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Highland Park Elem

Travis County · Region 13: Austin · 648 students

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Current score
94/1002025-26
Change
+1 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+2.3 ptsvs 91.7 average · 375 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
81 of 375tied with 49 others
A94

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 96 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 91.7 average for 375 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Recent domain gain

Relative Performance rose 6 points

75 to 81 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 81 is 3.1 points above the 77.9 average among 366 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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STAAR result

All Subjects above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
81%vs 76.8% avg · +4.2 pts
Masters
53%vs 47.8% avg · +5.2 pts

Among 368 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

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STAAR result

Reading above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
87%vs 81.2% avg · +5.8 pts
Masters
64%vs 51.3% avg · +12.7 pts

Among 368 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

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Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

Highland Park Elem is rated A by TEA, scoring 94 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 91.7 average for 375 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 1 point since 2021-22.

Ranks 81st of 375 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 49 others).

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. Who this school serves
  6. Student counts behind the percentages
  7. Enrollment over time
  8. Discipline and removal from class
  9. Spending per student
  10. Teachers and actual class size
  11. Where this school ranks best
  12. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
908070 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageHighland Park Elem 9393909394 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated A with 96 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26A9491.7 375 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25A9392.3 367 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24A9091.4 357 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23A9391.9 347 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22A9392.4 340 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement94 A+1.2 vs similar economic context · 368 reporting
  • School Progress93 A+4.8 vs similar economic context · 366 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps93 A+3.4 vs similar economic context · 363 reporting
  • Academic Growth93 A+6.1 vs similar economic context · 363 reporting
  • Relative Performance81 B+3.1 vs similar economic context · 366 reporting
  • Highland Park Elem
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (375 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement94A—
School Progress93A—
Closing the Gaps93A—
Academic Growth93A—
Relative Performance81B9

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is Student Achievement (94), so School Progress (93) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 94.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level94%+3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 368 reporting
  • Meets grade level81%+4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 368 reporting
  • Masters grade level53%+5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 368 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level96%+3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 368 reporting
  • Meets grade level87%+6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 368 reporting
  • Masters grade level64%+13 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 368 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level92%+2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 366 reporting
  • Meets grade level76%+2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 366 reporting
  • Masters grade level42%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 366 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level95%+6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 337 reporting
  • Meets grade level79%+10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 337 reporting
  • Masters grade level55%+11 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 337 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (375 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
648
Economically disadvantaged
4.5%−3.8 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
1.4%−9.9 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
21.3%+6.1 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
96.2%+0.2 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
5.2%−1.0 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Highland Park Elem

African American: 1.1%Hispanic: 15.3%White: 71.3%Asian: 6%Two or More Races: 6.3%
  • African American 1.1%
  • Hispanic 15.3%
  • White 71.3%
  • Asian 6%
  • Two or More Races 6.3%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 375 reporting for every category shown · 375 in full cohort

African American: 4.6%Hispanic: 16.4%White: 48.1%American Indian: 0.5%Asian: 24.6%Pacific Islander: 0.1%Two or More Races: 5.8%
  • African American 4.6%
  • Hispanic 16.4%
  • White 48.1%
  • American Indian 0.5%
  • Asian 24.6%
  • Pacific Islander 0.1%
  • Two or More Races 5.8%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
648
Economically disadvantaged students
29
Emergent bilingual students
9
Special education students
138

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
25
Students in TEA mobility denominator
576
TEA-published mobility rate
4.3%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 648 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 1 (0.2%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
648

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−1

Decrease · −0.2%

Change since 2021–22
−7

Decrease · −1.1%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
648
Selected comparison
865.3

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 370 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Highland Park Elem
School yearStudents enrolledHighland Park ElemChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 655 First available year 877.7
2022–23 638 Decrease of 17 (2.6%) 899.1
2023–24 651 Increase of 13 (2.0%) 886.4
2024–25 649 Decrease of 2 (0.3%) 879.7
2025–26 648 Decrease of 1 (0.2%) 865.3

