The top reported proficiency rate is 35% in English language arts. The lowest is 19% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on High Point El
High Point Elementary serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Navasota, a small town about twenty to thirty miles south of Bryan-College Station and roughly seventy miles from Houston. The school draws most of its enrollment from the immediate area, with a substantial share of families qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is roughly split between Hispanic and white students, with smaller populations of Black and multiracial students.
The school's academic picture shows low performance across tested subjects. In mathematics, proficiency runs low across all tested grades, hovering in the range where only a small fraction of students meet or master grade-level standards. In English language arts, third grade shows slightly higher performance than math, but fourth and fifth grades show sparse testing data, likely reflecting a small number of students assessed in Spanish. Across all tested subjects school-wide, less than a quarter of students are meeting or mastering standards, placing the school in the bottom quartile relative to other districts in Grimes County. These results warrant attention from parents considering enrollment; a parent may want to look into what interventions or supports the school is putting in place to strengthen core academic outcomes.
Navasota itself is a town in transition. It has a walkable historic downtown along Washington Avenue and Railroad Street, with locally owned shops, restaurants, and free live music venues anchoring civic life, all reinforced by recent streetscape improvements. The town has branded itself as the Blues Capital of Texas and maintains parks, a public library, and proximity to Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Development is active: new residential communities are under construction, and the Skyline Champion factory-built housing plant represents significant employment growth. However, outside the downtown core, the town is car-dependent, and public transportation is limited.
Housing values in the Navasota area are below state and national benchmarks, making it an affordable market compared to larger Texas metros. The local economy leans on manufacturing, agriculture, healthcare, education, and the growing housing industry. The school district itself is one of the area's major employers.
High Point Elementary is a straightforward district school with no charter or magnet designation. It enrolls students across a range of early grades typical for an elementary building. The low academic performance data is the salient fact for families evaluating this option. Without prior-year trend data, it is not possible to say whether performance is stable, declining, or improving. Parents considering this school would benefit from direct conversation with school leadership about reading and math support, intervention structure, and staffing.
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