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Highland Park Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

421^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Highland Park Elementary in Nederland, TX, is a PK-5 school serving 547 students as part of the highly-rated Nederland Independent School District (Isd), and it stands out for its exceptional academic performance, particularly in 4th grade reading, where 89% of students are proficient—16 points above the district average and 36 points above the state average.

What truly sets Highland Park apart is its remarkable success with students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, who now rank in the 95th percentile statewide—a dramatic 28-point jump from just two years ago. The school also excels in supporting special education students (93rd percentile) and at-risk students (99th percentile), showing that targeted initiatives have closed achievement gaps across all student groups. This is especially impressive when compared to nearby Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary in Port Arthur ISD, which serves a higher-poverty population and ranks in the 6th percentile. Within the Nederland district, Highland Park is the top-ranked elementary school (91st percentile), outperforming Helena Park Elementary (89th), Hillcrest Elementary (88th), and Langham Elementary (81st).

While Highland Park shines in early literacy, it has a notable weakness in 5th grade math and science, where proficiency rates fall below district averages—for example, only 30% of 5th graders were proficient in science compared to 42% district-wide. This contrasts with Hillcrest Elementary, which posted a 62% proficiency rate in 5th grade science, more than double Highland Park's score. Overall, the school has shown resilience, rebounding from a dip in 2023-2024 to reclaim its top-tier status, making it a strong choice for families prioritizing early reading skills and equitable support for all learners.

547

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,375

Per pupil spending ?

50.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 S 6th St
Nederland, TX 77627

(409) 722-0236

District: Nederland Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Highland Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Central Middle
High:	Nederland High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.7%

Hispanic:

35.1%

African American:

9.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2016 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (73% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Texas elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Nederland Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg69%

Texas avg51%

421^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 4% (2016) to top 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Nederland Independent School District (Isd)

83^rd of 951Nederland 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	89.0	421 of 4627	90.9%	★★★★★
2025	81.6	702 of 4651	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	1005 of 4710	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.1	523 of 4647	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	94.4	199 of 4581	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	84.7	585 of 4578	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	613 of 4479	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	87.5	435 of 4359	90.0%	★★★★★
2017	91.5	314 of 4329	92.7%	★★★★★
2016	90.8	175 of 4286	95.9%	★★★★★
2015	92.4	89 of 4320	97.9%	★★★★★
2014	82.5	600 of 4260	85.9%	★★★★☆
2013	67.0	1327 of 4221	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	79.2	694 of 4206	83.5%	★★★★☆
2011	77.0	693 of 4095	83.1%	★★★★☆
2010	70.7	1072 of 3937	72.8%	★★★★☆
2009	76.9	673 of 3884	82.7%	★★★★☆
2008	70.6	1016 of 3768	73.0%	★★★★☆
2007	70.2	1061 of 3724	71.5%	★★★★☆
2006	69.9	1027 of 3476	70.5%	★★★★☆
2005	80.5	429 of 3475	87.7%	★★★★☆
2004	72.6	832 of 3465	76.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.9	245 of 2406	89.8%	★★★★☆
2025	77.3	243 of 1905	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	47.1	1211 of 2443	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	94.4	63 of 2443	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	95 of 2421	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	66.7	500 of 2444	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	421 of 2515	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.0	652 of 2483	73.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	37.1	775 of 1045	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	97.4	42 of 4461	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	70.9	692 of 4331	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	58.2	1440 of 4295	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.2	339 of 4240	92.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.6	395 of 1643	76.0%	★★★★☆
2025	79.9	403 of 2918	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	789 of 3668	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	96.8	38 of 3556	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	81.8	320 of 3487	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	77.5	404 of 3446	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	37.7	2230 of 3333	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	74.5	488 of 3226	84.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	88.1	379 of 4575	91.7%	★★★★★
2025	78.6	604 of 3744	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	985 of 4658	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	546 of 4588	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	92.1	218 of 4561	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	72.5	969 of 4499	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	87.1	380 of 4348	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.1	440 of 4306	89.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	192 of 3075	93.8%	★★★★★
2025	75.9	212 of 2619	91.9%	★★★★☆
2019	59.5	1525 of 3184	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.0	10 of 3106	99.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	89.0	231 of 4413	94.8%	★★★★★
2025	86.2	263 of 3644	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	72.2	852 of 4465	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	93.5	123 of 4401	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	118 of 4376	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	71.6	826 of 4329	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	526 of 4188	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	442 of 4168	89.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	87.8	234 of 4520	94.8%	★★★★★
2025	84.1	262 of 3705	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	59.9	1508 of 4594	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.9	317 of 4521	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	63 of 4477	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	79.6	441 of 4451	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	78.2	462 of 4309	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	87.2	210 of 4264	95.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	86.3	479 of 4582	89.5%	★★★★☆
2025	83.6	470 of 3739	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	986 of 4647	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.4	496 of 4585	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	93.8	188 of 4563	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	304 of 4498	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	74.1	848 of 4357	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	85.5	487 of 4319	88.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	85.7	297 of 4301	93.1%	★★★★★
2025	83.4	264 of 3549	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	64.9	1011 of 4292	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	258 of 4086	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.3	11 of 3952	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	69.4	586 of 3799	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	69.6	584 of 3684	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	362 of 3558	89.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	81.4	358 of 3006	88.1%	★★★★☆
2025	73.2	572 of 2612	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	940 of 3108	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.0	792 of 3106	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	87.9	158 of 3082	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	71.6	684 of 3082	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	583 of 3142	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	480 of 3127	84.6%	★★★★☆

