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Enrollment
1,974
High
DISTRICT 760 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CEDAR HILL ISD·NCES 481323000823
Cedar Hill High School
1 LONGHORN BLVD, CEDAR HILL, TX 75104 · (469) 272-2000 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,974 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of Texas public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
130 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
1,170 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 447 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 503 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 485 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 539 | 27% |
Student demographics
48%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
32.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -3.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
15.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +2.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 3 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 3.0% | 29.0% | 26.0% | 42.0% |
| Mathematics | 3.0% | 12.0% | 48.0% | 37.0% |
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 | 32.0% | 15.0% |
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 15.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 9.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 16.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
34.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 High School
Cedar Hill High School's state test result (34.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Hill High School this school | 1,974 | 59.3% | 34.4% |
| Desoto High School DESOTO | 1,936 | 62.8% | 40.7% |
| Hightower High School MISSOURI CITY | 2,312 | 59.3% | 40.8% |
| Thurgood Marshall High School MISSOURI CITY | 1,698 | 72.1% | 35.7% |
| North Crowley High School FORT WORTH | 2,936 | 69.9% | 41.3% |
| North Forney High School FORNEY | 2,648 | 51.9% | 44.8% |
Matched among Texas high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #1,265 of 1,385 | #85 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #1,384 of 1,425 ▼ 124 | #97 of 100 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #1,358 of 1,425 ▼ 91 | #93 of 100 ▼ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #1,032 of 1,184 | #75 of 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,974 | #340 of 2,107 | #30 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #757 of 1,344 | #45 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.4% | #736 of 1,346 | #47 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.3% | #813 of 1,522 | #87 of 107 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.9% | #253 of 672 | #17 of 43 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,974
-303 (-13%) vs 2020
+79% since 1990-91, when it was 1,101
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 1,974 | 130 | 15.2:1 | 59% (1,170) |
| 2023-24 | 2,075 | 141.3 | 14.7:1 | 63% (1,306) |
| 2022-23 | 2,197 | 134.1 | 16.4:1 | 68% (1,492) |
| 2020-21 | 2,277 | 134 | 17.0:1 | 61% (1,384) |
| 2017-18 | 1,689 | 107.1 | 15.8:1 | 58% (979) |
| 2015-16 | 1,670 | 110 | 15.2:1 | 56% (927) |
| 2010-11 | 1,737 | 123 | 14.1:1 | 53% (924) |
| 2000-01 | 1,952 | 149 | 13.1:1 | 18% (352) |
| 1990-91 | 1,101 | 62 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedar Hill High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (1,689 to 1,974); teachers up 21% (107.1 to 130).
About Cedar Hill High School
The public high school Cedar Hill High School is located in CEDAR HILL, Texas. The school reports 1,974 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 148% bigger than the 796 average for high schools in Texas.
Cedar Hill High School is run by CEDAR HILL ISD, whose 12 schools enroll 6,253 students.
Black students make up a majority at Cedar Hill High School, at 67%. Smaller groups are 26% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% White. For comparison, the population of Dallas County is roughly 22% Black. The school's diversity index is 48%, meaning two students picked at random have a 48% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Cedar Hill High School is 130 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.2:1. That is close to the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. About 59% of students, or 1,170, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Dallas County averages 77%, higher than here.
Measured against Texas public high schools, Cedar Hill High School receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Texas, Cedar Hill High School is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.4% compared with a predicted 48.4%.
Cedar Hill High School is located in Dallas County, where the median household income is $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Cedar Hill High School is one of 771 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Cedar Hill High School is W S Permenter Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Cedar Hill High School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Cedar Hill High School is Suburb: Large.
Cedar Hill High School's enrollment declined from 2,277 in 2020-21 to 1,974 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 17.0 in 2020-21 to 15.2 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Waterford Oaks Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Cedar Hill Collegiate PrepElementary · 520 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
- Newman International at Cedar HillCombined · 897 students
- Waterford Oaks Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Cedar Hill Collegiate PrepElementary · 520 students
- Bessie Coleman Middle SchoolMiddle · 488 students
- Lakeridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- W S Permenter Middle SchoolMiddle · 456 students
Nearby schools
- W S Permenter Middle School0.4 mi · 456
- Highlands Elementary School1.2 mi · 419
- Plummer Elementary School1.2 mi · 347
- Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep1.5 mi · 520
- Cedar Hill Collegiate Academy1.7 mi · 345
- Cedar Hill Collegiate High School1.7 mi · 304
Frequently asked questions
About Cedar Hill High SchoolHow large is Cedar Hill High School?
Cedar Hill High School enrolls approximately 1,974 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Cedar Hill High School serve?
Cedar Hill High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Cedar Hill High School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Cedar Hill High School.
How diverse is Cedar Hill High School?
Cedar Hill High School reports a student body of 3% White, 26% Hispanic, 67% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Cedar Hill High School?
Cedar Hill High School 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.