Highlands H S

San Antonio Isd · Bexar County · High school

Highlands H S enrolled 1,474 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 78.6% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 9% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~6 Black students in a recent year here. One student can move a rate several points. Read the shaded 95% bands, not single-year jumps.

At a glance vs. Texas

Highlands H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24-21.0 vs TX
Highlands H S 68.8%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24+6.7 vs TX
Highlands H S 81.8%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22+5.4 vs TX
Highlands H S 50.0%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24+64.4 vs TX
Highlands H S 145.5%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24-8.2 vs TX
Highlands H S 6.3%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25bottom 14% in TX-14.5 vs TX
Highlands H S 11.5%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24bottom 46% in TX+0.1 vs TX
Highlands H S 55.2%Texas 55.1%

Outcomes

Graduation rate

Share of the class that graduated high school within 4 years.

406080100201220152018202120249069

College/career/military ready

Met Texas' readiness checklist: a qualifying test score, college credit, a career certificate, or military enlistment.

20406080100201720192021202320248275

Exists from the class of 2017. A checklist, not a test. See Methods.

Enrolled in a Texas college

Enrolled in a Texas college or university the fall after graduating.

20406080201620182020202250

Texas colleges only: misses out-of-state, military, and trade paths. Runs through the class of 2022.

College entrance exams

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

4060801002012201520182021202414681

Can top 100% where juniors test (the denominator is graduates).

College-ready test score

Scored at or above the college-ready benchmark on the SAT or ACT.

01020304020122015201820212024156

The benchmark was redefined between 2017 and 2018, and COVID broke the series between 2020 and 2021. Compare within eras, not across the dashed lines.

Avg SAT math

Average SAT math score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 530 is the college-ready benchmark.

40045050020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark434412

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg SAT reading/writing

Average SAT reading and writing score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 480 is the college-ready benchmark.

40050060070080020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark457

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg ACT math

Average ACT math score among test-takers (1-36).

1415161718201320162019202220241614

Avg ACT English

Average ACT English score among test-takers (1-36).

121416201320162019202220241615

Avg ACT science

Average ACT science score among test-takers (1-36).

15161718201320162019202220241715

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

Met grade level on the Algebra I STAAR, the state test nearly every student takes.

0204060201720192022202420252612

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

1020304050201720192022202420254917

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

204060201720192022202420254430

State tests (grades 3-8)

Grade 8 math

Met grade level on the grade-8 math STAAR.

20253035404520172018201920212022202332

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Grade 7 reading

Met grade level on the grade-7 reading STAAR.

35404520172018201920212022202343

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Grade 8 reading

Met grade level on the grade-8 reading STAAR.

01020304050201720182019202120222023460

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

Completed at least one advanced or dual-credit course (grades 11-12).

2040602014201720202023202455

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

204060802015201720192021202320244635

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

1020304050201220152018202120243117

Passed an AP/IB exam

Scored a passing 3+ on an AP exam (4+ on IB), among students who took one.

020406080100201220152018202120247836

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336104

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202478.6%68.8%79.7%75%77.6%
College/career/military ready202487.5%81.8%87.6%87.4%
Algebra I proficiency20257.3%11.5%6.8%10%7%
Biology proficiency202531.6%16.7%31.6%50%28.2%
English II proficiency202534.9%30%34.9%50%33.1%
Grade 8 math201813.2%13%13.2%
Grade 7 reading201721.6%20.5%20.2%
Grade 8 reading201823.1%0%23.7%22.6%
Advanced course completion202458.1%55.2%58.3%56.3%57.6%
Took an AP/IB course202439.3%45.5%37.8%39.3%
Took an AP/IB exam202423%31%22.7%25%21.2%
Passed an AP/IB exam202439.3%77.8%34.7%38.2%

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Years are the school year the students were measured in, not the report year. Missing points mean the state masked a small group for privacy, not zero. Data: Texas Education Agency TAPR. Download this school's data (JSON).