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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
Enrollment
520
Elementary
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 519
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
Pre-K
35
Kindergarten
61
Grade 1
72
Grade 2
82
Grade 3
87
Grade 4
92
Grade 5
91
Student demographics
White
133%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
7414%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 54%
Black
40878%
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 13%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6%
Two+
224%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
25950%
Female
26150%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
68.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +1.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
64.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +14.0pp since 2020
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
520
+36 (+7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 17.5:1
% White
3%
was 4%
% Hispanic
14%
was 16%
% Black
78%
was 76%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About CEDAR HILL COLLEGIATE PREP

As an average-sized elementary school in CEDAR HILL, Texas, CEDAR HILL COLLEGIATE PREP serves 520 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within CEDAR HILL ISD.

CEDAR HILL ISD comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 6,253 students; CEDAR HILL COLLEGIATE PREP is among them.

On the student-mix side, CEDAR HILL COLLEGIATE PREP shows that the largest single group is Black, at 78% of enrollment; the rest looks like 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% White. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting CEDAR HILL COLLEGIATE PREP higher than the state norm the norm. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CEDAR HILL COLLEGIATE PREP performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.9%, the actual is 58.3%, a residual of +4.4 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Dallas County indicate the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which CEDAR HILL COLLEGIATE PREP is one.

PLUMMER EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CEDAR HILL COLLEGIATE PREP at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 30.9%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. CEDAR HILL COLLEGIATE PREP's enrollment has edged up 7% since 2018, when it stood at 484 (now 520).

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Dallas County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
CEDAR HILL COLLEGIATE PREP
District
CEDAR HILL ISD
Address
975 PICKARD DR, CEDAR HILL, TX 75104
Phone
(972) 291-5213
County
Dallas County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
520
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
17.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
238 (46%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
481323013164
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About CEDAR HILL COLLEGIATE PREP
How 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.
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