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H L Higgins Elementary

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H L Higgins Elementary ranks 782 nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

782^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

H L Higgins Elementary in Whitehouse, TX, serves 597 students from Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of the highly-rated Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd), which ranks in the top 6% of all Texas districts. The school has earned a consistent 4-star rating for the last ten years, placing it in the 83rd percentile statewide for the 2025-2026 school year. About 48% of its students are economically disadvantaged, and the school is located in a community where families have access to several strong elementary options within a few miles.

While H L Higgins is a solid, above-average school, it is the lowest-performing elementary in its own high-achieving district. Its district peers, Stanton-Smith Elementary and Gus Winston Cain Elementary, consistently rank in the 94th-98th percentile (5-star schools), while Mozelle Brown Elementary ranks slightly lower at the 78th percentile. The most notable academic challenge is a persistent "5th-grade slump," where proficiency rates in reading (63%) and math (50%) fall well below the district averages of 71% and 65%, respectively. This trend has been observed over several years, suggesting a need for targeted support in upper elementary grades. When compared to schools in neighboring Tyler Independent School District (Isd), H L Higgins significantly outperforms schools like Clarkston Elementary (20th percentile) and Rice Elementary (30th percentile), and is comparable to top Tyler schools like Woods Elementary (87th percentile).

A standout strength of H L Higgins is its exceptional support for Special Education students, who ranked in the 92nd percentile statewide (5-star) in the most recent data. The school also excels with students from low socio-economic backgrounds (92nd percentile) and Hispanic students (93rd percentile). However, the school's performance with its White student population is a relative weakness, ranking only in the 64th percentile. This unusual pattern suggests that the school's instructional strategies may be particularly effective for its diverse and economically disadvantaged learners. For parents, H L Higgins offers a reliable, above-average education with a proven track record of supporting its most vulnerable students, but it faces clear challenges in closing the performance gap with its higher-achieving district peers, especially in 5th grade.

597

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,139

Per pupil spending ?

48.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

306 Bascom Rd
Whitehouse, TX 75791

(903) 839-5580

District: Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend H L Higgins Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	J W Holloway Sixth Grade School
	Whitehouse J H
High:	Whitehouse High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.0%

Hispanic:

15.4%

African American:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (65% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg70%

Texas avg51%

782^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)

55^th of 951Whitehouse 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	79.2	782 of 4627	83.1%	★★★★☆
2025	80.0	748 of 4651	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	811 of 4710	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	682 of 4647	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	971 of 4581	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	86.0	535 of 4578	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	565 of 4479	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	65.1	1244 of 4359	71.5%	★★★★☆
2017	72.1	972 of 4329	77.5%	★★★★☆
2016	73.5	1065 of 4286	75.2%	★★★★☆
2015	82.6	610 of 4320	85.9%	★★★★☆
2014	79.2	763 of 4260	82.1%	★★★★☆
2013	74.0	956 of 4221	77.4%	★★★★☆
2012	78.0	747 of 4206	82.2%	★★★★☆
2011	70.4	1152 of 4095	71.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.5	558 of 2406	76.8%	★★★★☆
2025	54.0	765 of 1905	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	724 of 2443	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	552 of 2443	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	62.7	673 of 2421	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	55.5	862 of 2444	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.1	1094 of 2515	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.5	1356 of 2483	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	42.3	2650 of 4461	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	72.6	630 of 4331	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.4	323 of 4295	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	68.7	847 of 4240	80.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	40.5	2182 of 3668	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	1922 of 3487	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	73.7	502 of 3446	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	902 of 3226	72.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.9	968 of 4575	78.8%	★★★★☆
2025	76.5	664 of 3744	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	627 of 4658	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	607 of 4588	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	860 of 4561	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	87.6	436 of 4499	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	85.1	452 of 4348	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	66.4	1178 of 4306	72.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.3	848 of 3075	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	68.8	783 of 2619	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	59.8	1472 of 2980	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.6	455 of 2958	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.9	330 of 3006	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	1016 of 3184	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.1	709 of 3106	77.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.4	658 of 4413	85.1%	★★★★☆
2025	76.8	529 of 3644	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	318 of 4465	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	85.8	347 of 4401	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	76.7	637 of 4376	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	85.2	350 of 4329	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	80.6	449 of 4188	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.0	814 of 4168	80.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.6	687 of 4520	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	83.3	280 of 3705	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	80.1	464 of 4594	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	403 of 4521	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	71.0	849 of 4477	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	88.1	190 of 4451	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	84.1	292 of 4309	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	57.5	1538 of 4264	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	81.9	642 of 4582	86.0%	★★★★☆
2025	80.4	576 of 3739	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	941 of 4647	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	811 of 4585	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	1066 of 4563	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	702 of 4498	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	778 of 4357	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	61.4	1412 of 4319	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.9	158 of 1106	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	51.0	549 of 1128	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.4	224 of 1099	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.2	141 of 961	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	49.5	578 of 1112	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	520 of 1046	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.6	354 of 4301	91.8%	★★★★★
2025	65.9	818 of 3549	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	742 of 4292	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	602 of 4086	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	460 of 3952	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	84.7	235 of 3799	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	85.5	190 of 3684	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	80.9	284 of 3558	92.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	1077 of 3006	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.4	727 of 2612	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	61.0	1148 of 3108	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	1034 of 3106	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	1296 of 3082	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.2	730 of 3082	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	653 of 3142	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	49.5	1601 of 3127	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)92nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)86th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)86th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)85th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile~ school