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
Not reported

Rate not available

Disciplinary actions
Not reported

Rate not available

Cumulative year-end enrollment
659

2024–25

TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Highland Park Elem
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 685 Not reported — Not reported — — —
2021–22 669 Not reported — Not reported — — —
2022–23 644 Not reported — Not reported — — —
2023–24 671 Not reported — Not reported — — —
2024–25 659 Not reported — Not reported — — —
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Highland Park Elem in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline Not reported — Not reported — — —
In-school suspensions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Out-of-school suspensions Not reported — Not reported — — —
DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$6k$17k$28k20182020202220242025
  • Highland Park Elem
  • Parent district: Austin ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$9,849
Selected comparison
$10,982

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 366 rated schools reporting

−$1,133 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $9,849 per student for this campus, $26,839 per student for its parent district, Austin ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearHighland Park ElemParent district: Austin ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$6,825$13,757$13,054$7,208 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 307 rated schools reporting
2019$6,834$14,067$13,108$7,368 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 316 rated schools reporting
2020$7,174$16,747$14,058$7,665 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 325 rated schools reporting
2021$7,601$18,042$14,797$8,297 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 334 rated schools reporting
2022$8,192$18,220$15,708$9,617 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 341 rated schools reporting
2023$8,723$16,721$16,792$9,507 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 346 rated schools reporting
2024$9,162$19,064$18,125$10,277 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 357 rated schools reporting
2025$9,849$26,839$18,972$10,982 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 366 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$67,496−$2,031 vs similar economic context
Teachers
47−9.5 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
13.9−0.9 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Highland Park Elem

Beginning: 10.8%1 to 5 years: 19.4%6 to 10 years: 26.9%11 to 20 years: 32.3%21 to 30 years: 10.8%
  • Beginning 10.8%
  • 1 to 5 years 19.4%
  • 6 to 10 years 26.9%
  • 11 to 20 years 32.3%
  • 21 to 30 years 10.8%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 375 reporting for every category shown · 375 in full cohort

Beginning: 4.2%1 to 5 years: 24.1%6 to 10 years: 19.9%11 to 20 years: 31.6%21 to 30 years: 16.8%Over 30 years: 2.4%
  • Beginning 4.2%
  • 1 to 5 years 24.1%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.9%
  • 11 to 20 years 31.6%
  • 21 to 30 years 16.8%
  • Over 30 years 2.4%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Highland Park Elem in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classHighland Park Elem · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Kindergarten21.519
Grade 120.319.2
Grade 220.719.6
Grade 322.821.7
Grade 420.520.4
Grade 523.822.3

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 6 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this school ranks best

Out of 105 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

5 measures

  • 8of 192

    All Subjects — Meets

    Travis County · of the 192 that report this measure · tied with 2

  • 9of 192

    Reading — Masters

    Travis County · of the 192 that report this measure · tied with 2

  • 10of 192

    All Subjects — Approaches

    Travis County · of the 192 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 10of 192

    Reading — Meets

    Travis County · of the 192 that report this measure · tied with 2

  • 10of 192

    Math — Approaches

    Travis County · of the 192 that report this measure · tied with 2

Other top-5% rankings

High placements in larger reporting groups

10 measures

  • 11of 192

    All Subjects — Masters

    Travis County · of the 192 that report this measure

  • 16of 505

    Reading — Approaches

    Region 13: Austin · of the 505 that report this measure · tied with 9

  • 16of 491

    Academic Growth

    Region 13: Austin · of the 491 that report this measure · tied with 9

  • 24of 504

    School Progress

    Region 13: Austin · of the 504 that report this measure · tied with 9

  • 27of 502

    Attendance

    Region 13: Austin · of the 502 that report this measure · tied with 6

  • 140of 4,028

    Science — Masters

    Similar size · of the 4,028 that report this measure · tied with 8

  • 170of 4,541

    Overall score

    Similar size · of the 4,541 that report this measure · tied with 87

  • 200of 4,028

    Science — Meets

    Similar size · of the 4,028 that report this measure · tied with 20

  • 212of 4,028

    Science — Approaches

    Similar size · of the 4,028 that report this measure · tied with 48

  • 229of 4,392

    Math — Meets

    Similar size · of the 4,392 that report this measure · tied with 23

These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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Single-file records are pre-built for district-level records only, so there is no per-campus CSV to link here. Producing both formats for every entity would consume most of the 20,000-asset deployment limit before pages and shared data are counted. This campus is a row in the bulk files on the download page, keyed by its TEA id 227901119.