Highlands Elementary School
Public elementary school in Highlands, Texas · Goose Creek CISD · Grades 1–5
Highlands Elementary School serves 868 students in grades 1–5 in Highlands (Harris County). It is one of 33 schools in Goose Creek CISD. By enrollment it is the 256th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.6 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than 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 ÷ 55.76 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | 1–5 |
| District | Goose Creek CISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482115002112 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Goose Creek CISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 868 | 24,032 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.6 | 15.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 79.6% | 74.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 65% 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.
Highlands Elementary School in context
Size
Highlands Elementary School is the largest of Goose Creek CISD's 17 elementary schools; its 868 students are 3.6% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 3.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 656; Highlands Elementary School is larger than most of them.
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 4 with 188 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 164, against an average of 174 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 164 in grade 1 and 178 in grade 5.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 68% here and 65.7% across Goose Creek CISD. White students are next, at 20.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
79.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 74.3% across Goose Creek CISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 55.76 full-time-equivalent teachers for 868 students, Highlands Elementary School has 15.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 868 students would have about 58.6 teachers, so Highlands Elementary School has 2.8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Highlands Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Hopper Primary School, 0.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 53 other elementary schools, 11 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 68% |
| White | 20.5% |
| Black | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
44.8% of students are girls and 55.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 1 | 164 |
| Grade 2 | 171 |
| Grade 3 | 167 |
| Grade 4 | 188 |
| Grade 5 | 178 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
200 E Wallisville Rd, Highlands, TX 77562
Phone: (281)420-4900
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Highlands Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopper Primary School | Goose Creek CISD | 0.2 mi | 239 | 14 | 79.5% |
| Harlem Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 2.9 mi | 575 | 14.6 | 87.1% |
| Travis Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 3.3 mi | 709 | 16 | 77.9% |
| Drew Elementary School | Crosby ISD | 3.3 mi | 602 | 14.9 | 81.1% |
| Crenshaw Elementary School | Channelview ISD | 3.7 mi | 482 | 14.2 | 95% |
| Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 4.1 mi | 749 | 17 | 64.6% |
| Banuelos Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 4.1 mi | 769 | 16.2 | 72.7% |
| Victoria Walker Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 4.2 mi | 763 | 16.1 | 64.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.