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)99th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)95th percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)94th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)92nd percentile~ school

African American (2026)90th percentile~ school

Male (2026)90th percentile~ school

White (2026)88th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)76th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2024)26th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading78%+23 vs state

Mathematics68%+21 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 Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 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	Total
Highland Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 S 6th St	Nederland	77627	Jefferson County	Nederland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 722-0236	547	36	15.2	50.1%	250 (45.7%)	52 (9.5%)	192 (35.1%)	18 (3.3%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.9%)	89	421^st of 4627 public elementary schools	90.9%		81.6	702^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	84.9%	281							65.1	89.0	79.0	64.3	79.3	60.0	$8,375
Langham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 S 12th St	Nederland	77627	Jefferson County	Nederland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 722-4324	553	33	16.5	54.2%	313 (56.6%)	29 (5.2%)	147 (26.6%)	27 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.5%)	76.8	881^st of 4627 public elementary schools	81.0%		80.5	734^th of 4651 public elementary schools	84.2%	147							56.7	64.0	74.7	49.3	56.8	69.2	$8,564
Port Neches Pri	Public	PK, KG-2	2820 Merriman	Port Neches	77651	Jefferson County	Port Neches-Groves Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(409) 722-4244	574	43	13.3	40.2%	312 (54.4%)	24 (4.2%)	172 (30.0%)	38 (6.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.2%)								(n/a)													$8,930
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2611 Ave H	Nederland	77627	Jefferson County	Nederland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 722-3484	717	46	15.5	62.1%	141 (19.7%)	75 (10.5%)	390 (54.4%)	80 (11.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.0%)	86.2	534^th of 4627 public elementary schools	88.5%		90.7	346^th of 4651 public elementary schools	92.6%	188	62.5	50.0	22.2	50.0	40.0	27.8	69.4	63.5	75.0	65.0	67.0	71.7	$8,007
Helena Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Helena Ave	Nederland	77627	Jefferson County	Nederland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 722-0462	760	46	16.5	40.5%	404 (53.2%)	43 (5.7%)	199 (26.2%)	82 (10.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.7%)	87.3	486^th of 4627 public elementary schools	89.5%		85.4	557^th of 4651 public elementary schools	88.0%	71							70.2	76.4	74.2	49.1	84.6	73.4	$7,063
Port Neches Intermediate	Public	3-5	1522 Heisler	Port Neches	77651	Jefferson County	Port Neches-Groves Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(409) 722-4244	607	41	14.6	40.7%	355 (58.5%)	26 (4.3%)	157 (25.9%)	45 (7.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	71.3	1080^th of 4627 public elementary schools	76.7%		75.2	926^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.1%	154							63.4	64.4	68.1	57.8	50.0	51.2	$8,014
Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5701 9th Ave	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-4100	644	40	15.9	84.8%	22 (3.4%)	389 (60.4%)	196 (30.4%)	8 (1.2%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	13.8	4348^th of 4627 public elementary schools	6.0%		18.6	4110^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.6%	238							31.3	20.8	37.8	15.1	39.6	23.1	$8,474
Groves Intermediate	Public	3-5	5840 W Jefferson	Groves	77619	Jefferson County	Port Neches-Groves Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(409) 722-4244	609	41	14.9	53.7%	294 (48.3%)	35 (5.7%)	226 (37.1%)	15 (2.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.7%)	45.3	2366^th of 4627 public elementary schools	48.9%		56.9	1729^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.8%	637							51.3	42.3	58.0	43.7	44.9	40.0	$7,766
Groves Pri	Public	PK, KG-2	3901 Cleveland Groves	Groves	77619	Jefferson County	Port Neches-Groves Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(409) 722-4244	613	44	13.9	55.6%	301 (49.1%)	23 (3.8%)	227 (37.0%)	33 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)								(n/a)													$8,513
Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3245 36th St	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-4800	689	52	13.1	88.7%	12 (1.7%)	109 (15.8%)	537 (77.9%)	8 (1.2%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	69.2	1172^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	74.7%		59.2	1619^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.2%	447	50.0	57.1	50.0	33.3	50.0	37.5	43.8	62.9	58.9	58.8	78.9	56.3	$9,081

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Park Elementary

How many students attend Highland Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 547 students attended Highland Park Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Highland Park Elementary?

Students at Highland Park Elementary are 46% White, 35% Hispanic, 10% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Highland Park Elementary a good school?

Yes. Highland Park Elementary ranks in the top 9.1% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Highland Park Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Central Middle
High : Nederland High School

What district is Highland Park Elementary in?

Nederland Independent School District (Isd)

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