📍 3333 Hurricane Ln, Missouri City, Fort Bend County, 77459
Hightower H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Missouri City, Fort Bend County. The school has 2,535 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Andre Roberson. It is part of the Fort Bend Isd school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 145.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. The school offers 41 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hightower H S enrolls 2,535 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 145.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Black or African American, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,477 | 58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 767 | 30% |
| Asian | 177 | 7% |
| Two or more races | 58 | 2.3% |
| White | 45 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,690 of the school's 2,535 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,483 qualify for free lunch and 207 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.
Hightower H S is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 13, state house district 27.
Hightower H S 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 2,535 students, Hightower H S is larger than the district average of about 937 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large