43.1%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

54.6%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

1.5%

Two or more races

0.6%

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

64.6 %

Houston ISD: 61.5%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

98.5 %

Houston ISD: 79.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

34.8 %

Houston ISD: 35.1%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

64.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

98.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

34.8%

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

34.3 %

Houston ISD: 35.7%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

1.1 %

Houston ISD: 14.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

12.6 %

Houston ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

34.3%

Gifted and talented

1.1%

Special education

12.6%

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)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Houston ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Houston ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Houston ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Houston 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

54.9 %

Houston ISD: 20.2%

Statewide: 15%

African American

60.6 %

Houston ISD: 30.4%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Houston ISD: 20.2%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Houston ISD: 5.1%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

49.8 %

Houston ISD: 20%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Houston ISD: 10.5%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

Masked

Houston ISD: 6.4%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Houston ISD: 12.1%

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

30.3

African American

18.3 (60.4%)

Houston ISD: 34.3%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Houston ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Houston ISD: 6.1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

5 (16.5%)

Houston ISD: 31.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Houston ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

6 (19.8%)

Houston ISD: 26.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (3.3%)

Houston ISD: 1.6%

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%)

Houston ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

20 (66%)

Houston ISD: 75.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

10.3 (34%)

Houston ISD: 21.9%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Houston 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

15.5

Houston ISD: 18.2

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

10.4 years

Houston ISD: 11.3 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

$58,945

Houston ISD: $59,161

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$49,412

Houston ISD: $50,771

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$53,133

Houston ISD: $54,286

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$59,619

Houston ISD: $57,353

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$64,475

Houston ISD: $60,989

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$69,817

Houston ISD: $68,443

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Houston ISD: $77,981

Statewide: $71,111

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