📍 9449 Church Rd, Dallas, Dallas County, 75238
Lake Highlands H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Dallas, Dallas County. The school has 2,896 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kerri Jones. It is part of the Richardson Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 215.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. The school offers 42 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lake Highlands H S enrolls 2,896 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 215.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 32% Hispanic or Latino, 30% White and 30% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 935 | 32% |
| White | 860 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 858 | 30% |
| Asian | 166 | 5.7% |
| Two or more races | 67 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,651 of the school's 2,896 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,498 qualify for free lunch and 153 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 H S is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 16, state house district 114.
Lake Highlands H S 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 2,896 students, Lake Highlands H S is larger than the district average of about 672 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large