Highlands Elementary

Summary:

Highlands Elementary is a public elementary school in Highlands, Texas, serving 739 students in grades 1-5. The school is part of the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District, which is ranked 706 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Highlands Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, with below-average performance on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subject areas. The school struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, particularly its White, African American, English Language Learner, and Special Education students. Despite the school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, its spending per student is higher than the state average, but this has not translated into improved academic outcomes.

When compared to other elementary schools in the district, such as Banuelos Elementary and Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary, Highlands Elementary performs significantly worse. The school also lags behind neighboring schools in the Channelview Independent School District and the Crosby Independent School District, such as McGhee Elementary and Barrett Elementary. Despite the school's consistent low performance, it has not shown significant improvement over the past 10 years.


Detail:

Public 1-5

 200 E Wallisville Rd
       Highlands, TX  77562-3824


(281) 420-4900

District: Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
3562nd of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,560 Help


Students who attend Highlands Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Highlands J H
High:    Goose Creek Memorial
    Impact Early College High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.4 Help
Number of students:  739

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
63.3%
White:
22.9%
African American:
8.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  82.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Highlands Elementary ranks worse than 76.2% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 9th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.91. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (63.3%), White (22.9%), African American (8.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 82.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Highlands Elementary is 15.4. 11 elementary schools in the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Highlands Elementary is $10,560. 12 elementary schools in the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Highlands Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District 706th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Highlands Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Highlands Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 67.27 1118th 3465 67.7%
2005 64.73 1277th 3475 63.3%
2006 66.42 1208th 3476 65.2%
2007 65.96 1303rd 3724 65.0%
2008 60.23 1649th 3768 56.2%
2009 67.97 1233rd 3884 68.3%
2010 69.55 1146th 3937 70.9%
2011 60.66 1778th 4095 56.6%
2012 48.84 2357th 4206 44.0%
2013 47.10 2460th 4221 41.7%
2014 32.50 3280th 4260 23.0%
2015 47.43 2466th 4320 42.9%
2016 43.99 2595th 4286 39.5%
2017 35.14 2838th 4329 34.4%
2018 32.85 3017th 4359 30.8%
2019 28.88 3404th 4479 24.0%
2021 44.37 2327th 4578 49.2%
2022 38.34 2836th 4581 38.1%
2023 28.31 3496th 4647 24.8%
2024 27.91 3562nd 4675 23.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Highlands Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.65 308th 1046 70.6%
2019 40.20 717th 1112 35.5%
2021 41.60 591st 961 38.5%
2022 45.63 594th 1004 40.8%
2023 22.62 942nd 1099 14.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Highlands Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.32 2745th 3226 14.9%
2019 30.24 2668th 3333 20.0%
2021 41.68 1961st 3446 43.1%
2022 48.92 1714th 3487 50.8%
2023 40.89 2208th 3556 37.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Highlands Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.05 3111th 3558 12.6%
2019 23.05 3296th 3684 10.5%
2021 31.40 2696th 3799 29.0%
2022 25.15 3373rd 3952 14.7%
2023 32.02 2974th 4086 27.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Highlands Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.35 2544th 4264 40.3%
2019 35.19 3117th 4309 27.7%
2021 51.88 1887th 4451 57.6%
2022 47.81 2297th 4477 48.7%
2023 37.18 3073rd 4521 32.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Highlands Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.71 3144th 4306 27.0%
2019 26.19 3553rd 4348 18.3%
2021 41.01 2527th 4499 43.8%
2022 35.16 3088th 4561 32.3%
2023 27.26 3585th 4588 21.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Highlands Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.71 2655th 3106 14.5%
2019 32.35 2625th 3184 17.6%
2021 61.29 1341st 3006 55.4%
2022 53.47 1720th 2958 41.9%
2023 34.28 2448th 2980 17.9%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Highlands Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.81 3456th 4240 18.5%
2019 33.57 3154th 4295 26.6%
2021 47.89 1996th 4331 53.9%
2022 39.19 2868th 4461 35.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Highlands Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.66 2940th 4319 31.9%
2019 33.43 3115th 4357 28.5%
2021 46.82 2153rd 4498 52.1%
2022 41.26 2670th 4563 41.5%
2023 29.90 3412th 4585 25.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Highlands Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.71 1473rd 2483 40.7%
2019 47.25 1249th 2515 50.3%
2021 41.89 1341st 2444 45.1%
2022 44.35 1293rd 2421 46.6%
2023 29.79 1855th 2443 24.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Highlands Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.18 2976th 4168 28.6%
2019 30.13 3283rd 4188 21.6%
2021 53.13 1744th 4329 59.7%
2022 49.37 2135th 4376 51.2%
2023 35.36 3064th 4401 30.4%
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Rank History for White students at Highlands Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.21 2595th 3127 17.0%
2019 20.62 2784th 3142 11.4%
2021 26.73 2479th 3082 19.6%
2022 16.45 2835th 3082 8.0%
2023 17.96 2803rd 3106 9.8%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Highlands Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 416 99 0 63 0 n/a n/a 0 578
1990 441 99 0 60 0 n/a n/a 0 600
1991 455 120 0 73 0 n/a n/a 0 648
1992 445 105 0 74 0 n/a n/a 0 624
1993 419 29 4 49 0 n/a n/a 0 501
1994 430 34 5 76 0 n/a n/a 0 545
1995 478 40 9 108 2 n/a n/a 0 637
1996 478 40 9 108 2 n/a n/a 0 637
1997 470 44 6 112 1 n/a n/a 0 633
1998 553 50 3 148 3 n/a n/a 0 757
1999 553 50 3 164 3 n/a n/a 0 773
2000 561 84 4 208 2 n/a n/a 0 859
2001 553 89 5 249 2 n/a n/a 0 898
2002 529 76 14 277 1 n/a n/a 0 897
2003 529 76 14 277 1 n/a n/a 0 897
2004 477 56 6 217 0 n/a n/a 0 756
2005 441 59 4 240 1 n/a n/a 0 745
2006 464 82 4 272 2 n/a n/a 0 824
2007 429 83 12 332 4 n/a n/a 0 860
2008 339 34 1 281 3 n/a n/a 0 658
2009 347 47 1 317 2 n/a n/a 0 714
2010 336 48 0 324 2 n/a n/a 0 710
2011 319 41 0 369 7 2 8 0 746
2012 320 86 2 378 11 1 7 0 805
2013 331 79 10 443 12 2 11 0 888
2014 322 94 3 440 5 1 16 0 881
2015 273 35 2 339 2 0 17 0 668
2016 267 63 4 379 1 0 22 0 736
2017 258 63 6 431 4 0 22 0 784
2018 258 79 4 456 3 0 26 0 826
2019 248 82 4 471 4 1 22 0 832
2020 223 62 3 494 5 1 22 0 810
2021 210 60 3 471 1 1 20 0 766
2022 176 77 4 435 2 1 28 0 723
2023 169 66 6 468 3 0 27 0 739

