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Highlands Elementary

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Highlands Elementary ranks 518 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

518^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Highlands Elementary in Sugar Land, TX, is a mid-sized school serving 541 students in grades PK through 5, and is part of the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd). This school stands out as a consistently high-performing and equitable option, ranking in the top 11% of all Texas elementary schools (89th percentile) while serving a moderately diverse student body where 41.4% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Highlands Elementary occupies a unique "sweet spot" among its neighbors. While elite schools like Commonwealth Elementary and Colony Meadows Elementary rank in the 99th and 97th percentiles, and struggling schools like Dr Lynn Armstrong Elementary and Dulles Elementary rank in the 21st and 32nd percentiles, Highlands has remained reliably in the 83rd to 90th percentile for the last four years. The school is particularly strong in mathematics, with 73.24% of 4th graders proficient in math compared to 57.04% in the district and 49.28% statewide. It also demonstrates exceptional support for all students, ranking in the top 10% of the state for Special Education students and the top 8% for Gifted and Talented students.

What makes Highlands Elementary especially noteworthy is its efficient use of resources to achieve excellent results. Its per-student spending of $12,195 is lower than that of lower-performing schools like Quail Valley Elementary ($16,032) and Dr Lynn Armstrong Elementary ($14,429), yet it achieves far superior academic outcomes. The school has also shown a remarkable ability to improve, with Hispanic students' ranking soaring from the 52nd percentile to the 89th percentile in a single year, suggesting targeted and successful initiatives. This combination of consistency, strong math performance, and effective support for diverse learners makes Highlands a model of a high-performing, stable school that delivers excellent results for its community.

541

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,226

Per pupil spending ?

41.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2022 Colonist Park Dr
Sugar Land, TX 77478-4437

(281) 634-4160

District: Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Highlands Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Dulles Middle
High:	Dulles High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

28.8%

Hispanic:

25.1%

White:

23.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (69% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Texas elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg60%

Texas avg51%

518^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 7% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 51Elementary Schools in the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

294^th of 951Fort Bend 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
2026	86.7	518 of 4627	88.8%	★★★★☆
2025	79.2	780 of 4651	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	738 of 4710	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	639 of 4647	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.9	472 of 4581	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	88.7	449 of 4578	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	86.4	454 of 4479	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	718 of 4359	83.5%	★★★★☆
2017	89.8	370 of 4329	91.5%	★★★★★
2016	88.5	305 of 4286	92.9%	★★★★★
2015	86.5	388 of 4320	91.0%	★★★★★
2014	82.3	615 of 4260	85.6%	★★★★☆
2013	75.2	896 of 4221	78.8%	★★★★☆
2012	75.1	871 of 4206	79.3%	★★★★☆
2011	78.0	607 of 4095	85.2%	★★★★☆
2010	73.9	853 of 3937	78.3%	★★★★☆
2009	78.0	611 of 3884	84.3%	★★★★☆
2008	73.3	850 of 3768	77.4%	★★★★☆
2007	73.8	831 of 3724	77.7%	★★★★☆
2006	75.5	682 of 3476	80.4%	★★★★☆
2005	78.0	555 of 3475	84.0%	★★★★☆
2004	71.1	921 of 3465	73.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.4	360 of 2406	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	530 of 2443	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	468 of 2443	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	536 of 2421	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	50.3	1038 of 2444	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	1081 of 2515	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	844 of 2483	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.9	486 of 999	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	375 of 1045	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.3	319 of 1015	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.5	284 of 957	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	56.8	425 of 967	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	301 of 1009	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	56.4	466 of 1005	53.6%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	89.2	195 of 4461	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	87.4	216 of 4331	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	86.7	221 of 4295	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	75.5	558 of 4240	86.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	485 of 1643	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	498 of 3668	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	428 of 3556	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	342 of 3487	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	88.9	165 of 3446	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	73.6	500 of 3333	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	563 of 3226	82.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.3	576 of 4575	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	582 of 4658	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	906 of 4588	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	877 of 4561	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.7	668 of 4499	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	622 of 4348	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	947 of 4306	78.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	252 of 3075	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	76.9	91 of 2980	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	78.7	82 of 2958	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	81.9	199 of 3006	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	76.6	232 of 3184	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	68.4	983 of 3106	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	81.4	465 of 4413	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	49.9	2132 of 4465	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	1956 of 4401	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.6	688 of 4376	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	497 of 4329	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	963 of 4188	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	48.6	2014 of 4168	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.9	907 of 4520	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	1098 of 4594	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	771 of 4521	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.7	469 of 4477	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.8	432 of 4451	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	79.7	414 of 4309	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	62.6	1230 of 4264	71.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	85.2	524 of 4582	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	791 of 4647	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	494 of 4585	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	92.3	235 of 4563	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	92.6	262 of 4498	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.0	371 of 4357	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	80.2	651 of 4319	84.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	59.2	445 of 1128	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	469 of 1099	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.1	212 of 1112	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	59.9	402 of 1046	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	81.4	414 of 4301	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	62.0	1158 of 4292	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	59.4	1123 of 4086	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	915 of 3952	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	621 of 3799	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	805 of 3684	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	31.9	2590 of 3558	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.9	787 of 3006	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.8	903 of 3108	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	760 of 3106	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.3	1036 of 3082	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.7	681 of 3082	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	670 of 3142	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	995 of 3127	68.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)96th percentile+6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)90th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)89th percentile~ school

