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Highland Park Elementary

Q: Is Highland Park Elementary a good school?

Highland Park Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.6% of Texas elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Highland Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 427 students attended Highland Park Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Highland Park Elementary?

Students at Highland Park Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 33% African American, 9% White, 4% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Highland Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Highland Park Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Texas Middle High : Texas High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4576^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Highland Park Elementary is a public elementary school in Texarkana, Texas, serving 403 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Texarkana Independent School District (TISD), which is ranked 661 out of 961 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Highland Park Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. The school significantly underperforms the TISD and Texas state averages on STAAR assessments across all grade levels and subjects, particularly in mathematics and science. For example, in 2024-2025, only 13.46% of 3rd graders achieved proficiency in math, compared to 34.58% for TISD and 52.02% for Texas.

While Highland Park Elementary spends slightly more per student than the TISD average, it has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (97.52%) and minority students (68.7%). Nearby schools like Nash Elementary and Waggoner Creek Elementary also serve high-needs populations but generally outperform Highland Park on academic measures. The highest-performing school in the area is Martha & Josh Morriss Math & Engineering Elementary, a magnet school that serves a more affluent student population.

427

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,868

Per pupil spending ?

95.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 W 25th St
Texarkana, TX 75503-4200

(903) 794-8001

District: Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Highland Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Texas Middle
High:	Texas High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.9%

African American:

33.3%

White:

8.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (17% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg32%

Texas avg46%

4,576^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)

661^st of 961Texarkana 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	6.6	4576 of 4651	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	4516 of 4710	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	3962 of 4647	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	4189 of 4581	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	3499 of 4578	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	3624 of 4479	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	3304 of 4359	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.7	3364 of 4329	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	40.5	2821 of 4286	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.3	3091 of 4320	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.0	3106 of 4260	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.7	4047 of 4221	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	23.5	3711 of 4206	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	58.6	1903 of 4095	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.8	1420 of 3937	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.6	1065 of 3884	72.6%	★★★★☆
2008	55.0	1936 of 3768	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.9	2013 of 3724	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	70.9	979 of 3476	71.8%	★★★★☆
2005	77.4	588 of 3475	83.1%	★★★★☆
2004	73.0	804 of 3465	76.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	1901 of 1905	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	2432 of 2443	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	2155 of 2443	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	2244 of 2421	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	2132 of 2444	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	1734 of 2515	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	1789 of 2483	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	28.6	3598 of 4461	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.3	2241 of 4331	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	1961 of 4295	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	1427 of 4240	66.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	2670 of 2918	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	3096 of 3668	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.2	1900 of 3556	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	1718 of 3487	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.2	754 of 3446	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	49.7	1582 of 3333	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.7	771 of 3226	76.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	3647 of 3744	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	4545 of 4658	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	4373 of 4588	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	4348 of 4561	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	3680 of 4499	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	3804 of 4348	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.8	2636 of 4306	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	3444 of 3644	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	4004 of 4465	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.9	2642 of 4401	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	2592 of 4376	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.4	1615 of 4329	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.6	3130 of 4188	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.1	1936 of 4168	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	3649 of 3705	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	4411 of 4594	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	3312 of 4521	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	3973 of 4477	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.6	2956 of 4451	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	2736 of 4309	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	2696 of 4264	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	3702 of 3739	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	4496 of 4647	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	3221 of 4585	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	3840 of 4563	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	3165 of 4498	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	3145 of 4357	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	3864 of 4319	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	3496 of 3549	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	4025 of 4292	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	3956 of 4086	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	3815 of 3952	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	3554 of 3799	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	31.1	2392 of 3108	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	2546 of 3082	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	2878 of 3082	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	2409 of 3127	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2024)23rd percentile+19 vs school

At Risk (2022)19th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

African American (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading23%-31 vs state

Mathematics13%-32 vs state

Science7%-23 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
Highland Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 W 25th St	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 794-8001	427	29	14.6	95.1%	38 (8.9%)	142 (33.3%)	230 (53.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	6.6	4576^th of 4651 public elementary schools	1.6%		10.7	4516^th of 4710 public elementary schools	4.1%	60	11.1	35.7	38.5	0.0	20.0	0.0	0.0	29.8	18.9	21.7	13.5	16.4	9.8	6.5	$7,868
Spring Lake Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4324 Ghio Fish Blvd	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 794-7525	334	31	10.7	90.1%	56 (16.8%)	216 (64.7%)	34 (10.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.2%)	10.3	4467^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.0%		6.3	4649^th of 4710 public elementary schools	1.3%	182								18.5	34.7	31.1	15.1	8.2	24.4	13.3	$9,921
Theron Jones Early Literacy Center	Public	K-2	2600 W 15th St	Texarkana	75501	Bowie County	Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 793-4871	329	35	9.5	97.9%	13 (4.0%)	257 (78.1%)	42 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)								(n/a)															$11,646
Westlawn Elementary	Public	3-5	410 Westlawn Dr	Texarkana	75501	Bowie County	Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 223-4252	317	31	10.3	93.7%	19 (6.0%)	258 (81.4%)	27 (8.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	2.4	4649^th of 4651 public elementary schools	0.0%		3.1	4701^st of 4710 public elementary schools	0.2%	52								7.7	4.7	12.4	6.0	3.8	11.7	2.1	$11,818
Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	2800 Galleria Oaks	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Pleasant Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 838-0528	494	35	14.1	47.4%	303 (61.3%)	74 (15.0%)	55 (11.1%)	11 (2.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (9.3%)								(n/a)															$7,605
Liberty-Eylau Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	3105 Norris Cooley Dr	Texarkana	75501	Bowie County	Liberty-Eylau Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 831-5352	269	20	13.1	91.4%	70 (26.0%)	151 (56.1%)	17 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.5%)								(n/a)															$8,329
Wake Village Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Wildcat Dr	Wake Village	75501	Bowie County	Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 838-4261	539	43	12.5	86.5%	143 (26.5%)	262 (48.6%)	62 (11.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (12.4%)	38.7	2870^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.3%		44.4	2546^th of 4710 public elementary schools	45.9%	324								30.3	50.0	70.6	19.2	25.6	80.8	23.1	$9,972
Martha & Josh Morriss Math & Engineering Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	4826 University Park	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(903) 791-2262	351	22	16.1	33.6%	205 (58.4%)	66 (18.8%)	26 (7.4%)	22 (6.3%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.4%)	99.2	10^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.8%		99.6	3^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	99.9%	7								87.0	89.8	97.9	90.7	95.9	100.0	91.7	$7,888
Nash Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 E Burton St	Nash	75569	Bowie County	Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 838-4321	667	43	15.4	89.4%	154 (23.1%)	230 (34.5%)	235 (35.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.2%)	33.8	3203^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	31.1%		43.8	2590^th of 4710 public elementary schools	45.0%	613	0.0	15.4		16.7	4.8			43.3	38.8	55.4	29.8	34.0	38.2	25.3	$7,158
Waggoner Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6335 Gibson Ln	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 255-3301	337	23	14.5	41.5%	197 (58.5%)	68 (20.2%)	32 (9.5%)	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.9%)	39.3	2819^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.4%		63.5	1440^th of 4710 public elementary schools	69.4%	1379								48.4	54.8	59.1	23.4	31.0	45.5	18.2	$9,470

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Park Elementary

What schools do graduates of Highland Park Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Texas Middle
High : Texas High School

Is Highland Park Elementary a good school?

Highland Park Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.6% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Highland Park Elementary in?

Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Highland Park Elementary?

Students at Highland Park Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 33% African American, 9% White, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Highland Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 427 students attended Highland Park Elementary.

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