📍 10301 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas, Dallas County, 75238
Lake Highlands J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Dallas, Dallas County. The school has 822 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nick Rustin. It is part of the Richardson Isd school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 62.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lake Highlands J H enrolls 822 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 62.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 23% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 322 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 242 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 190 | 23% |
| Asian | 47 | 5.7% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
400 of the school's 822 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 362 qualify for free lunch and 38 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 J H 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 J H 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 822 students, Lake Highlands J H 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