Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

San Antonio ISD: B

Total students

1,537

Avg. teacher experience

7.5 years

San Antonio ISD: 8.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

82.6 %

San Antonio ISD: 87.2%

Statewide: 90%

Highlands High School is a high school in San Antonio, TX, in the San Antonio ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,537 students. 69% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 12.3% 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.

In the Class of 2021, 82.6% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 5.8% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Highlands High School was 889 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 15.4.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $57,521, which is $1,366 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 7.5 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

3118 Elgin Ave
San Antonio, TX 78210-5599

Office phone number

(210) 438-6800

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Highlands High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,537

African American

98 (6.4%)

San Antonio ISD: 5.8%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.1%)

San Antonio ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (0.2%)

San Antonio ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

1,387 (90.2%)

San Antonio ISD: 89.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

San Antonio ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

39 (2.5%)

San Antonio ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

8 (0.5%)

San Antonio ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

6.4%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

0.2%

Hispanic

90.2%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

2.5%

Two or more races

0.5%

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

69 %

San Antonio ISD: 69.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

89 %

San Antonio ISD: 88%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

14.5 %

San Antonio ISD: 22.2%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

69.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

89.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

14.5%

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

12.3 %

San Antonio ISD: 24.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

5.2 %

San Antonio ISD: 7.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

15.3 %

San Antonio ISD: 13.4%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

12.3%

Gifted and talented

5.2%

Special education

15.3%

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)

B

San Antonio ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

San Antonio ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

B

San Antonio ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

San Antonio ISD: C

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

82.6 %

San Antonio ISD: 87.2%

Statewide: 90%

African American

84.2 %

San Antonio ISD: 80.3%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

San Antonio ISD: 100%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

Masked

San Antonio ISD: 71.4%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

83.1 %

San Antonio ISD: 87.9%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

San Antonio ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

83.3 %

San Antonio ISD: 84.3%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

San Antonio ISD: 75%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

84.2%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

83.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

83.3%

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

5.8 %

San Antonio ISD: 3.6%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

2.9 %

San Antonio ISD: 6.3%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

San Antonio ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

San Antonio ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

5.8 %

San Antonio ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

San Antonio ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.6%

White

11.4 %

San Antonio ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

10 %

San Antonio ISD: 5%

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

40 %

San Antonio ISD: 32%

Statewide: 15%

African American

36.2 %

San Antonio ISD: 40.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

San Antonio ISD: 24.4%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

San Antonio ISD: 22.5%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

40.5 %

San Antonio ISD: 31.7%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

San Antonio ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

39.5 %

San Antonio ISD: 28.8%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

10 %

San Antonio ISD: 26%

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

24.7 %

San Antonio ISD: 22.4%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

30.6 %

San Antonio ISD: 18.5%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

San Antonio ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

San Antonio ISD: 12%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

25.1 %

San Antonio ISD: 22.5%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

San Antonio ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

10.5 %

San Antonio ISD: 25.2%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

San Antonio ISD: 31.4%

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

15 %

San Antonio ISD: 23.1%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

9.1 %

San Antonio ISD: 15%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

San Antonio ISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

San Antonio ISD: Masked

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

15.6 %

San Antonio ISD: 23%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

San Antonio ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

Masked

San Antonio ISD: 31.4%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

San Antonio ISD: 45.5%

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

889

San Antonio ISD: 919

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

15.4

San Antonio ISD: 16.2

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

45.5 %

San Antonio ISD: 48.6%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

47.5 %

San Antonio ISD: 45.7%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

29 %

San Antonio ISD: 35.1%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

45.5%

Math

47.5%

Reading + Math

29.0%

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

103.3

African American

8 (7.7%)

San Antonio ISD: 8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

San Antonio ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

San Antonio ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

59.4 (57.5%)

San Antonio ISD: 68.5%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

1 (1%)

San Antonio ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

35 (33.8%)

San Antonio ISD: 21.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

San Antonio ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

2.8 (2.7%)

San Antonio ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

66.7 (64.5%)

San Antonio ISD: 58.1%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

30.9 (29.9%)

San Antonio ISD: 38.1%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

3 (2.9%)

San Antonio ISD: 0.7%

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

14.9

San Antonio ISD: 14.5

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

7.5 years

San Antonio ISD: 8.8 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

$57,521

San Antonio ISD: $56,808

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$56,461

San Antonio ISD: $54,665

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$55,485

San Antonio ISD: $54,953

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$57,687

San Antonio ISD: $56,709

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$59,301

San Antonio ISD: $58,527

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$61,951

San Antonio ISD: $60,691

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$63,070

San Antonio ISD: $65,451

Statewide: $71,111

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