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Highland Park Elementary is a public elementary school located in Nederland, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 432. It is part of the Nederland Independent School District, which is ranked 129 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Highland Park Elementary consistently performs above the state and district averages in STAAR reading and math assessments across grades 3-5. In 2023-2024, the school had 62.79% of 3rd graders, 67.09% of 4th graders, and 70.1% of 5th graders proficient or better in STAAR reading, compared to the Nederland Independent School District's 61.71% and the state's 48.85% for 3rd grade, 70.6% and 50.66% for 4th grade, and 66.26% and 53.96% for 5th grade, respectively. In mathematics, Highland Park Elementary had 33.72% of 3rd graders, 56.41% of 4th graders, and 59.79% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to the district's 50.38%, 62.04%, and 66.5%, and the state's 40.86%, 44.67%, and 48.96%, respectively. The school's performance in STAAR science for 5th grade was also higher than the district and state, with 34.02% proficient or better compared to 34.23% and 26.29%, respectively.
Highland Park Elementary has a more diverse student population compared to the nearby schools, such as Houston Elementary, Bob Hope School - Elementary Campus, and Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary, with a higher percentage of Hispanic and Asian students. The school has consistently ranked in the top 20% of Texas elementary schools, with a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, indicating its strong academic performance compared to its peers.
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