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HIGHTOWER H S (079907008) - FORT BEND ISD - FORT BEND COUNTY

School Information


Campus Type: High School
Total Students: 2,297
Grade Span: 09 - 12

For more information about this campus, see: https://TXschools.gov or the Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR)
at: https://rptsvr1.tea.texas.gov/perfreport/tapr/tapr_srch.html

Overall Performance Details


This data represents how much students are learning in each grade and whether or not they are ready for the next grade. It also shows how well a school prepares their students for success after high school in college, the workforce, or the military. State accountability is based on three domains: Student Achievement, School Progress, and Closing the Gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100.

Overall
Rating


Donut chart of type

69 of 100

Student
Achievement


Donut chart of type

65 of 100

School
Progress


Donut chart of type

68 of 100

Closing
the Gaps


Donut chart of type

71 of 100

Distinction Designations


Schools that earn a overall scale scores of 70 are eligible for as many as seven distinction designations that are awarded when a school or district shows exceptional achievement in certain areas.

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Student Information


This section provides demographic information including attendance rates, enrollment percentages for various student groups, student mobility rates, and class size averages at the campus, district, and state level, where applicable.

Attendance Rate and Enrollment

  Campus District State
Attendance Rate (2023-24) 91.2% 94.8% 93.6%
Mobility Rate (2023-24) 15.0% 12.3% 16.4%
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
African American 55.8% 27.9% 12.8%
Hispanic 33.6% 26.6% 53.5%
White 1.3% 12.7% 24.4%
American Indian 0.6% 0.5% 0.3%
Asian 5.6% 28.0% 5.6%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.1% 0.2%
Two or More Races 2.9% 4.2% 3.3%
Enrollment by Student Group
Economically Disadvantaged 59.3% 47.5% 60.5%
Special Education 12.4% 15.4% 15.3%
Emergent Bilingual/EL 17.9% 20.3% 24.3%

Class Size Averages

Grade/Subject Campus District State
Secondary
English/Language Arts 17.6 18.8 16.4
Foreign Languages 20.2 20.7 18.9
Mathematics 18.4 19.6 17.8
Science 20.7 21.8 18.9
Social Studies 22.0 21.3 18.9

School Financial Information (2023-24)


Various financial indicators based on actual data from the prior year are reported for the campus, district, and state. For more information, see: http://tea.texas.gov/financialstandardreports/

Instructional Expenditures

  Campus District State
Instructional Expenditure Ratio n/a 62.7% 62.0%
Instructional Staff Percent n/a 64.9% 64.8%

Expenditures Per Student

  Campus District State
Total Operating Expenditures $8,853 $11,313 $12,950
Instruction $5,529 $6,348 $7,101
Instructional Leadership $188 $259 $236
School Leadership $582 $638 $741

STAAR Outcomes


This section provides STAAR performance and Academic Growth outcomes. Academic Growth measures whether students are maintaining performance or improving from year to year.

