Highland Park Elementary School
Public elementary school in Texarkana, Texas · Texarkana ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Highland Park Elementary School serves 427 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Texarkana (Bowie County). It is one of 13 schools in Texarkana ISD. By enrollment it is the 3234th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.7 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Texarkana ISD |
| County | Bowie County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484248004847 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Texarkana ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 427 | 7,269 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.7 | 13.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95.1% | 75% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 48% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Highland Park Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 8 elementary schools in Texarkana ISD, Highland Park Elementary School is the 3rd largest, with 5.9% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.9 miles away and have a median of 343 students, so Highland Park Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 2 with 73 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 35, against an average of 61 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 64 in kindergarten and 61 in grade 5. It also enrolls 35 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 53.9% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texarkana ISD (21%). Black students are next, at 33.3%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
95.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75% across Texarkana ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Highland Park Elementary School has 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 427 students would have about 28.9 teachers, so Highland Park Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest other elementary school is Spring Lake Park Elementary School, 1.4 miles away in the same district. There are 9 elementary schools within 5 miles and 13 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 53.9% |
| Black | 33.3% |
| White | 8.9% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
46.8% of students are girls and 53.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 35 |
| Kindergarten | 64 |
| Grade 1 | 65 |
| Grade 2 | 73 |
| Grade 3 | 62 |
| Grade 4 | 67 |
| Grade 5 | 61 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
401 W 25th St, Texarkana, TX 75503
Phone: (903)794-8001
Website: txkisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Highland Park Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Lake Park Elementary School | Texarkana ISD | 1.4 mi | 334 | 10.8 | 90.1% |
| Theron Jones Early Literacy Center | Texarkana ISD | 1.6 mi | 329 | 9.5 | 97.9% |
| Westlawn Elementary School | Texarkana ISD | 2.3 mi | 317 | 10.3 | 93.7% |
| Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary School | Pleasant Grove ISD | 2.7 mi | 494 | 14.2 | 47.4% |
| Liberty-Eylau Early Childhood Center | Liberty-Eylau ISD | 3.0 mi | 269 | 13.1 | 91.4% |
| Wake Village Elementary School | Texarkana ISD | 3.8 mi | 539 | 12.6 | 86.5% |
| Martha & Josh Morriss Math & Engineering Elementary School | Texarkana ISD | 4.0 mi | 351 | 16.2 | 33.6% |
| Nash Elementary School | Texarkana ISD | 4.7 mi | 667 | 15.4 | 89.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Texarkana ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Academy of Texas | High | 5–12 | 471 |
| Martha & Josh Morriss Math & Engineering Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 351 |
| Nash Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 667 |
| Options Early Graduation High School | High | 9–12 | 61 |
| Paul Laurence Dunbar Early Education Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 265 |
| Spring Lake Park Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 334 |
| Texas High School | High | 9–12 | 1,750 |
| Texas Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,421 |
| Theron Jones Early Literacy Center | Elementary | K–2 | 329 |
| Waggoner Creek Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 337 |
| Wake Village Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 539 |
| Westlawn Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 317 |