Hightower Elementary School
Public elementary school in Plano, Texas · Plano ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Hightower Elementary School serves 448 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Plano (Collin County). It is one of 72 schools in Plano ISD. By enrollment it is the 3019th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 32.04 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Plano ISD |
| County | Collin County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483510007836 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Plano ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 448 | 46,612 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14 | 13.8 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 21% | 36.4% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 34% 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.
Hightower Elementary School in context
Size
Hightower Elementary School is the 24th largest of Plano ISD's 44 elementary schools; its 448 students are 1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 491; Hightower 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 3 with 87 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 17, against an average of 64 per grade. This year grade 5 has 43% more students than kindergarten (80 against 56). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 17 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 37.7% here and 28.5% across Plano ISD. Asian students are next, at 22.1%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
21% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 36.4% across Plano ISD 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 32.04 full-time-equivalent teachers for 448 students, Hightower Elementary School has 14 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 448 students would have about 30.3 teachers, so Hightower Elementary School has 1.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Hightower Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Centennial Elementary School, 0.9 miles away in the same district. There are 40 elementary schools within 5 miles and 174 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 37.7% |
| Asian | 22.1% |
| Hispanic | 17.4% |
| Black | 12.5% |
| Two or more races | 10.3% |
50% of students are girls and 50% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 17 |
| Kindergarten | 56 |
| Grade 1 | 58 |
| Grade 2 | 76 |
| Grade 3 | 87 |
| Grade 4 | 74 |
| Grade 5 | 80 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2601 Decatur Dr., Plano, TX 75093
Phone: (469)752-1800
Website: pisd.edu
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hightower Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial Elementary School | Plano ISD | 0.9 mi | 462 | 13.8 | 15.2% |
| Daffron Elementary School | Plano ISD | 1.1 mi | 604 | 13.5 | 51% |
| Saigling Elementary School | Plano ISD | 1.3 mi | 309 | 10.4 | 21% |
| Wells Elementary School | Plano ISD | 1.6 mi | 463 | 12.8 | 12.7% |
| Harmony Science Academy - Plano | Harmony Public Schools - North Texas | 1.7 mi | 627 | 17.7 | 57.6% |
| Huffman Elementary School | Plano ISD | 1.8 mi | 519 | 14.1 | 40.1% |
| Weatherford Elementary School | Plano ISD | 1.9 mi | 404 | 10.3 | 73.8% |
| Jackson Elementary School | Plano ISD | 2.0 mi | 705 | 14.1 | 73% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.