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Highlands Elementary

Public Grades 1-5

3629^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Highlands Elementary is a public elementary school located in Highlands, Texas, serving grades 1-5 with a total enrollment of 895 students. The school is part of the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District, which is ranked 701 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Highlands Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, with a ranking between 2327 and 3629 out of around 4,600 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on STAAR tests is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in STAAR Reading for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades was 38.99%, 38.38%, and 44.71%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 52.02%, 53.73%, and 57.83%. Highlands Elementary's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White students, Special Education students, and Gifted and Talented students, who rank in the bottom 10-20% of their respective subgroups statewide.

Highlands Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 81.79% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This is significantly higher than the state average and likely contributes to the school's academic challenges. Compared to other elementary schools in the Goose Creek CISD, such as Banuelos Elementary and Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary, which have higher academic rankings and better STAAR test scores, Highlands Elementary performs significantly worse. However, its performance is comparable to or slightly better than some of the elementary schools in the neighboring Channelview ISD and Crosby ISD, which also serve high-poverty communities.

868

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,160

Per pupil spending ?

79.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 E Wallisville Rd
Highlands, TX 77562-3824

(281) 420-4900

District: Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Highlands Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Highlands J H
High:	Goose Creek Memorial
	Impact Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.0%

White:

20.5%

African American:

8.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (34% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg36%

Texas avg47%

3,629^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District

701^st of 961Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District 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	26.7	3629 of 4651	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	3590 of 4710	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	3496 of 4647	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	2836 of 4581	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	2327 of 4578	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	3404 of 4479	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	3017 of 4359	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.1	2838 of 4329	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.0	2595 of 4286	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.4	2466 of 4320	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.5	3280 of 4260	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	47.1	2460 of 4221	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.8	2357 of 4206	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.7	1778 of 4095	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.6	1146 of 3937	70.9%	★★★★☆
2009	68.0	1233 of 3884	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.2	1649 of 3768	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.0	1303 of 3724	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.4	1208 of 3476	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.7	1277 of 3475	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.3	1118 of 3465	67.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	34.2	1732 of 2443	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1855 of 2443	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.4	1293 of 2421	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.9	1341 of 2444	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.3	1249 of 2515	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.7	1473 of 2483	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	39.2	2868 of 4461	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.9	1996 of 4331	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.6	3154 of 4295	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	3456 of 4240	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	36.9	2413 of 3668	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	2208 of 3556	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	1714 of 3487	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.7	1961 of 3446	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	2668 of 3333	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	2745 of 3226	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	29.5	3517 of 4658	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	3585 of 4588	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	3088 of 4561	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	2527 of 4499	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.2	3553 of 4348	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	3144 of 4306	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	34.3	2448 of 2980	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.5	1720 of 2958	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.3	1341 of 3006	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.3	2625 of 3184	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	2655 of 3106	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	39.1	2834 of 4465	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	3064 of 4401	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	2135 of 4376	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.1	1744 of 4329	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.1	3283 of 4188	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	2976 of 4168	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	38.6	2994 of 4594	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	3073 of 4521	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	2297 of 4477	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.9	1887 of 4451	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.2	3117 of 4309	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.4	2544 of 4264	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	30.5	3414 of 4647	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	3412 of 4585	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.3	2670 of 4563	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	2153 of 4498	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.4	3115 of 4357	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	2940 of 4319	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	20.9	1001 of 1128	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	942 of 1099	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.6	594 of 1004	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	591 of 961	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	717 of 1112	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.6	308 of 1046	70.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	37.3	2762 of 4292	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	2974 of 4086	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	3373 of 3952	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	2696 of 3799	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	3296 of 3684	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	3111 of 3558	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	14.7	2906 of 3108	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	2803 of 3106	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	2835 of 3082	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	2479 of 3082	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	2784 of 3142	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	2595 of 3127	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)37th percentile+13 vs school

At Risk (2022)36th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)36th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)35th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)34th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2024)29th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2024)27th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)24th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2023)18th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)11th percentile-13 vs school

White (2024)6th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading41%-14 vs state

