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Highland Park Elementary Primary School
401 West 25th St
Texarkana TX, 75503, Bowie County
Phone: 903-794-8001
Ranking:
(3,165 out of 6,018, bottom 47%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Texarkana Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | |||||||
Total Students: | 359 | 378 | 358 | 312 | 317 | 323 | 336 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 40 | 11.1% | 44 | 11.6% | 40 | 11.2% | 44 | 14.1% | 44 | 13.9% | 44 | 13.6% | 38 | 11.3% |
Kindergarten: | 61 | 17.0% | 66 | 17.5% | 60 | 16.8% | 42 | 13.5% | 44 | 13.9% | 43 | 13.3% | 43 | 12.8% |
Grade 1: | 63 | 17.5% | 59 | 15.6% | 52 | 14.5% | 45 | 14.4% | 40 | 12.6% | 44 | 13.6% | 64 | 19.0% |
Grade 2: | 51 | 14.2% | 53 | 14.0% | 50 | 14.0% | 37 | 11.9% | 59 | 18.6% | 59 | 18.3% | 43 | 12.8% |
Grade 3: | 51 | 14.2% | 53 | 14.0% | 44 | 12.3% | 52 | 16.7% | 51 | 16.1% | 43 | 13.3% | 39 | 11.6% |
Grade 4: | 50 | 13.9% | 43 | 11.4% | 58 | 16.2% | 54 | 17.3% | 34 | 10.7% | 43 | 13.3% | 51 | 15.2% |
Grade 5: | 43 | 12.0% | 60 | 15.9% | 54 | 15.1% | 38 | 12.2% | 45 | 14.2% | 47 | 14.6% | 58 | 17.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 186 | 51.8% | 193 | 51.1% | 174 | 48.6% | 168 | 53.8% | 147 | 46.4% | 151 | 46.7% | 167 | 49.7% |
Female: | 173 | 48.2% | 185 | 48.9% | 184 | 51.4% | 144 | 46.2% | 162 | 51.1% | 164 | 50.8% | 165 | 49.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.2% |
Hispanic: | 124 | 34.5% | 121 | 32.0% | 117 | 32.7% | 60 | 19.2% | 50 | 15.8% | 58 | 18.0% | 40 | 11.9% |
Black: | 183 | 51.0% | 192 | 50.8% | 187 | 52.2% | 193 | 61.9% | 210 | 66.2% | 203 | 62.8% | 220 | 65.5% |
White: | 33 | 9.2% | 41 | 10.8% | 41 | 11.5% | 38 | 12.2% | 55 | 17.4% | 59 | 18.3% | 71 | 21.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 17 | 4.7% | 20 | 5.3% | 12 | 3.4% | 18 | 5.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 320 | 89.1% | 336 | 88.9% | 308 | 86.0% | 268 | 85.9% | 277 | 87.4% | 268 | 83.0% | 270 | 80.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 5.0% | 26 | 6.9% | 27 | 7.5% | 24 | 7.7% | 16 | 5.0% | 28 | 8.7% | 38 | 11.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.94 | 14.48 | 13.85 | 13.55 | 14.11 | 14.90 | 16.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 59% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 61% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 69% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 75% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 59% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 57% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 75% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 68% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 70% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 20% | 63% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 67% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 77% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 74% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 71% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 69% | 73% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 94% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 87% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 87% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 86% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 88% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 91% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 89% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 94% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 96% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 93% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 92% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 91% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 93% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 89% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 91% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 88% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 91% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 87% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 88% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 89% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 89% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 86% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 88% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 81% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 86% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 88% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 88% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 88% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 94% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 92% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 94% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 94% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 86% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 95% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 89% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 93% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 92% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 83% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 89% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 91% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 95% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 91% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 91% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 74% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 68% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 83% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 89% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 91% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 91% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 87% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 85.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 15.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 50.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 50.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $36,671.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,529.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $41,813.0 |
* Highland Park Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.