Hightower High School

3333 Hurricane Ln, Missouri City, TX 77459 | (281) 634-5240

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 2,730

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 2,730 high school students from grades 9-12
Ranks 645th out of 1,325 high schools in TX.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Yes

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Patricia Paquin
Fax: (281) 634-5333
Website: www.fortbend.k12.tx.us

School District Details

Fort Bend Independent School District (ISD)
Per-Pupil Spending: $7,636
Graduation Rate: 82.2%
Dropout Rate: 2.4%
Students Per Teacher: 15.9
Enrolled Students: 69,374

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 2,730
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 159.3
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 17.1

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 1,321 (48.4%)
Females: 1,409 (51.6%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 225 (8.2%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 777 (28.5%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 1,002 (36.7%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Hightower High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	2	0.07%
Black	1,511	55.3%
Asian	325	11.9%
Hispanic	642	23.5%
White	250	9.2%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
9th Grade	779	28.5%
10th Grade	681	24.9%
11th Grade	657	24.1%
12th Grade	613	22.5%

Breakdown of College Ready Graduates (2009)

Percent Ready For College in Reading

School:

74.0%

District:

75.0%

State:

62.0%

Percent Ready For College in Math

School:

60.0%

District:

53.0%

State:

60.0%

Graduation & Dropout Rates (2009)

Graduation Rate

School:

90.8%

District:

88.3%

State:

80.6%

Dropout Rate

School:

5.4%

District:

5.4%

State:

9.4%

Faculty Salary (2010)

School Administration Average Base Salary

School:

$80,731

District:

$76,606

State:

$70,209

Teacher Average Base Salary

School:

$52,889

District:

$51,846

State:

$48,263

Beginning Teacher Average Base Salary

School:

$44,595

District:

$40,216

State:

$41,165

Teacher With 1-5 Years Experience Average Base Salary

School:

$48,601

State:

$43,527

Teacher With 6-10 Years Experience Average Base Salary

School:

$53,911

State:

$46,149

Teacher With 11-20 Years Experience Average Base Salary

School:

$55,273

State:

$50,153

Teacher With Greater Than 20 Years Experience Average Base Salary

School:

$67,594

State:

$58,427

Faculty Breakdown (2010)

Average Teacher Experience

School:

9.6

District:

10.7

State:

11.3

Percent of Teachers With 1-5 Years Experience

School:

42.6%

District:

32.8%

State:

31.0%

Percent of Teachers With 6-10 Years Experience

School:

21.8%

District:

24.2%

State:

20.3%

Percent of Teachers With 11-20 Years Experience

School:

20.5%

District:

22.6%

State:

24.4%

Percent of Teachers With Greater Than 20 Years Experience

School:

10.3%

District:

15.1%

State:

18.3%

Source: TX Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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