High Pointe Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 43 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 10.0% | 22.0% | 27.0% | 41.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 20.0% | 22.0% | 51.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 32.0% | 27.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 14.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 42.0% | 50.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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%.
Schools most like High Pointe Elementary School
High Pointe Elementary School's state test result (28.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Pointe Elementary School this school | 411 | 77.4% | 28.4% |
| Macgregor Elementary School HOUSTON | 395 | 79.0% | 45.6% |
| Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary School FORT WORTH | 442 | 73.1% | 15.9% |
| Larson Elementary School GRAND PRAIRIE | 443 | 83.7% | 19.5% |
| Edgar Glover Jr Elementary School MISSOURI CITY | 338 | 83.1% | 30.9% |
| Plummer Elementary School CEDAR HILL | 347 | 83.3% | 29.3% |
Where High Pointe Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #3,801 of 4,401 | #346 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #4,099 of 4,466 ▼ 463 | #395 of 429 ▼ 49 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #4,205 of 4,466 ▼ 549 | #393 of 429 ▼ 63 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #1,698 of 3,998 | #130 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 411 | #3,389 of 4,938 | #323 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,264 of 4,622 | #96 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.4% | #2,758 of 4,628 | #218 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.4% | #2,126 of 4,789 | #302 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #1,798 of 2,838 | #177 of 274 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 411 | 30 | 13.7:1 | 77% (318) |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 34.5 | 14.1:1 | 77% (376) |
| 2022-23 | 328 | 22.9 | 14.3:1 | 84% (276) |
| 2020-21 | 309 | 23 | 13.4:1 | 74% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 470 | 27 | 17.4:1 | 77% (364) |
| 2015-16 | 554 | 33 | 16.8:1 | 79% (436) |
| 2010-11 | 568 | 33 | 17.2:1 | 67% (378) |
| 2000-01 | 539 | 34 | 15.8:1 | 28% (152) |
| 1990-91 | 486 | 29 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (470 to 411); teachers up 11% (27 to 30).
About High Pointe Elementary School
Located in CEDAR HILL, Texas, High Pointe Elementary School is a small elementary school. A federal count lists 411 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Texas) has about 519 students.
High Pointe Elementary School is one of the 12 schools that make up CEDAR HILL ISD (6,253 students in total).
Black students make up a majority at High Pointe Elementary School, at 70%. Smaller groups are 22% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% White. For comparison, the population of Dallas County is roughly 22% Black. High Pointe Elementary School's diversity index is 45%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 30 full-time equivalents, or about 13.7 students per teacher. This ratio sits 1.4 below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 77%. For comparison, public schools in Dallas County average 77%.
High Pointe Elementary School is 12.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (28.4% versus 40.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
Dallas County census figures show that the median household income is $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the poverty rate is about 11%. There are 771 public schools in Dallas County, enrolling about 459,645 students in all.
Life School Cedar Hill is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of High Pointe Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, High Pointe Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put High Pointe Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Federal data show a 33% enrollment increase, from 309 in 2020-21 to 411 in 2024-25.
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