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Highlands Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 578 n/a n/a n/a
1990 600 35.0 17.1 n/a
1991 648 35.0 18.5 n/a
1992 624 37.5 16.6 21.5
1993 501 33.0 15.2 21.2
1994 545 31.0 17.6 18.3
1995 637 40.8 15.6 27.2
1996 637 40.8 15.6 27.2
1997 633 42.5 14.9 23.1
1998 757 44.0 17.2 27.1
1999 773 46.5 16.6 33.2
2000 859 50.0 17.2 37.1
2001 898 52.1 17.2 40.9
2002 897 54.0 16.6 46.2
2003 897 54.0 16.6 46.2
2004 756 47.9 15.8 46
2005 745 48.0 15.5 51.5
2006 824 41.7 19.8 52.2
2007 860 51.8 16.6 54.3
2008 658 45.3 14.5 54.9
2009 714 48.9 14.6 63.3
2010 710 50.9 13.9 62.1
2011 746 47.0 15.8 62.7
2012 805 45.9 17.5 63.5
2013 888 50.6 17.5 62.4
2014 881 49.5 17.7 61.6
2015 668 42.0 15.9 58.4
2016 736 45.0 16.3 65.2
2017 784 44.9 17.4 67.3
2018 826 46.7 17.6 67.9
2019 832 47.8 17.4 72.1
2020 810 47.0 17.2 74.9
2021 766 50.8 15.0 75.2
2022 723 49.0 14.7 77.9
2023 739 47.9 15.4 82.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Highlands Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 578 n/a n/a n/a
1990 600 35.0 17.1 n/a
1991 648 35.0 18.5 n/a
1992 624 37.5 16.6 21.5
1993 501 33.0 15.2 21.2
1994 545 31.0 17.6 18.3
1995 637 40.8 15.6 27.2
1996 637 40.8 15.6 27.2
1997 633 42.5 14.9 23.1
1998 757 44.0 17.2 27.1
1999 773 46.5 16.6 33.2
2000 859 50.0 17.2 37.1
2001 898 52.1 17.2 40.9
2002 897 54.0 16.6 46.2
2003 897 54.0 16.6 46.2
2004 756 47.9 15.8 46
2005 745 48.0 15.5 51.5
2006 824 41.7 19.8 52.2
2007 860 51.8 16.6 54.3
2008 658 45.3 14.5 54.9
2009 714 48.9 14.6 63.3
2010 710 50.9 13.9 62.1
2011 746 47.0 15.8 62.7
2012 805 45.9 17.5 63.5
2013 888 50.6 17.5 62.4
2014 881 49.5 17.7 61.6
2015 668 42.0 15.9 58.4
2016 736 45.0 16.3 65.2
2017 784 44.9 17.4 67.3
2018 826 46.7 17.6 67.9
2019 832 47.8 17.4 72.1
2020 810 47.0 17.2 74.9
2021 766 50.8 15.0 75.2
2022 723 49.0 14.7 77.9
2023 739 47.9 15.4 82.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Highlands Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,042 (11.1%) $8,381 (88.9%) $9,423
2020 $1,102 (11.5%) $8,492 (88.5%) $9,594
2021 $2,136 (20.2%) $8,424 (79.8%) $10,560

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Highlands Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3404th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3496th of 4647 Elementary schools
 0.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Highlands Elementary)3239
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District)3539
 4%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Highlands Elementary)3432
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District)4033
 7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Highlands Elementary)3430
 4%
   4th Grade Reading (Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District)3638
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Highlands Elementary)3831
 7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District)3940
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Highlands Elementary)3145
 14%
   5th Grade Reading (Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District)4147
 6%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Highlands Elementary)4236
 6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District)4940
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Highlands Elementary)4024
 16%
   5th Grade Science (Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District)5033
 17%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students832739
 11.2%
African American8266
 19.5%
American Indian43
 25%
Asian46
 50%
Hispanic471468
 0.6%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White248169
 31.9%
Two or More Races2227
 22.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients72.1%82.7%
 10.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Highlands Elementary

Students who attend Highlands Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Highlands J H
High : Goose Creek Memorial
High : Impact Early College High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 739 students attended Highlands Elementary.

Highlands Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.8% of Texas elementary schools.

Students at Highlands Elementary are 63% Hispanic, 23% White, 9% African American, 4% Two or more races.


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