📍 1212 e Wallisville Rd, Highlands, Harris County, 77562
Highlands J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Highlands, Harris County. The school has 994 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Luis Munoz. It is part of the Goose Creek Cisd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 67.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highlands J H enrolls 994 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 67.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 16% White and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 650 | 65% |
| White | 163 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 149 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
810 of the school's 994 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 750 qualify for free lunch and 60 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 J H 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-20, state senate district 15, state house district 128.
Highlands J H is one of 34 schools in GOOSE CREEK CISD, based in BAYTOWN, Texas. The district serves 24,032 students district-wide and employs 1,681 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 994 students, Highlands J H is larger than the district average of about 707 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large