HILLCREST H S

HILLCREST H S, an expansive 9-12 campus in DALLAS, Texas, run under DALLAS ISD, works with 1,572 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so HILLCREST H S sits 97% larger than that benchmark.

Within DALLAS ISD, which oversees 240 schools and 140,630 students, HILLCREST H S is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, HILLCREST H S lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 68%. Other groups include 18% Black, 11% White. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 105 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, HILLCREST H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.9%, the actual is 45.1%, a residual of +7.2 points.

In the broader community, census data for Dallas County shows median household earnings sit near $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), HILLCREST H S is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is BENJAMIN FRANKLIN INTERNATIONAL EXPLORATORY ACAD, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, HILLCREST H S comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 47.5%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. HILLCREST H S's enrollment has expanded 40% since 2018, when it stood at 1,126 (now 1,572). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked down from 73% to 68% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.