  State District Campus African
American		 Hispanic White American
Indian		 Asian Pacific
Islander		 Two or
More
Races		 Econ
Disadv
STAAR Performance Rates at Approaches Grade Level or Above (All Grades Tested)
All Subjects 2025 75% 80% 72% 74% 65% 74% 70% 95% 78% 87% 69%
2024 75% 79% 75% 79% 65% 84% 73% 95% 73% 80% 72%
ELA/Reading 2025 76% 82% 62% 64% 52% 65% 71% 92% 83% 78% 57%
2024 76% 82% 68% 73% 56% 84% 50% 90% 60% 74% 65%
Mathematics 2025 72% 76% 62% 65% 53% * * 93% * 83% 58%
2024 72% 76% 65% 69% 55% 79% 57% 97% * 62% 62%
Science 2025 78% 81% 87% 88% 84% * * 97% * 95% 86%
2024 75% 78% 84% 86% 77% 88% 100% 97% * 92% 82%
Social Studies 2025 77% 83% 94% 94% 93% 90% - 100% * 100% 94%
2024 78% 83% 94% 96% 91% * 100% 100% * 95% 93%
STAAR Performance Rates at Meets Grade Level or Above (All Grades Tested)
All Subjects 2025 50% 58% 41% 44% 32% 56% 40% 83% 22% 53% 37%
2024 48% 56% 40% 43% 28% 58% 35% 85% 18% 57% 35%
ELA/Reading 2025 54% 63% 38% 39% 29% 47% 43% 79% 17% 57% 33%
2024 54% 63% 44% 49% 31% 79% 25% 82% 40% 61% 40%
Mathematics 2025 45% 53% 26% 28% 19% * * 76% * 33% 23%
2024 43% 51% 19% 19% 10% 29% 14% 84% * 23% 14%
Science 2025 47% 56% 45% 49% 33% * * 87% * 59% 41%
2024 43% 50% 33% 35% 22% 38% 33% 79% * 67% 29%
Social Studies 2025 50% 59% 66% 68% 58% 80% - 94% * 64% 63%
2024 51% 60% 61% 62% 51% * 80% 94% * 68% 56%
STAAR Performance Rates at Masters Grade Level (All Grades Tested)
All Subjects 2025 21% 29% 12% 12% 7% 12% 0% 42% 11% 15% 10%
2024 20% 28% 9% 8% 6% 16% 8% 47% 0% 19% 7%
ELA/Reading 2025 23% 30% 5% 5% 2% 6% 0% 33% 0% 14% 3%
2024 22% 30% 6% 6% 2% 11% 0% 40% 0% 16% 5%
Mathematics 2025 20% 28% 10% 9% 7% * * 34% * 13% 9%
2024 17% 25% 5% 3% 3% 0% 14% 44% * 0% 3%
Science 2025 17% 25% 10% 12% 4% * * 30% * 14% 9%
2024 16% 23% 6% 4% 3% 25% 0% 48% * 17% 4%
Social Studies 2025 27% 36% 33% 32% 28% 20% - 76% * 29% 31%
2024 27% 36% 26% 24% 22% * 20% 61% * 37% 23%
School Progress - Annual Growth (All Grades Tested)
Both Subjects 2025 65% 69% 61% 62% 59% 57% 57% 74% 60% 59% 59%
2024 64% 68% 67% 69% 61% 80% 72% 84% 60% 58% 66%
ELA/Reading 2025 67% 70% 59% 60% 56% 50% 67% 69% * 58% 56%
2024 67% 72% 70% 73% 64% 85% 80% 83% * 60% 69%
Mathematics 2025 64% 68% 68% 69% 65% * * 96% * 59% 67%
2024 60% 63% 59% 61% 54% 67% * 92% * 50% 58%

- Indicates there are no students in the group.
* Indicates results are masked due to small numbers to protect student confidentiality.
n/a Indicates data reporting is not applicable for this group.

Graduation and College, Career, and Military Readiness Outcomes


This section provides graduation, graduation plan, and College, Career, and Military Readiness rates. Please note that 2022 and 2023, Career, and Military Ready data excludes military enlistment and the CTE coherent sequence indicator.

