📍 2601 Decatur Dr, Plano, Collin County, 75093
Hightower el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Plano, Collin County. The school has 477 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Catherine Kelly. It is part of the Plano Isd school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hightower el enrolls 477 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% White, 29% Asian and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 175 | 37% |
| Asian | 137 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 82 | 17% |
| Black or African American | 56 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 5.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
105 of the school's 477 students (22%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 93 qualify for free lunch and 12 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 el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-30, state senate district 8, state house district 66.
Hightower el is one of 79 schools in PLANO ISD, based in PLANO, Texas. The district serves 46,612 students district-wide and employs 3,538 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 477 students, Hightower el is smaller than the district average of about 590 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large