Female (2026)79th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)77th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)72nd percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile-19 vs school

At Risk (2022)41st percentile-38 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading67%+13 vs state

Mathematics63%+16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
H L Higgins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	306 Bascom Rd	Whitehouse	75791	Smith County	Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 839-5580	597	40	14.8	48.4%	412 (69.0%)	42 (7.0%)	92 (15.4%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.9%)	79.2	782^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	83.1%		80	748^th of 4651 public elementary schools	83.9%	34		68.4	71.7	63.1	64.2	76.1	50.5	$8,139
Stanton-Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Zavala Trl	Whitehouse	75791	Smith County	Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 839-5730	486	35	14.0	42.0%	316 (65.0%)	50 (10.3%)	67 (13.8%)	17 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.0%)	95.2	164^th of 4627 public elementary schools	96.5%		97.2	95^th of 4651 public elementary schools	98.0%	69		78.0	69.3	89.3	79.1	79.3	85.9	$8,489
Gus Winston Cain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 Hwy 110 S	Whitehouse	75791	Smith County	Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 839-5600	508	36	14.3	52.2%	330 (65.0%)	60 (11.8%)	86 (16.9%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)	94	214^th of 4627 public elementary schools	95.4%		95.6	165^th of 4651 public elementary schools	96.5%	49		68.1	82.7	76.0	75.0	84.0	85.3	$9,007
Mozelle Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14600 C R 2191	Whitehouse	75791	Smith County	Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 839-5610	575	43	13.5	53.7%	296 (51.5%)	107 (18.6%)	102 (17.7%)	32 (5.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	33 (5.7%)	73.6	995^th of 4627 public elementary schools	78.5%		77.7	847^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.8%	148		67.3	57.3	62.0	56.6	74.4	52.1	$8,479
Cumberland Academy Lower Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-2	1340 Shiloh Rd	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Cumberland Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 405-1318	459	35	12.9	59.3%	168 (36.6%)	106 (23.1%)	136 (29.6%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.5%)								(n/a)								$10,656
Cumberland Academy Upper Elementary	Public, Charter	3-5	1040 Shiloh Rd	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Cumberland Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 405-1381	392	30	13.1	46.4%	137 (34.9%)	104 (26.5%)	125 (31.9%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	15.3	4277^th of 4627 public elementary schools	7.6%		10	4481^st of 4651 public elementary schools	3.7%	204		35.3	32.6	33.7	25.9	32.6	22.8	$8,190
Clarkston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2915 Williamsburg	Tyler	75701	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1980	394	28	13.9	76.9%	116 (29.4%)	149 (37.8%)	82 (20.8%)	9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.1%)	26.2	3679^th of 4627 public elementary schools	20.5%		27.7	3570^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.2%	109		28.0	34.9	55.4	32.0	38.1	30.8	$10,484
Rice Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5215 Old Bullard Rd	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2555	613	39	15.7	61.0%	249 (40.6%)	170 (27.7%)	115 (18.8%)	24 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.6%)	33	3226^th of 4627 public elementary schools	30.3%		52.9	1969^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.7%	1257		34.7	47.7	54.9	26.7	38.9	42.7	$8,607
Wise Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-3	10659 State Hwy 64 E	Tyler	75707	Smith County	Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 566-2271	593	41	14.4	82.0%	178 (30.0%)	119 (20.1%)	263 (44.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.1%)								(n/a)	42.9	41.9			38.2			$8,987
Dr Bryan C Jack Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Balsam Gap Ln	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-3260	706	40	17.5	45.5%	346 (49.0%)	126 (17.8%)	134 (19.0%)	53 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.7%)	76.2	897^th of 4627 public elementary schools	80.6%		69.8	1145^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.4%	248		57.3	64.7	70.4	60.2	57.1	60.0	$8,146

Frequently Asked Questions about H L Higgins Elementary

Is H L Higgins Elementary a good school?

H L Higgins Elementary ranks 782^nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend H L Higgins Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 597 students attended H L Higgins Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of H L Higgins Elementary?

Students at H L Higgins Elementary are 69% White, 15% Hispanic, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of H L Higgins Elementary attend?

Students who attend H L Higgins Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : J W Holloway Sixth Grade School
Middle : Whitehouse J H
High : Whitehouse High School

What district is H L Higgins Elementary in?

Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)

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