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LAKE DALLAS H S
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About LAKE DALLAS H S
LAKE DALLAS H S operates as a large four-year high school in CORINTH, Texas, one of the schools within LAKE DALLAS ISD. Current enrollment sits at 1,283 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 61% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.
LAKE DALLAS H S is one of 5 schools operated by LAKE DALLAS ISD, a district that teaches 3,717 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, LAKE DALLAS H S records that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 36% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 57% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, On paper, LAKE DALLAS H S has 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LAKE DALLAS H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.6%; this one delivers 58.1%.
Around the school, census data for Denton County shows median household earnings sit near $111,498, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Denton County runs 267 public schools (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students), of which LAKE DALLAS H S is one.
The closest other public school is CORINTH EL, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LAKE DALLAS H S ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 48.3%.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LAKE DALLAS H S has changed only slightly, going from 1,260 students in 2018 to 1,283 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 54% to 45%.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for LAKE DALLAS H S typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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