Highlands Junior High School
Public middle school in Highlands, Texas · Goose Creek CISD · Grades 6–8
Highlands Junior High School serves 885 students in grades 6–8 in Highlands (Harris County). It is one of 33 schools in Goose Creek CISD. By enrollment it is the 427th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 15.9 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 55.8 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| 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 | 482115002113 |
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 middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 885 | 24,032 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 15.9 | 15.7 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 85.3% | 74.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 72% of Texas middle 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 Junior High School in context
Size
Of the 6 middle schools in Goose Creek CISD, Highlands Junior High School is the 3rd largest, with 3.7% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 5.6 miles away and have a median of 973 students, so Highlands Junior High 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 7 with 301 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 284, against an average of 295 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 284 in grade 6 and 300 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 69.9% of enrollment, a higher share than across Goose Creek CISD (65.7%). White students are next, at 14.6%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
85.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 74.3% across Goose Creek CISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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
Highlands Junior High School has 55.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 885 students would have about 61.5 teachers, so Highlands Junior High School has 5.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other middle school is Baytown Junior High School, 2.9 miles away in the same district. There are 2 middle schools within 5 miles and 14 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 69.9% |
| White | 14.6% |
| Black | 12.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
47.6% of students are girls and 52.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 284 |
| Grade 7 | 301 |
| Grade 8 | 300 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1212 E Wallisville Rd, Highlands, TX 77562
Phone: (281)420-4695
Website: gccisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Highlands Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baytown Junior High School | Goose Creek CISD | 2.9 mi | 711 | 15.8 | 81% |
| E F Green Junior School | Goose Creek CISD | 3.9 mi | 1,095 | 18.8 | 64.2% |
| Academic Counseling and Transition Academy | Channelview ISD | 5.5 mi | 25 | 5 | 100% |
| Alice Johnson Junior High School | Channelview ISD | 5.6 mi | 1,112 | 15.8 | 91.7% |
| Crosby Middle School | Crosby ISD | 5.7 mi | 1,560 | 17.9 | 58.2% |
| Gentry Junior High School | Goose Creek CISD | 6.2 mi | 1,013 | 16.6 | 67.5% |
| Aguirre Junior High School | Channelview ISD | 7.0 mi | 933 | 15.8 | 81.5% |
| Cedar Bayou Junior High School | Goose Creek CISD | 7.9 mi | 869 | 16 | 78.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.