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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at LAKE HIGHLANDS H S this year?
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Enrollment
2,972
High
DISTRICT 2,064 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHARDSON ISD·NCES 483702004138
Lake Highlands High School
9449 CHURCH RD, DALLAS, TX 75238 · (469) 593-1000 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,972 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of Texas public high schools
- C+Test 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.
- AThree-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
14.7:1
202 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
1,511 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 861 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 746 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 717 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 648 | 22% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 36.0% | 17.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 29.0% | 43.0% | 19.0% |
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 | 50.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 10.0% |
| 2021-22 | 16.0% | 15.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
51.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Highlands High School
Lake Highlands High School's state test result (51.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Highlands High School this school | 2,972 | 50.8% | 51.6% |
| Trinity High School EULESS | 2,734 | 52.8% | 54.5% |
| Tyler Legacy High School TYLER | 2,770 | 52.4% | 55.8% |
| Mansfield Legacy High School MANSFIELD | 2,568 | 48.8% | 59.3% |
| Klein Collins High School KLEIN | 3,360 | 48.5% | 56.7% |
| Lamar High School HOUSTON | 2,968 | 47.2% | 55.5% |
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 Highlands High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #765 of 1,385 | #36 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #888 of 1,425 ▲ 44 | #55 of 100 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #979 of 1,425 ▼ 38 | #53 of 100 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +28.5pp | #185 of 1,184 | #8 of 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,972 | #81 of 2,107 | #5 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #682 of 1,344 | #32 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.3% | #58 of 1,346 | #6 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.8% | #988 of 1,522 | #94 of 107 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.4% | #464 of 672 | #28 of 43 |
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
2,972
+192 (+7%) vs 2020
+77% since 1990-91, when it was 1,681
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 2,972 | 201.7 | 14.7:1 | 51% (1,511) |
| 2023-24 | 2,925 | 209.3 | 14.0:1 | 54% (1,567) |
| 2022-23 | 2,896 | 215.5 | 13.4:1 | 57% (1,651) |
| 2020-21 | 2,780 | 189 | 14.7:1 | 52% (1,455) |
| 2017-18 | 2,793 | 180.3 | 15.5:1 | 54% (1,513) |
| 2015-16 | 1,791 | 114 | 15.7:1 | 53% (956) |
| 2010-11 | 1,659 | 113 | 14.7:1 | 46% (762) |
| 2000-01 | 1,828 | 114 | 16.0:1 | 19% (340) |
| 1990-91 | 1,681 | 97 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Highlands High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (2,793 to 2,972); teachers up 12% (180.3 to 201.7).
About Lake Highlands High School
Lake Highlands High School is a high school in DALLAS, Texas, and it is part of RICHARDSON ISD. Federal data show 2,972 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. On average, high schools in Texas enroll around 796, and this school is 273% larger than that mark.
RICHARDSON ISD (55 schools, 38,526 students) runs Lake Highlands High School.
About 33% of students at Lake Highlands High School are Hispanic, the largest single group. It is also 30% White, 27% Black, 7% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Dallas County's residents are about 41% Hispanic, 8 points above the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 72, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 201.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.7:1. The average for high schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 51%. The 77% average for public schools in Dallas County is 26 points higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Lake Highlands High School lands at C+, ahead of 43% of Texas public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 51.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 52.0%.
The school's county is Dallas County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $76,547 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Lake Highlands High School shares Dallas County with 770 other public schools.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Northlake Elementary School, is the closest to Lake Highlands High School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 51.6% average proficiency ranks 4th among 8 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Lake Highlands High School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a increase of 192 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The Lake Highlands High School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in RICHARDSON ISD
- Richardson High SchoolHigh · 2,669 students
- Berkner High SchoolHigh · 2,350 students
- Pearce High SchoolHigh · 2,317 students
- Forest Meadow Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,211 students
- Lake Highlands Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,114 students
- White Rock Elementary SchoolElementary · 868 students
Other schools in DALLAS
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 3,837 students
- Oak Cliff Faith Family AcademyCombined · 2,670 students
- Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyHigh · 2,208 students
- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
- Highland Park High SchoolHigh · 2,119 students
Nearby schools
- Northlake Elementary School0.4 mi · 414
- Merriman Park Elementary School0.9 mi · 446
- White Rock Elementary School0.9 mi · 868
- Disciplinary Alternative Placement Center1.1 mi · 124
- Thurgood Marshall Elementary School1.1 mi · 497
- Moss Haven Elementary School1.1 mi · 467
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Highlands High SchoolHow many students attend Lake Highlands High School?
Lake Highlands High School enrolls approximately 2,972 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Lake Highlands High School serve?
Lake Highlands High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake Highlands High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lake Highlands High School is approximately 14.7:1 (202 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lake Highlands High School?
Lake Highlands High School reports a student body of 30% White, 33% Hispanic, 27% Black, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Lake Highlands High School?
Lake Highlands High School is overseen by RICHARDSON ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.