📍 9501 Ferndale Rd, Dallas, Dallas County, 75238
Lake Highlands el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dallas, Dallas County. The school has 727 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Emily Gruninger. It is part of the Richardson Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 54.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 49% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Lake Highlands el enrolls 727 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 54.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 3.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 444 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 219 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
196 of the school's 727 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 178 qualify for free lunch and 18 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.
Lake Highlands el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 16, state house district 114.
Lake Highlands el is one of 55 schools in RICHARDSON ISD, based in RICHARDSON, Texas. The district serves 36,971 students district-wide and employs 2,910 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 727 students, Lake Highlands el is close to the district average of about 672 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large