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Hightower High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

3333 Hurricane Ln

Missouri City TX, 77459, Fort Bend County

Phone: 281-634-5240

Ranking:

(641 out of 1,337, top 48%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Fort Bend 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:	119		119		122		135		159		161		173
Total Students:	2,292		2,271		2,321		2,414		2,730		2,733		2,785
Grade 9:	637	27.8%	663	29.2%	653	28.1%	591	24.5%	779	28.5%	742	27.1%	831	29.8%
Grade 10:	611	26.7%	574	25.3%	548	23.6%	594	24.6%	681	24.9%	741	27.1%	726	26.1%
Grade 11:	540	23.6%	524	23.1%	539	23.2%	609	25.2%	657	24.1%	641	23.5%	681	24.5%
Grade 12:	504	22.0%	510	22.5%	581	25.0%	620	25.7%	613	22.5%	609	22.3%	547	19.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,067	46.6%	1,054	46.4%	1,074	46.3%	1,122	46.5%	1,317	48.2%	1,335	48.8%	1,361	48.9%
Female:	1,225	53.4%	1,217	53.6%	1,247	53.7%	1,292	53.5%	1,405	51.5%	1,390	50.9%	1,420	51.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	4	0.2%	4	0.2%	5	0.2%	2	0.1%	2	0.1%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%
Asian:	292	12.7%	295	13.0%	282	12.1%	307	12.7%	325	11.9%	308	11.3%	309	11.1%
Hispanic:	596	26.0%	582	25.6%	611	26.3%	615	25.5%	642	23.5%	616	22.5%	599	21.5%
Black:	1,324	57.8%	1,294	57.0%	1,283	55.3%	1,293	53.6%	1,511	55.3%	1,551	56.8%	1,578	56.7%
White:	43	1.9%	54	2.4%	72	3.1%	121	5.0%	250	9.2%	257	9.4%	298	10.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.0%	1	0.0%	3	0.1%	3	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	32	1.4%	41	1.8%	65	2.8%	73	3.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	830	36.2%	898	39.5%	820	35.3%	762	31.6%	777	28.5%	655	24.0%	626	22.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	190	8.3%	188	8.3%	189	8.1%	137	5.7%	225	8.2%	169	6.2%	200	7.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	19.24		19.09		19.08		17.88		17.14		16.90		16.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	80%	86%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	70%	84%	78%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	100%	100%	97%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	94%	95%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	89%	90%	85%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	83%	92%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	71%	76%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	67%	74%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	60%	68%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	49%	60%	48%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	83%	85%	78%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	56%	63%	52%
2012	English III Reading	End of course	% met std	56%	56%	50%
2012	English III Writing	End of course	% met std	59%	59%	38%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	98%	99%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	88%	92%	86%
2013	Physics	End of course	% met std	100%	96%	81%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	82%	88%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	77%	84%	75%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	72%	79%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	70%	76%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	66%	70%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	56%	68%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	59%	69%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	63%	72%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	67%	75%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	78%	82%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	77%	80%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	75%	77%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89%	91%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	91%	93%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	91%	93%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	93%	95%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	72%	77%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	65%	65%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	61%	67%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	60%	67%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	67%	72%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	74%	75%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	77%	80%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	76%	82%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	93%	94%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	92%	91%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	85%	88%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	83%	89%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	89%	92%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	90%	92%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	93%	95%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	92%	95%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	83%	89%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	80%	87%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	80%	84%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	70%	85%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	83%	87%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	87%	90%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	90%	94%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	93%	95%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	85%	91%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	92%	93%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	93%	94%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	97%	96%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	95%	97%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	81%	82%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	75%	84%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	90%	91%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	93%	95%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	94%	95%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	99%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	98%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	97%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94%	96%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	99%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	69%	72%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	58%	71%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	57%	64%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	62%	67%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	65%	71%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	71%	76%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	77%	79%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	73%	76%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	92%	90%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	88%	89%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	93%	90%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	88%	90%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	92%	90%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	91%	92%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	93%	94%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	90%	92%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	71.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	28.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	8.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	50.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	49.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$46,238.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$41,578.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$51,017.0

* Hightower High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.