Male (2026)89th percentile~ school

Female (2026)87th percentile~ school

African American (2026)85th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)74th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)70th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)61st percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2026)51st percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading71%+17 vs state

Mathematics66%+19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Highlands Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2022 Colonist Park Dr	Sugar Land	77478	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-4160	541	40	13.5	41.4%	128 (23.7%)	88 (16.3%)	136 (25.1%)	156 (28.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.9%)	86.7	518^th of 4627 public elementary schools	88.8%		79.2	780^th of 4651 public elementary schools	83.2%	262				65.1	71.4	76.6	63.9	73.2	62.8	$11,226
Colony Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2720 Planters St	Sugar Land	77479	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-4080	526	39	13.5	41.3%	112 (21.3%)	86 (16.3%)	124 (23.6%)	157 (29.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.4%)	80.5	747^th of 4627 public elementary schools	83.9%		74.4	950^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.6%	203				67.7	64.3	76.5	63.1	53.6	63.5	$10,986
Lexington Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2335 Dulles Ave	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-5000	506	35	14.3	43.3%	79 (15.6%)	146 (28.9%)	81 (16.0%)	154 (30.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.7%)	77.2	861^st of 4627 public elementary schools	81.4%		82.2	676^th of 4651 public elementary schools	85.5%	185				60.0	61.8	73.7	48.6	61.0	68.8	$10,843
Settlers Way Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3015 Settlers Way Dr	Sugar Land	77479	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-4360	698	47	14.9	35.1%	144 (20.6%)	81 (11.6%)	131 (18.8%)	297 (42.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.7%)	82.7	666^th of 4627 public elementary schools	85.6%		78.8	796^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.9%	130				68.1	64.7	71.4	74.1	58.4	61.5	$9,302
Dulles Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	630 Dulles Ave	Sugar Land	77478	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-5830	675	43	15.7	70.5%	47 (7.0%)	248 (36.7%)	185 (27.4%)	141 (20.9%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (6.1%)	34.5	3124^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.5%		32	3311^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.8%	187				38.8	51.0	44.3	28.2	51.9	33.3	$9,381
Austin Parkway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4400 Austin Pkwy	Sugar Land	77479	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-4001	574	39	14.6	32.6%	97 (16.9%)	90 (15.7%)	127 (22.1%)	213 (37.1%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (7.0%)	75.6	917^th of 4627 public elementary schools	80.2%		70.5	1114^th of 4651 public elementary schools	76.0%	197				69.3	72.5	75.6	56.8	52.8	45.1	$11,038
Colony Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4510 Sweetwater Blvd	Sugar Land	77479	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-4120	653	38	16.9	17.3%	166 (25.4%)	33 (5.1%)	99 (15.2%)	311 (47.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.3%)	95.9	133^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	97.1%		93.9	232^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	95.0%	99				75.8	84.7	83.1	77.1	83.1	75.4	$9,130
Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	314 Lakeview Dr	Sugar Land	77498	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-4200	340	27	12.4	51.5%	68 (20.0%)	57 (16.8%)	96 (28.2%)	104 (30.6%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	61.6	1532^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	66.9%		59.3	1614^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.3%	82				67.3	47.1	54.2	48.1	54.9	56.3	$14,475
Dr Lynn Armstrong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3440 Independence Blvd	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-9410	517	40	13.0	83.6%	12 (2.3%)	120 (23.2%)	366 (70.8%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	26.9	3633^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	21.5%		38.6	2876^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.2%	757	52.6	40.0	36.8	37.5	43.2	59.5	14.6	14.8	37.3	$11,493
Quail Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Quail Village Dr	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-5040	584	42	13.8	58.2%	85 (14.6%)	229 (39.2%)	183 (31.3%)	43 (7.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (6.8%)	47.3	2254^th of 4627 public elementary schools	51.3%		43	2568^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.8%	314				46.0	48.1	60.3	31.5	48.7	50.0	$13,486

Frequently Asked Questions about Highlands Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Highlands Elementary?

Students at Highlands Elementary are 29% Asian, 25% Hispanic, 24% White, 16% African American, 6% Two or more races.

Is Highlands Elementary a good school?

Highlands Elementary ranks 518^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Highlands Elementary attend?

Students who attend Highlands Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dulles Middle
High : Dulles High School

What district is Highlands Elementary in?

Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Highlands Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 541 students attended Highlands Elementary.

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