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Enrollment
1,283
High
DISTRICT 743 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE DALLAS ISD·NCES 482643002975
Lake Dallas High School
3016 PARK RIDGE, CORINTH, TX 76205 · (940) 497-4031 · Denton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,283 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Texas public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
450 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 349 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 315 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 280 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 339 | 26% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 63% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LAKE DALLAS ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
65.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +45.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +33.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 45 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 33 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 11.0% | 54.0% | 17.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 36.0% | 37.0% | 11.0% |
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 year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 65.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 22.0% | 4.0% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 0.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 19.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Lake Dallas High School
Lake Dallas High School's state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Dallas High School this school | 1,283 | 35.1% | 59.0% |
| Randall High School AMARILLO | 1,126 | 34.0% | 57.8% |
| Kingwood Park High School KINGWOOD | 1,884 | 33.2% | 65.1% |
| Burleson High School BURLESON | 1,791 | 35.3% | 60.8% |
| Davenport High School SAN ANTONIO | 1,233 | 29.4% | 66.1% |
| Splendora High School SPLENDORA | 1,647 | 35.6% | 36.8% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Lake Dallas High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #525 of 1,385 | #13 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #485 of 1,425 ▲ 422 | #14 of 29 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #483 of 1,425 ▲ 33 | #15 of 29 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +45.5pp | #9 of 1,184 | #2 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,283 | #504 of 2,107 | #18 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #830 of 1,344 | #17 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.8% | #222 of 1,346 | #15 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.1% | #1,292 of 1,522 | #13 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.8% | #615 of 672 | #16 of 19 |
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25Enrollment
1,283
+33 (+3%) vs 2020
+190% since 1990-91, when it was 443
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,283 | 82.5 | 15.6:1 | 35% (450) |
| 2023-24 | 1,285 | 82.2 | 15.6:1 | 36% (458) |
| 2022-23 | 1,293 | 82.9 | 15.6:1 | 34% (446) |
| 2020-21 | 1,250 | 84 | 14.9:1 | 37% (460) |
| 2017-18 | 1,260 | 85.3 | 14.8:1 | 38% (477) |
| 2015-16 | 1,288 | 80 | 16.1:1 | 27% (352) |
| 2010-11 | 1,187 | 81 | 14.7:1 | 28% (336) |
| 2000-01 | 814 | 65 | 12.5:1 | 7% (61) |
| 1990-91 | 443 | 27 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Dallas High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (1,260 to 1,283); teachers down 3% (85.3 to 82.5).
About Lake Dallas High School
Lake Dallas High School runs as a large high school in CORINTH, Texas. The school enrolls 1,283 students in grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 796 students for high schools in Texas.
LAKE DALLAS ISD counts 3,717 students in its 5 schools, and Lake Dallas High School is one of them.
White students account for 45% of enrollment at Lake Dallas High School, more than any other group. Enrollment also includes 36% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Denton County, the White share is about 57%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lake Dallas High School scores 66%.
A staff of 82.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 15.6:1. It is about the same as the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 35%. Public schools in Denton County average a similar 35%.
Among Texas public high schools, Lake Dallas High School outscored 57%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Lake Dallas High School scores 59.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 58.7%.
In the surrounding county, Denton County, median household income comes to about $111,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county has 267 public schools and about 175,222 students.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, Corinth Elementary School, is the closest to Lake Dallas High School. Lake Dallas High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Lake Dallas High School comes in 3rd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Lake Dallas High School's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 1,283, compared with 1,250 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Lake Dallas High School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Denton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,561
Census ACS
Median income
$111,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
267
175,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAKE DALLAS ISD
- Lake Dallas Middle SchoolMiddle · 843 students
- Shady Shores Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Corinth Elementary SchoolElementary · 537 students
- Lake Dallas Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 students
- Denton Co J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
Other schools in CORINTH
- Crownover Middle SchoolMiddle · 891 students
- Hawk Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Founders Classical Academy CorinthElementary · 578 students
- Corinth Elementary SchoolElementary · 537 students
- Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper SchoolHigh · 509 students
Nearby schools
- Corinth Elementary School0.5 mi · 537
- Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School0.8 mi · 509
- Founders Classical Academy Corinth1.1 mi · 578
- Crownover Middle School1.6 mi · 891
- Hawk Elementary School1.7 mi · 610
- Shady Shores Elementary School1.7 mi · 554
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Dallas High SchoolHow large is Lake Dallas High School?
Lake Dallas High School enrolls approximately 1,283 students in grades 09-12.
Is Lake Dallas High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lake Dallas High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Lake Dallas High School have?
Lake Dallas High School employs 82 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
How diverse is Lake Dallas High School?
Lake Dallas High School reports a student body of 45% White, 36% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Lake Dallas High School public or private?
Lake Dallas High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by LAKE DALLAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.