Highlands’s public schools score below 56% of Texas districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Highlands, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Highlands’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 46% of tested students were proficient in reading and 40% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,516 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and five high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Highlands’s grade
C+: better than 44% of Texas school districts, #372 of 642 Texas towns. Graduation is above the Texas average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Highlands, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Highlands
Hopper Pri
Grades PK–K · 239 students · 14:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Highlands
Highlands El
Grades 1–5 · 868 students · 16:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Highlands
Highlands El
Grades 1–5 · 868 students · 16:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Highlands
Highlands El
Grades 1–5 · 868 students · 16:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Highlands
Highlands El
Grades 1–5 · 868 students · 16:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Highlands
Highlands El
Grades 1–5 · 868 students · 16:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Highlands
Highlands J H
Grades 6–8 · 885 students · 16:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Highlands
Highlands J H
Grades 6–8 · 885 students · 16:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Highlands
Highlands J H
Grades 6–8 · 885 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Highlands’s public schools are run by Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District, which also serves Baytown. Parts of Highlands (11% of its land) are served by Deer Park Independent instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Highlands vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Highlands’s borders.
Every school in Highlands
9 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Highlands’s schools
Are Highlands’s schools good?
On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Highlands children attend score below 56% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #372 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 48%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Highlands in?
Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 24,032 students in 34 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Highlands are served by Deer Park Independent.
Where do Highlands kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Goose Creek Memorial, Sterling H S, Lee H S, Stuart Career Tech H S and Impact Early College H S.
What is Highlands’s graduation rate?
93% of the class of 2023 in Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Highlands spend per student?
$12,516 in Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Highlands families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.