📍 865 Paul Quinn St, Houston, Harris County, 77091
Highland Hts el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 450 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ednallea Green. It is part of the Houston Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Highland Hts el enrolls 450 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Hispanic or Latino, 45% Black or African American and 1.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 236 | 52% |
| Black or African American | 201 | 45% |
| White | 5 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
439 of the school's 450 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 434 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Highland Hts el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 15, state house district 139.
Highland Hts el is one of 274 schools in HOUSTON ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 176,727 students district-wide and employs 10,993 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 450 students, Highland Hts el is smaller than the district average of about 645 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large