📍 131 Sims Dr, Cedar Hill, Dallas County, 75104
Highlands el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cedar Hill, Dallas County. The school has 488 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Victoria Collins. It is part of the Cedar Hill Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highlands el enrolls 488 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Hispanic or Latino, 36% Black or African American and 2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 293 | 60% |
| Black or African American | 178 | 36% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
412 of the school's 488 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 368 qualify for free lunch and 44 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Highlands el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 23, state house district 109.
Highlands el is one of 13 schools in CEDAR HILL ISD, based in CEDAR HILL, Texas. The district serves 6,253 students district-wide and employs 438 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 488 students, Highlands el is close to the district average of about 481 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large