Hightower H S
Missouri City, TXPublicHigh · Grades 9–12 · Magnet
Accountability rating
Texas Education Agency
D rating for 2025, with a score of 69.
| Measure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | D63 | D69 | D69 |
| Student achievement | D64 | D65 | D65 |
| School progress | D65 | C74 | D68 |
| Academic growth | D64 | C74 | D64 |
| Relative performance | D65 | D66 | D68 |
| Closing the gaps | F57 | D63 | C71 |
The overall score counts the better of student achievement and school progress for 70%, and closing the gaps for 30%. School progress is the better of its two parts.
Distinctions, 2025
- Earned
- None
- Not earned
- ELA/reading, Mathematics, Science, Social studies, Comparative academic growth, Comparative closing the gaps, Postsecondary readiness
Discipline
U.S. Department of Education
11.7% of students were suspended out of school at least once in 2023–24.
| Measure | 2021–22 | 2023–24 |
|---|---|---|
| Enrolled in the fall | 2,356 | 2,494 |
| Suspended out of school | 9.3% · 220 | 11.7% · 292 |
| Suspended in school | 7.6% · 180 | 14.3% · 356 |
| Expelled | 0.3% · 6 | 5.5% · 137 |
School Profile
Location
Suburb, Large
Enrollment
2,494 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
17:1
Demographics
Hispanic/Latino33.5%
White1.9%
Black or African American55.4%
Asian6.1%
Two or More Races2.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0.2%
Public school directory
NCES ID 481965007885
- District
- Fort Bend Isd
- Status
- Open
- School category
- Regular School
- Charter
- No
- Virtual instruction
- Unknown
- Enrollment
- 2,494 students
- Teachers (FTE)
- 146.1
Sources
- NCES Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2023–24
- Texas A–F Accountability Ratings · Texas Education Agency · 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
- Civil Rights Data Collection · U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights · 2021–22, 2023–24