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Lake Highlands Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
9501 Ferndale Rd
Dallas, TX 75238
Phone
(469) 593-2100
District
RICHARDSON ISD
County
DALLAS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
780
Classroom Teachers
54

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

10

(10 is best)

Better than 90.7% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Lake Highlands Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
67%
47%
68%
50%
66%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
69%
47%
71%
47%
66%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
76%
52%
79%
56%
73%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
71%
43%
79%
50%
62%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
14
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 63 8.1%
Kindergarten 98 12.6%
Grade 1 102 13.1%
Grade 2 113 14.5%
Grade 3 110 14.1%
Grade 4 88 11.3%
Grade 5 101 12.9%
Grade 6 105 13.5%
Total 780 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 65.2% 31.2% 26.7%
Black 4.0% 21.6% 13.3%
Hispanic 29.1% 39.1% 54.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.5% 7.7% 5.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.4% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 24.7% 55.5% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible 22.8% 51.4% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.9% 4.1% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 231,111 30,503,301
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 5,011.2 115
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.9% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.5% 21.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 37.3% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.1% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 13.2% 13.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 92,079 10,747,240
Single Parent Households With Children 8.2% 9.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.1% 85.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 47.9% 33.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 24.1% 20.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.5% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.3% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.5% 16.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.9% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.6% 10.1%
$15,000 or less 9.0% 8.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,326 $271,688,000 42.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $794 $29,453,000 4.6%
Staff $791 $29,325,000 4.6%
General Administration $95 $3,540,000 0.6%
School Administration $714 $26,495,000 4.2%
Operation $1,071 $39,726,000 6.2%
Transportation $272 $10,076,000 1.6%
Other $436 $16,180,000 2.5%
Total Support $4,174 $154,795,000 24.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,696 $211,234,000 33.1%
Total Expenditures $17,196 $637,717,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,347 $35,048,825,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $595 $3,283,730,000 4.2%
Staff $570 $3,149,949,000 4.0%
General Administration $155 $857,955,000 1.1%
School Administration $625 $3,451,541,000 4.4%
Operation $1,151 $6,357,339,000 8.1%
Transportation $273 $1,508,668,000 1.9%
Other $536 $2,961,595,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,906 $21,570,777,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,883 $21,441,869,000 27.5%
Total Expenditures $14,137 $78,061,471,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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