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Enrollment
2,255
High
DISTRICT 1,130 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANCASTER ISD·NCES 482667003003
Lancaster High School
200 E WINTERGREEN RD, LANCASTER, TX 75134 · (972) 218-1800 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,255 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Texas public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
15.0:1
151 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
1,712 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 542 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 565 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 597 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 551 | 24% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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 LANCASTER ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 4.0% | 43.0% | 27.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 23.0% | 43.0% | 18.0% |
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 | 47.0% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 12.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 14.0% |
| 2021-22 | 44.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
35.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 Lancaster High School
Lancaster High School's state test result (35.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster High School this school | 2,255 | 75.9% | 35.3% |
| Thurgood Marshall High School MISSOURI CITY | 1,698 | 72.1% | 35.7% |
| Desoto High School DESOTO | 1,936 | 62.8% | 40.7% |
| North Crowley High School FORT WORTH | 2,936 | 69.9% | 41.3% |
| Beaumont United High School BEAUMONT | 2,035 | 91.9% | 26.6% |
| Cedar Hill High School CEDAR HILL | 1,974 | 59.3% | 34.4% |
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 Lancaster High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #1,254 of 1,385 | #82 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #852 of 1,425 ▲ 347 | #51 of 100 ▲ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,057 of 1,425 ▲ 154 | #59 of 100 ▲ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.0pp | #412 of 1,184 | #17 of 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,255 | #234 of 2,107 | #18 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #729 of 1,344 | #39 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.3% | #883 of 1,346 | #64 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.9% | #467 of 1,522 | #65 of 107 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.7% | #479 of 672 | #30 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
2,255
+62 (+3%) vs 2020
+101% since 1990-91, when it was 1,124
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 2,255 | 150.7 | 15.0:1 | 76% (1,712) |
| 2023-24 | 2,313 | 123.4 | 18.7:1 | 98% (2,261) |
| 2022-23 | 2,250 | 125.1 | 18.0:1 | 84% (1,895) |
| 2020-21 | 2,193 | 126 | 17.4:1 | 86% (1,893) |
| 2017-18 | 2,133 | 119.1 | 17.9:1 | 79% (1,679) |
| 2015-16 | 1,905 | 114 | 16.7:1 | 78% (1,488) |
| 2010-11 | 1,759 | 101 | 17.4:1 | 69% (1,213) |
| 2000-01 | 1,176 | 89 | 13.2:1 | 28% (327) |
| 1990-91 | 1,124 | 86 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lancaster High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (2,133 to 2,255); teachers up 27% (119.1 to 150.7).
About Lancaster High School
As a large high school, Lancaster High School serves students in LANCASTER, Texas. The school's enrollment of 2,255 students covers grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Texas average about 796 students each.
Lancaster High School reports to LANCASTER ISD, which has 10 schools and 6,822 students.
A majority of students at Lancaster High School, 73%, are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 23% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 22%. By the diversity index, Lancaster High School comes in at 41%.
Teachers at the school number 150.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.0:1. High schools in Texas average about 15.1:1, a similar figure. The school's lunch program data list 76% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Dallas County, the average is about the same, 77%.
Lancaster High School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 12% of Texas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Lancaster High School scores 35.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 41.3%.
In Dallas County (population about 2,621,179), median household income is about $76,547, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Lancaster High School is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County, which together enroll about 459,645 students.
Pleasant Run Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Lancaster High School is ahead of the 28.6% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students grew from 2,193 to 2,255 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher fell from 17.4 to 15.0 over 4 years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Lancaster High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 LANCASTER ISD
- Lancaster Middle SchoolMiddle · 908 students
- Houston Elementary SchoolElementary · 613 students
- West Main Elementary SchoolElementary · 601 students
- Pleasant Run Elementary SchoolElementary · 597 students
- Belt Line Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
- G W Carver 6th Grade STEM Learning CenterMiddle · 473 students
Other schools in LANCASTER
- Lancaster Middle SchoolMiddle · 908 students
- Iltexas Lancaster Elementary SchoolElementary · 737 students
- Houston Elementary SchoolElementary · 613 students
- West Main Elementary SchoolElementary · 601 students
- Pleasant Run Elementary SchoolElementary · 597 students
- Belt Line Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
Other Lancaster High schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Lancaster High. Lancaster High School is the 2nd largest of the 7.
- Lancaster HighLancaster, CA · 2,688 students
- Lancaster High SchoolLancaster, OH · 1,995 students
- LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOLLANCASTER, NY · 1,682 students
- Lancaster HighLancaster, SC · 1,390 students
- Lancaster HighLancaster, VA · 402 students
Nearby schools
- Pleasant Run Elementary School0.8 mi · 597
- Lancaster Middle School1.1 mi · 908
- G W Carver 6th Grade STEM Learning Center1.1 mi · 473
- West Main Elementary School1.7 mi · 601
- L ISD J J Alternative Education Program2.0 mi · 4
- Belt Line Elementary School2.2 mi · 567
Frequently asked questions
About Lancaster High SchoolHow large is Lancaster High School?
Lancaster High School enrolls approximately 2,255 students in grades 09-12.
Is Lancaster High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lancaster High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Lancaster High School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Lancaster High School.
How diverse is Lancaster High School?
Lancaster High School reports a student body of 1% White, 23% Hispanic, 73% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Lancaster High School in?
Lancaster High School is part of LANCASTER ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.