  State District Campus African
American		 Hispanic White American
Indian		 Asian Pacific
Islander		 Two or
More
Races		 Econ
Disadv
Annual Dropout Rate (Gr 9-12)
School Year 2023-24 1.9% 1.3% 2.5% 1.8% 3.9% 6.1% 0.0% 1.3% * 3.0% 2.8%
2022-23 2.0% 1.4% 2.3% 2.3% 3.0% 3.4% 0.0% 0.5% * 1.5% 2.5%
4-Year Longitudinal Rate (Gr 9-12)
Class of 2024 Graduated 90.7% 93.7% 91.2% 92.2% 88.7% 85.7% * 95.9% * 100.0% 90.9%
Graduates, TxCHSE, & Cont 94.2% 95.9% 94.3% 94.1% 93.9% 85.7% 100.0% 98.0% 100.0% 100.0% 93.9%
Class of 2023 Graduated 90.3% 92.9% 90.5% 91.4% 86.5% 90.0% * 100.0% - 77.8% 91.1%
Graduates, TxCHSE, & Cont 93.7% 95.2% 93.0% 93.7% 89.9% 90.0% * 100.0% - 88.9% 93.2%
5-Year Extended Longitudinal Rate (Gr 9-12)
Class of 2023 Graduated 92.1% 94.4% 92.1% 93.4% 87.6% 90.0% * 100.0% - 88.9% 92.4%
Graduates, TxCHSE, & Cont 93.5% 95.2% 92.9% 93.9% 89.3% 90.0% * 100.0% - 88.9% 93.5%
Class of 2022 Graduated 91.8% 94.9% 93.9% 95.3% 89.5% 86.7% * 97.6% * 100.0% 92.1%
Graduates, TxCHSE, & Cont 93.2% 95.8% 94.6% 95.6% 90.9% 93.3% * 97.6% * 100.0% 92.7%
6-Year Extended Longitudinal Rate (Gr 9-12)
Class of 2022 Graduated 92.2% 95.0% 93.9% 95.3% 89.5% 86.7% * 97.6% * 100.0% 92.1%
Graduates, TxCHSE, & Cont 93.2% 95.8% 94.2% 95.3% 90.2% 93.3% * 97.6% * 100.0% 92.4%
Class of 2021 Graduated 92.7% 96.2% 94.6% 95.1% 91.5% 83.3% 100.0% 100.0% * 100.0% 92.7%
Graduates, TxCHSE, & Cont 93.7% 96.5% 94.8% 95.4% 91.5% 83.3% 100.0% 100.0% * 100.0% 93.1%
4-Year Federal Graduation Rate Without Exclusions (Gr 9-12)
Graduation Class of 2024 90.7% 92.5% 89.3% 90.1% 87.4% 72.2% * 96.0% * 100.0% 88.6%
Class of 2023 90.3% 91.9% 89.6% 90.9% 84.7% 90.0% * 100.0% - 77.8% 89.9%
RHSP/DAP Graduates (Longitudinal Rate)
Graduation Class of 2024 44.9% - - - - - - - - - -
Class of 2023 72.3% * - - - - - - - - -
RHSP/DAP/FHSP-E/FHSP-DLA Graduates (Longitudinal Rate)
Graduation Class of 2024 89.5% 88.1% 78.7% 79.6% 74.9% 83.3% * 93.6% * 63.6% 75.3%
Class of 2023 88.6% 89.1% 85.8% 85.3% 83.8% 77.8% * 96.0% - 100.0% 82.7%
College, Career, and Military Ready (Annual Graduates)
Graduation 2023-24 81.8% 67.5% 50.7% 49.3% 44.5% 76.9% * 81.1% * 46.2% 45.6%
2022-23 76.3% 65.1% 46.0% 44.9% 36.3% 44.4% * 82.7% - 57.1% 40.7%
SAT/ACT Results (Annual Graduates)
Tested 2023-24 79.1% 89.4% 79.7% 79.4% 71.6% 100.0% * 100.0% * 76.9% 72.1%
2022-23 79.3% 89.9% 78.6% 81.4% 70.7% 66.7% * 88.5% - 85.7% 72.9%
Average
SAT Score		 2023-24 975 1059 920 895 873 1067 * 1156 * 834 878
2022-23 978 1054 916 892 876 968 - 1142 - 955 879
Average
ACT Score		 2023-24 19.3 21.0 19.9 17.5 * * - 27.9 - - 17.5
2022-23 19.2 19.5 18.5 16.4 18.5 - - 27.7 - - 15.5

- Indicates there are no students in the group.
* Indicates results are masked due to small numbers to protect student confidentiality.
n/a Indicates data reporting is not applicable for this group.

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