| Hightower High School | |
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3333 Hurricane Lane Missouri City, Texas United States | |
| Coordinates | 29°31′53″N 95°29′51″W / 29.5314°N 95.4976°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1998 |
| School district | Fort Bend ISD |
| Principal | Andre Roberson |
| Faculty | 145.33 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,535 (2022-23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.44[1] |
| Schedule type | 8 period (Modified Block) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Hunter Green, Silver, and Black |
| Accreditation | Texas Education Agency and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Nickname | Hurricanes |
| Mascot | Poseidon |
| 2022 TEA Rating | C (Student Achievement: 71, School Progress: 69, Closing the Gaps: 68) |
| Magnet program(s) | Pathways in Technology: Health Science, Medical Sciences Academy, Digital Media Academy |
| Website | fortbendisd.com/hhs |
Hightower High School is a secondary school (grades 9–12) located at 3333 Hurricane Lane, Missouri City, Texas, United States, adjacent to The Fort Bend Parkway Toll Road.
Hightower is administered by Fort Bend Independent School District and its mascot is Poseidon, but they are known as the Hightower Hurricanes.
Hightower serves parts of Missouri City,[2] a portion of the city of Arcola,[3] sections of the unincorporated area of Fresno,[4] a small section of western Pearland,[5] and the neighborhood of Lake Shore Harbour, which is located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Missouri City. Hightower previously served the rest of Arcola,[6] sections of master-planned community of Sienna Plantation,[7] and the unincorporated area of Juliff.[8]
The school is named after Lockhart Valentine (L.V.) Hightower, a former principal in the district.[9] Hightower had served as an American football coach for Sugar Land High School.[10]
- ^ a b c "HIGHTOWER H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "High School Attendance Zones." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on April 15, 2017.
- ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Arcola city, TX." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on April 15, 2017.
- ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Fresno CDP, TX." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 4, 2017. Page 1, Page 2
- ^ "City of Pearland School Districts." (Archive) City of Pearland. Retrieved on March 21, 2014.
- ^ "CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: ARCOLA City." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on April 15, 2017.
- ^ "CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: SIENNA PLANTATION CDP." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on April 15, 2017.
- ^ "High School Attendance Zones" (2009-2010). Fort Bend Independent School District. February 6, 2010. Retrieved on February 19, 2017.
- ^ "Hightower High School About Page Link". Fort Bend Independent School District. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ^ Solomon, Jerome (1997-08-28). "FOOTBALL 1997/HIGH SCHOOLS/FORT BEND BONANZA/Phillips, Dulles in hunt to add to town's memories". Houston Chronicle. p. Special 33. Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
It remained the lone high school in the area until Willowridge opened in 1979[...]L.D. [sic] Hightower, named for the longtime Sugar Land High School coach, is scheduled to open in 1998.
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