📍 2022 Colonist Park Dr, Sugar Land, Fort Bend County, 77478
Highlands el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sugar Land, Fort Bend County. The school has 588 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Angela Dow. It is part of the Fort Bend Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 41.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 56% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highlands el enrolls 588 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 41.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 28% Asian, 27% White and 26% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 162 | 28% |
| White | 159 | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 151 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 75 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 6.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
251 of the school's 588 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 216 qualify for free lunch and 35 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Highlands el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 17, state house district 26.
Highlands el is one of 85 schools in FORT BEND ISD, based in SUGAR LAND, Texas. The district serves 79,663 students district-wide and employs 4,801 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 588 students, Highlands el is smaller than the district average of about 937 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize