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High Pointe Elementary School

1351 HIGH POINTE LN, CEDAR HILL, TX 75104 · (972) 291-7874 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL411 STUDENTS
Enrollment
411
Elementary
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 519
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, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K4310%
Kindergarten5012%
Grade 15413%
Grade 26315%
Grade 37017%
Grade 46616%
Grade 56516%

This year's kindergarten class (50) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).

Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
113%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
9122%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
28970%
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
72%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
133%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 5%
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
Male
20450%
Female
20750%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
32.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -23.0pp 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 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

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading10.0%22.0%27.0%41.0%
Mathematics7.0%20.0%22.0%51.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2632.0%27.0%
2024-2538.0%31.0%
2023-2432.0%29.0%
2022-2329.0%14.0%
2021-2233.0%25.0%
2020-2142.0%50.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation

What 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%.

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 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.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
High Pointe Elementary School this school41177.4%28.4%
Macgregor Elementary School
HOUSTON
39579.0%45.6%
Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary School
FORT WORTH
44273.1%15.9%
Larson Elementary School
GRAND PRAIRIE
44383.7%19.5%
Edgar Glover Jr Elementary School
MISSOURI CITY
33883.1%30.9%
Plummer Elementary School
CEDAR HILL
34783.3%29.3%
Matched among Texas elementary 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 High Pointe Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn 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
Ranked against other public elementary 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 2024-25
Enrollment
411
+102 (+33%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 486
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254113013.7:177% (318)
2023-2448734.514.1:177% (376)
2022-2332822.914.3:184% (276)
2020-213092313.4:174% (230)
2017-184702717.4:177% (364)
2015-165543316.8:179% (436)
2010-115683317.2:167% (378)
2000-015393415.8:128% (152)
1990-914862916.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for High Pointe Elementary School.

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.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at High Pointe Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Dallas County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
High Pointe Elementary School
District
CEDAR HILL ISD
Address
1351 HIGH POINTE LN, CEDAR HILL, TX 75104
Phone
(972) 291-7874
County
Dallas County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
411
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
13.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
318 (77%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
481323006232
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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One other US public school is named High Pointe Elementary. High Pointe Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About High Pointe Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at High Pointe Elementary School?
High Pointe Elementary School enrolls approximately 411 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does High Pointe Elementary School serve?
High Pointe Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does High Pointe Elementary School have?
High Pointe Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
How diverse is High Pointe Elementary School?
High Pointe Elementary School reports a student body of 3% White, 22% Hispanic, 70% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is High Pointe Elementary School in?
High Pointe Elementary School is part of CEDAR HILL ISD.
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