📍 200 e Wintergreen Rd, Lancaster, Dallas County, 75134
Lancaster H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lancaster, Dallas County. The school has 2,250 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kirsten Jett. It is part of the Lancaster Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 125.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. The school offers 44 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lancaster H S enrolls 2,250 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 125.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Black or African American, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 1.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,687 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 475 | 21% |
| White | 32 | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 14 | <1% |
| Asian | 9 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,895 of the school's 2,250 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,753 qualify for free lunch and 142 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.
Lancaster H S 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.
Lancaster H S is one of 11 schools in LANCASTER ISD, based in LANCASTER, Texas. The district serves 6,822 students district-wide and employs 443 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,250 students, Lancaster H S is larger than the district average of about 620 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large