City: SUGAR LAND, TX
School type: HIGH SCHOOL
Address: 16431 LEXINGTON BLVD
Grades: 9-12
District: FORT BEND ISD
District number: 079907
Instruction type: REGULAR INSTRUCTIONAL
Phone: (281) 634-5242
Fax: (281) 634-5333
Web site: www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/campuses/hhs/default.cfm
School Enrollment: 1959
White students: 16.2%
Black students: 54.2%
Hispanic students: 23.5%
Asian students: 6%
Native American students: 0.1%
White students: 318
Black students: 1062
Native American students: 2
Hispanic students: 460
Attendance rate: 95.6%
Total number of teachers: 122.5
Beginning teachers: 1.3
Teachers with 1-5 years of experience: 38.9
Teachers with 6-10 years of experience: 30.8
Teachers with 11-20 years of experience: 30.4
Teachers with over 20 years of experience: 21
Male teachers count: 47
Female teachers count: 75.5
Teacher tenure average: 5.2
Teacher experience average: 11.3
Teacher/student ratio: 16
Total staff: 152.8
Professional staff: 152.8
Support staff: 22.1
Administration staff: 8.2
Educational Aides: 0
Pre-Kindergarten enrollment : 0
Kindergarten enrollment : 0
1st grade enrollment : 0
2nd grade enrollment : 0
3rd grade enrollment : 0
4th grade enrollment : 0
5th grade enrollment : 0
6th grade enrollment : 0
7th grade enrollment : 0
8th grade enrollment : 0
9th grade enrollment : 513
10th grade enrollment : 421
11th grade enrollment : 528
12th grade enrollment : 497
Statistics about HIGHTOWER H S in SUGAR LAND, TX
Students taking SAT/ACT: 77.8%
SAT average for all students taking the test: 931
SAT average for white students: 1067
SAT average for black students: 857
SAT average for Hispanic students: 885
SAT average for Asian students: 1153
SAT average for female students: 897
SAT average for male students: 990
ACT average for all students taking the test: 19
ACT average for white students: 18.8
ACT average for black students: 17.2
ACT average for Hispanic students: 24.3
ACT average for Asian students: 25.1
ACT average for female students: 18.8
ACT average for male students: 19.3
Average teacher salary: $42833
Average profession support salary: $46160
Average administration staff salary: $66097
Average beginning teacher salary: $35166
Average salary for teachers with 1 to 5 years of experience: $37425
Average salary for teachers with 6 to 10 years of experience: $39803
Average salary for teachers with 11 to 20 years of experience: $45273
Average salary for teachers with over 20 years of experience: $54239
Dollars spent per student: $5601
Operating expenditure for instruction: $7259190
Operating expenditure for instruction leadership: $138173
Operating expenditure for administration: $869101
Operating expenditure for other campus costs: $2706069
Total operating expenditure: $10972533
Limited English Proficient students count: 51
Economically disadvantaged students count: 428
Special education students count: 166
Gifted students count: 267
Bilingual students count: 46
Students taking advanced courses: 21.3%
Rate of students in all grades meeting all TAKS test standards (2 SEM below panel recommendation): 63%
Rate of students in all grades meeting all TAKS test standards (1 SEM below panel recommendation): 52.1%
Rate of students in all grades meeting all TAKS test standards (panel recommendation): 40.8%
Rate of students in all grades receiving commended perfomances on TAKS test: 1.6%
Rate of students in all grades meeting English Language Arts panel recommendation TAKS standards: 66.2%
Rate of students in all grades meeting reading panel recommendation TAKS standards: 81.2%
Rate of students in all grades meeting math panel recommendation TAKS standards: 51%
Rate of students in all grades meeting science panel recommendation TAKS standards: 48.6%
Rate of students in all grades meeting social studies panel recommendation TAKS standards: 83.5%