Mathematics29%-17 vs state

Science26%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Spanish Science 5th 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	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Highlands Elementary	Public	1-5	200 E Wallisville Rd	Highlands	77562	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4900	868	56	15.5	79.6%	178 (20.5%)	72 (8.3%)	590 (68.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.6%)	26.7	3629^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.0%		27.9	3590^th of 4710 public elementary schools	23.8%	39								39.0	38.4	44.7	30.4	28.7	28.1	25.7	$9,160
Hopper Pri	Public	PK-K	405 E Houston	Highlands	77562	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4685	239	17	14.0	79.5%	53 (22.2%)	13 (5.4%)	167 (69.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)								(n/a)															$10,025
Harlem Elementary	Public	K-5	3333 Interstate 10 E	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4910	575	39	14.5	87.1%	41 (7.1%)	120 (20.9%)	393 (68.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	25.7	3685^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.8%		28	3583^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	23.9%	102								29.6	48.2	38.4	28.1	37.4	27.3	21.2	$8,631
Travis Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Robin Rd	Baytown	77520	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4660	709	44	16.0	77.9%	99 (14.0%)	114 (16.1%)	459 (64.7%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.7%)	33.7	3216^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.9%		20.8	4026^th of 4710 public elementary schools	14.5%	810								57.8	43.4	45.0	37.1	30.2	34.1	14.7	$8,077
Drew Elementary	Public	K-5	223 Red Oak	Crosby	77532	Harris County	Crosby Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 328-9306	602	40	14.8	81.1%	52 (8.6%)	167 (27.7%)	368 (61.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	48.8	2205^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.6%		42.7	2685^th of 4710 public elementary schools	43.0%	480		25.0			16.7			32.4	38.6	66.7	23.0	45.5	59.0	28.9	$8,538
Crenshaw Elementary	Public	K-5	16204 Wood Dr	Channelview	77530	Harris County	Channelview Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 457-3080	482	34	14.2	95.0%	36 (7.5%)	5 (1.0%)	424 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.5%)	18	4144^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.9%		19.2	4109^th of 4710 public elementary schools	12.8%	35	13.3	19.1	13.3	7.1		12.5	12.5	32.4	33.8	35.6	23.2	38.0	22.5	8.1	$11,666
Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9165 Garth Rd	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 421-4460	749	44	17.0	64.6%	96 (12.8%)	159 (21.2%)	443 (59.1%)	26 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.9%)	29.2	3478^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.2%		46.9	2373^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	49.6%	1105								49.5	40.9	47.9	42.4	26.1	23.2	10.6	$7,429
Banuelos Elementary	Public	K-5	7770 Eastpoint Blvd	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4800	769	47	16.2	72.7%	72 (9.4%)	193 (25.1%)	465 (60.5%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.4%)	35.7	3074^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.9%		39	2896^th of 4710 public elementary schools	38.5%	178	20.0			10.0				35.6	42.5	54.4	23.1	32.8	42.4	31.2	$8,198
Victoria Walker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4711 Seabird St	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 421-1800	763	47	16.1	64.6%	111 (14.5%)	145 (19.0%)	438 (57.4%)	45 (5.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.6%)	38.9	2849^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.7%		48.6	2261^st of 4710 public elementary schools	52.0%	588	20.0			20.0				50.5	57.6	44.5	37.7	34.4	28.9	25.0	$8,798
Barrett Elementary	Public	K-5	815 Fm 1942	Crosby	77532	Harris County	Crosby Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 328-9320	640	39	16.4	59.8%	185 (28.9%)	49 (7.7%)	395 (61.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	37	2988^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.8%		33.7	3230^th of 4710 public elementary schools	31.4%	242	0.0							37.2	32.9	59.4	36.7	27.8	60.9	25.0	$8,878

Frequently Asked Questions about Highlands Elementary

What district is Highlands Elementary in?

Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District

How many students attend Highlands Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 868 students attended Highlands Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Highlands Elementary?

Students at Highlands Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 21% White, 8% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Is Highlands Elementary a good school?

Highlands Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.0% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Highlands Elementary attend?

Students who attend Highlands Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Highlands J H
High : Goose Creek Memorial
High : Impact Early College High School

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