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.