Enrollment
411
Elementary
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CEDAR HILL ISD·NCES 481323006232
HIGH POINTE EL
1351 HIGH POINTE LN, CEDAR HILL, TX 75104 · (972) 291-7874 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL411 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
318 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
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
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
32.0%
TX avg 51.8% . -10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -21.0pp 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 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are down about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 21 points.
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
26.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
411
-59 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 17.4:1
% White
3%
was 8%
% Hispanic
22%
was 20%
% Black
70%
was 66%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HIGH POINTE EL
Set in CEDAR HILL, Texas, HIGH POINTE EL is a tight-knit K-5 school, operated by CEDAR HILL ISD. It instructs 411 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 21% below typical.
CEDAR HILL ISD runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 6,253 students. HIGH POINTE EL is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, HIGH POINTE EL logs that 70% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest consists of 22% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, HIGH POINTE EL has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, HIGH POINTE EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.1%, the actual is 26.6%, a residual of -13.5 points.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Dallas County shows median household income runs about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HIGH POINTE EL is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).
LIFE SCHOOL CEDAR HILL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 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 HIGH POINTE EL at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 41.8%.
The campus sits in a suburban setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 13%: 470 students in 2018 compared to 411 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 8% to 3%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.
On this page, members of the HIGH POINTE EL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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 H SHigh · 1,974 students
- WATERFORD OAKS ELElementary · 521 students
- CEDAR HILL COLLEGIATE PREPElementary · 520 students
- BESSIE COLEMAN MIDDLEMiddle · 488 students
- LAKERIDGE ELElementary · 466 students
- W S PERMENTER MIDDLEMiddle · 456 students
Other schools in CEDAR HILL
- CEDAR HILL H SHigh · 1,974 students
- NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL AT CEDAR HILLCombined · 897 students
- WATERFORD OAKS ELElementary · 521 students
- CEDAR HILL COLLEGIATE PREPElementary · 520 students
- BESSIE COLEMAN MIDDLEMiddle · 488 students
- LAKERIDGE ELElementary · 466 students
Nearby schools
- LIFE SCHOOL CEDAR HILL0.4 mi · 450
- NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL AT CEDAR HILL1.1 mi · 897
- CEDAR HILL COLLEGIATE ACADEMY2.0 mi · 345
- CEDAR HILL COLLEGIATE H S2.0 mi · 304
- S GUS ALEXANDER JR EL2.0 mi · 330
- CLINT Q SMITH EL2.1 mi · 344
Frequently asked questions
About HIGH POINTE ELWhat is the total enrollment at HIGH POINTE EL?
HIGH POINTE EL enrolls approximately 411 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does HIGH POINTE EL serve?
HIGH POINTE EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does HIGH POINTE EL have?
HIGH POINTE EL employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
How diverse is HIGH POINTE EL?
HIGH POINTE EL reports a student body of 3% White, 22% Hispanic, 70% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is HIGH POINTE EL in?
HIGH POINTE EL is part of CEDAR HILL ISD.
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