Total enrollment
6,253
-1,000 (-14%) vs SY 2020-21
13 schools in CEDAR HILL ISD
Texas · 6,253 students · 2 cities
CEDAR HILL ISD's footprint covers 13 public K-12 schools with combined enrollment of about 6,253 (an average of 481 per school).
4-year change in CEDAR HILL ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
12
-1 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How CEDAR HILL ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #502 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 6,253 | #181 of 760 | #1,511 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 12 | #142 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #625 of 758 | #6,316 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 64.3% | #322 of 750 | #2,385 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.8% | #330 of 557 | #2,989 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside CEDAR HILL ISD
State test results across the district's 11 scored schools run from Cedar Hill Collegiate High School at 82.0% proficient to Bessie Coleman Middle School at 26.3%, a gap of 55.7 points. That is the 46th widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 11 district schools that reported both years went from 7,028 to 6,251 students (down 11%) and from 419 to 392 full-time teachers (down 6%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEDAR HILL H S | Cedar Hill | High | 09-12 | 1,974 |
| WATERFORD OAKS EL | Cedar Hill | Elementary | PK-05 | 521 |
| CEDAR HILL COLLEGIATE PREP | Cedar Hill | Elementary | PK-05 | 520 |
| BESSIE COLEMAN MIDDLE | Cedar Hill | Middle | 06-08 | 488 |
| LAKERIDGE EL | Cedar Hill | Elementary | PK-05 | 466 |
| W S PERMENTER MIDDLE | Cedar Hill | Middle | 06-08 | 456 |
| HIGHLANDS EL | Cedar Hill | Elementary | PK-05 | 419 |
| HIGH POINTE EL | Cedar Hill | Elementary | PK-05 | 411 |
| PLUMMER EL | Cedar Hill | Elementary | PK-05 | 347 |
| CEDAR HILL COLLEGIATE ACADEMY | Cedar Hill | Middle | 06-08 | 345 |
| CEDAR HILL COLLEGIATE H S | Cedar Hill | High | 09-12 | 304 |
| JJAEP | Richardson | High | 09-09 | 2 |
| BRAY EL | Cedar Hill | Combined | M-M | · |
About CEDAR HILL ISD
Across 13 schools, CEDAR HILL ISD teaches about 6,253 students in Texas. By footprint it is a sparse district.
On the level-by-level breakdown, CEDAR HILL ISD is made up of 6 elementary, 3 middle, 3 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in CEDAR HILL ISD is about 481, noticeably below the Texas average of roughly 606.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in CEDAR HILL ISD has fell 14% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 7,253 students to 6,253. Over that span, CEDAR HILL ISD closed 1 school, going from 13 to 12.
In the discussion threads here, the community for CEDAR HILL ISD discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.