Highland Heights Elementary School

Highland Heights Elementary School

Public Pre-K, Elementary School | Grade Pre-K-5
865 Paul Quinn St,  Houston, TX
Houston Independent School District
3.0
470 Students
C
Niche Grade
Highland Heights Elementary School sits within the Houston Independent School District boundaries, located in a small portion of the neighborhood sometimes called Highland Heights. This highly regarded institution strives to help its students grow and develop academically, socially and morally. Home to a hive of about 500 Honeybees in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, the school's vision is that graduating students will be well-equipped to solve tomorrow's problems effectively. Highland Heights Elementary provides several extracurricular activities including debate, yearbook, sports and the Stingers Cheer & Dance team. The school has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15-to-1, and 84% of the teachers have three or more years’ experience. Educating nearly 200,000 students in 280 schools, the Houston Independent School District is the largest in Texas. If you're zoned to the district, you can apply to several highly regarded magnet schools including ones offering Mandarin and Arabic dual language programs. The district provides transportation to students accepted at magnet schools outside their neighborhoods.

School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
17:1
Math Proficiency
23%
Reading Proficiency
27%

Niche Grade

C
Academics
C+
Teachers
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Academics
Reading Proficiency
27%
Math Proficiency
23%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
17:1
Teachers
27
Full Time Teachers
27
Teachers in First or Second Year
16.2%

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
446:1

Student Diversity

Male
52.2%
Female
47.8%
Hispanic
52.4%
Black
44.7%
White
1.1%
Native American
<1%
Two or more races
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

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3.0 1 Review
3.0 parent
10/31/2012
My little girl has a really good teacher right now her name is Mrs. Jefferson. I like the school i think its a good school only thing I hate is that all the notes when it comes to activities or file trips or other things the school has for the kids they send the papers a day before or the same day....

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