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Highland Hills Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3994^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Highland Hills Elementary is a PK-5 school in the San Antonio Independent School District (Isd) serving 715 students in a high-need area, where over 93% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The most exciting news for parents is that Highland Hills is on a clear upward trend, climbing to its highest state ranking in five years. While the school has historically faced challenges, its bilingual program is a standout strength. In 5th-grade math, students taking the Spanish test achieved a 61.54% proficiency rate, far exceeding the district average of 26.21% and the state average of 19.06%. This "bilingual advantage" is a unique asset not seen as consistently at nearby schools like Eloise Japhet Elementary or Schenck Elementary. The school also serves its English Language Learner (ELL) students better than many others in the state, with these students ranking in the 30th percentile statewide. However, it is important to note that science scores remain a critical weakness, with only 8.6% of 5th graders proficient in English science.

When comparing Highland Hills to other schools in the area, the contrast is stark. Just over two miles away, Highland Forest Elementary in the East Central Independent School District (Isd) ranks in the 85th percentile, with 75.93% of 5th graders proficient in English reading versus Highland Hills' 25.64%. Meanwhile, M L King Academy and Democracy Prep At Stewart Academy remain in the bottom 2nd percentile. Highland Hills is achieving its recent gains with spending below the district average, suggesting efficient resource use. For parents, this school offers a promising, improving environment with a proven bilingual program, though it still has significant work to do in science and English-language instruction.

715

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,681

Per pupil spending ?

93%

Free/discounted lunch ?

734 Glamis Ave
San Antonio, TX 78223-1534

(210) 438-6860

District: San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Highland Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rogers Middle
High:	Highlands High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.6%

African American:

5.3%

White:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (34% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg36%

Texas avg50%

3,994^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 46Elementary Schools in the San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

776^th of 951San Antonio Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	4395 of 4651	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	4460 of 4710	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	4088 of 4647	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	3835 of 4581	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	3943 of 4578	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.1	2216 of 4479	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.0	3245 of 4359	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.1	4044 of 4329	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.3	3810 of 4286	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.9	2965 of 4320	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.7	2286 of 4260	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.4	2572 of 4221	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.3	2981 of 4206	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.2	3087 of 4095	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.3	3516 of 3937	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.9	3031 of 3884	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.8	2767 of 3768	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.8	2365 of 3724	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.7	2475 of 3476	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	47.2	2153 of 3475	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	33.6	2745 of 3465	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	1854 of 1905	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	2076 of 2443	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	2437 of 2444	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.4	1116 of 2515	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.3	2099 of 2483	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	28.1	3624 of 4461	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	4185 of 4331	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	2428 of 4295	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	3015 of 4240	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	2213 of 2918	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	3375 of 3668	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	2485 of 3556	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.5	1115 of 3487	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.0	2080 of 3446	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.6	542 of 3333	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.6	633 of 3226	80.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	3452 of 3744	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	4485 of 4658	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	3727 of 4588	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	3610 of 4561	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	3962 of 4499	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	2301 of 4348	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	3219 of 4306	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	1806 of 2619	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	2224 of 2958	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	2753 of 3006	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.7	2305 of 3184	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.7	1556 of 3106	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	3287 of 3644	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	4184 of 4465	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	3720 of 4401	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	3622 of 4376	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	3585 of 4329	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.8	1460 of 4188	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.8	2722 of 4168	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	3377 of 3705	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	4342 of 4594	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	3866 of 4521	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	3780 of 4477	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	3817 of 4451	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.0	1115 of 4309	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	41.0	2622 of 4264	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	3489 of 3739	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	4376 of 4647	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	4202 of 4585	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	3972 of 4563	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	3752 of 4498	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.1	2068 of 4357	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.1	3181 of 4319	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	3100 of 3549	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	4180 of 4292	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	2824 of 4086	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	1802 of 3952	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.1	2478 of 3799	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	1237 of 3684	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	815 of 3558	77.1%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Gifted and Talented (2025)31st percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile+19 vs school

At Risk (2022)19th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

African American (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading34%-20 vs state

