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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at CEDAR HILL COLLEGIATE PREP this year?
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Enrollment
520
Elementary
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CEDAR HILL ISD·NCES 481323013164
Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep
975 PICKARD DR, CEDAR HILL, TX 75104 · (972) 291-5213 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL520 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
238 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
69.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +2.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
66.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 2 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 35.0% | 21.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 28.0% | 38.0% | 20.0% | 14.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 69.0% | 66.0% |
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 64.0% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 60.0% |
| 2021-22 | 63.0% | 38.0% |
| 2020-21 | 67.0% | 50.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep
Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep's state test result (60.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep this school | 520 | 45.8% | 60.5% |
| Katherine Johnson Technology Magnet Academy DESOTO | 536 | 45.9% | 53.9% |
| Woodridge Elementary School DESOTO | 362 | 58.8% | 30.7% |
| Lakeridge Elementary School CEDAR HILL | 466 | 60.3% | 35.0% |
| Savannah Lakes Elementary School ROSHARON | 785 | 45.7% | 45.5% |
| Griffin Elementary School FORNEY | 717 | 48.0% | 49.3% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #737 of 4,401 | #48 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #575 of 4,466 ▲ 71 | #50 of 429 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #761 of 4,466 ▲ 14 | #63 of 429 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #883 of 3,998 | #119 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 520 | #2,334 of 4,938 | #194 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #4,165 of 4,622 | #395 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.2% | #3,221 of 4,628 | #283 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.8% | #3,753 of 4,789 | #390 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.4% | #873 of 1,307 | #78 of 118 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
520
+38 (+8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 16.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 520 | 29.2 | 17.8:1 | 46% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 29.7 | 15.9:1 | 47% (221) |
| 2022-23 | 495 | 29.7 | 16.7:1 | 49% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 482 | 29 | 16.6:1 | 40% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 484 | 27.6 | 17.5:1 | 38% (182) |
| 2015-16 | 502 | 28 | 17.9:1 | 45% (228) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (484 to 520); teachers up 6% (27.6 to 29.2).
About Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep
Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in CEDAR HILL, Texas. It had 520 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5.
CEDAR HILL ISD has 6,253 students spread across 12 schools.
The share of Black students at Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep is 78%, a majority. The remaining students are 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% White. Census figures show Dallas County is about 22% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 36, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 46% of the student body. Across public schools in Dallas County, the average is 77%.
On the allk12 Grade, Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep lands at A-, ahead of 77% of Texas public elementary schools.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep's results are 6.4 points above predicted: 60.5% against 54.1%.
American Community Survey estimates for Dallas County show that median household income comes to about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dallas County counts 771 public schools with about 459,645 students.
A public school about 1.0 miles away, Plummer Elementary School, is the closest to Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 60.5% average proficiency ranks 1st among 8 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 8% increase, from 482 to 520. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.6:1 to 17.8:1.
People who know Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CEDAR HILL ISD
- Cedar Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,974 students
- Waterford Oaks Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Bessie Coleman Middle SchoolMiddle · 488 students
- Lakeridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- W S Permenter Middle SchoolMiddle · 456 students
- Highlands Elementary SchoolElementary · 419 students
Other schools in CEDAR HILL
- Cedar Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,974 students
- Newman International at Cedar HillCombined · 897 students
- Waterford Oaks Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Bessie Coleman Middle SchoolMiddle · 488 students
- Lakeridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- W S Permenter Middle SchoolMiddle · 456 students
Nearby schools
- Plummer Elementary School1.0 mi · 347
- Highlands Elementary School1.1 mi · 419
- W S Permenter Middle School1.4 mi · 456
- Cedar Hill High School1.5 mi · 1,974
- Waterford Oaks Elementary School1.9 mi · 521
- Cockrell Hill Elementary School2.2 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Cedar Hill Collegiate PrepHow many students attend Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep?
Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep enrolls approximately 520 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep serve?
Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep have?
Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
How diverse is Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep?
Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep reports a student body of 3% White, 14% Hispanic, 78% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep?
Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep is overseen by CEDAR HILL ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.