Hightower High School

3333 Hurricane Ln, Missouri City, TX 77459View on map

Public
Missouri City
2,312 students

Year

Enrolled at UT Austin or Texas A&M

1.9%of trackable graduates

1.9% of the class of 2024's trackable graduates enrolled at UT Austin or Texas A&M the following fall.

Class of 2024: 617 of 665 graduates could be tracked

County median 7.3%

Shares are of trackable graduates: graduates the state could look up in its college records (those with a usable ID), whether or not they enrolled.

Where graduates enrolled

The class of 2024 in Texas colleges the following fall. Shares are of the 617 trackable graduates.

College	Students	Share
Houston Community College Public 2-year	52	8.4%
University of Houston Public 4-year	23	3.7%
Prairie View A&M University Public 4-year	16	2.6%
Sam Houston State University Public 4-year	15	2.4%
Texas Southern University Public 4-year	15	2.4%
Texas State Public 4-year	11	1.8%
Houston Christian University Private 4-year	8	1.3%
UT Austin Public 4-year	7	1.1%
Wharton County Junior College Public 2-year	7	1.1%
San Jacinto College Public 2-year	6	1.0%
Stephen F. Austin State Public 4-year	6	1.0%
University of Houston–Downtown Public 4-year	6	1.0%
Blinn College Public 2-year	5	0.8%
Lamar University Public 4-year	5	0.8%
Texas A&M Public 4-year	5	0.8%
UT San Antonio Public 4-year	5	0.8%
Other 4-year colleges (15) Colleges the state groups because few of the class enrolled at each	27	4.4%
Other 2-year colleges (8) Colleges the state groups because few of the class enrolled at each	15	2.4%
Not trackable Graduates the state could not look up in its college records (no usable ID); not counted in the shares	48	—
Not found Not found in a Texas college that fall: for example, at a college outside Texas, or not enrolled	383	62%

College types (2-year, 4-year, public, private) are assigned by WhoGotIn from federal (IPEDS) and state (THECB) records; a few were classified by hand. See Methodology.

Academic context

From Texas's published school reports and federal school data; each figure shows its year. Ticks mark the county median.

Economically disadvantaged students
66%
2023–24 school year
County median 42%
STAAR English II: Meets Grade Level or above
Share of students tested in high school who met grade level
50%
2023–24 school year
County median 75%
STAAR Biology: Meets Grade Level or above
Share of students tested in high school who met grade level
33%
2023–24 school year
County median 75%
STAAR U.S. History: Meets Grade Level or above
Share of students tested in high school who met grade level
61%
2023–24 school year
County median 80%
SAT average (total)
920
Class of 2024 · 79% of graduates took it
County median 1,052
ACT average (composite)
19.9
Class of 2024 · 7% of graduates took it
County median 23.5

Advanced Placement

54%

of students who took an AP exam scored 3 or higher on at least one AP exam

102 students took at least one AP exam

2024–25 school year · Texas Education Agency

Enrolled at UT Austin or Texas A&M, by class

Earlier classes, with every college and its counts, are in the full report.

Where every school lands

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