Mathematics32%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Highland Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	734 Glamis Ave	San Antonio	78223	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6860	715	38	18.8	93.0%	19 (2.7%)	38 (5.3%)	655 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20.9	3994^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.7%		12.5	4395^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.5%	401	25.0	42.9	42.1	12.5	40.0	47.4			38.0	37.9	25.6				24.7	37.5	34.2					$10,681
Jubilee Highland Hills	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1515 Goliad Rd	San Antonio	78223	Bexar County	Jubilee Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 634-7590	686	43	15.9	90.5%	23 (3.4%)	14 (2.0%)	632 (92.1%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	21.1	3988^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.8%		18.1	4134^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.1%	146							47.3	49.1	35.7	38.5	32.3	47.5	41.6	38.2	21.4	32.3	30.3	24.6		10.1	10.9	$8,631
Schenck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6718 Pecan Valley Dr	San Antonio	78223	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6865	828	54	15.2	93.1%	23 (2.8%)	44 (5.3%)	753 (90.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	29.9	3429^th of 4627 public elementary schools	25.9%		28	3549^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.7%	120	51.9	48.4	46.7	51.6	54.8	28.6			43.3	35.8	40.7				44.6	45.7	27.7					$10,771
Steele Montessori Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	260 Sally Gay Dr	San Antonio	78223	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6870	395	24	16.3	56.5%	30 (7.6%)	16 (4.1%)	346 (87.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19.1	4093^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	11.5%		35.6	3079^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.8%	1014									20.5	34.2	44.4	47.2	63.3	61.9	12.8	31.6	18.9	33.3	22.7	50.0	35.0	$11,302
Democracy Prep At Stewart Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1950 Rigsby Ave	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6875	645	43	15.0	94.1%	22 (3.4%)	34 (5.3%)	576 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	8.7	4526^th of 4627 public elementary schools	2.2%		11.5	4433^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	4.7%	93	19.1	30.6	13.0	39.1	30.3	14.3	47.3		14.3	17.1	32.8	24.1	28.6	38.2	17.5	13.3	29.9	14.8		25.8	22.2	$13,096
Charles C Ball Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	343 Koehler Ct	San Antonio	78223	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6845	543	34	15.9	95.4%	21 (3.9%)	18 (3.3%)	501 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	19.5	4069^th of 4627 public elementary schools	12.1%		13.5	4356^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.3%	287	30.0	63.6	28.6	60.0	54.6	28.6			24.4	32.1	46.4				19.5	35.1	35.7					$11,599
Pecan Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3966 E Southcross Blvd	San Antonio	78222	Bexar County	East Central Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 333-1230	457	33	13.7	81.2%	42 (9.2%)	41 (9.0%)	355 (77.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	30.5	3399^th of 4627 public elementary schools	26.5%		14.5	4318^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.2%	919									44.6	38.6	44.6				41.7	30.0	33.9					$13,860
Eloise Japhet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	314 Astor St	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-3345	634	40	15.8	91.3%	16 (2.5%)	9 (1.4%)	606 (95.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31.7	3325^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.1%		23.2	3837^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.5%	512	20.0	46.7	44.4	50.0	66.7	55.6			32.9	43.2	44.3				22.2	47.3	48.9					$9,945
Highland Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3736 S E Military Dr	San Antonio	78223	Bexar County	East Central Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 333-7385	694	39	17.8	80.8%	38 (5.5%)	42 (6.1%)	596 (85.9%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	82.6	672^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	85.5%		55.3	1821^st of 4651 public elementary schools	60.8%	1149									50.5	67.2	75.9				61.2	72.4	74.1					$10,615
Compass Rose Legacy Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3300 Sidney Brooks St	San Antonio	78235	Bexar County	Compass Rose Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 540-9265	361	21	17.5	87.5%	35 (9.7%)	39 (10.8%)	279 (77.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	12.1	4416^th of 4627 public elementary schools	4.6%		6.9	4566^th of 4651 public elementary schools	1.8%	150									37.8	23.3	37.5				21.6	9.3	27.7					$8,048

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Hills Elementary

How many students attend Highland Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 715 students attended Highland Hills Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Highland Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Highland Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rogers Middle
High : Highlands High School

Is Highland Hills Elementary a good school?

Highland Hills Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.7% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Highland Hills Elementary?

Students at Highland Hills Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% White.

What district is Highland Hills Elementary in?

San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

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