Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Cedar Hill’s public schools score below 84% of Texas districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 22% of Cedar Hill’s students scored proficient, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Cedar Hill, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Cedar Hill’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 396 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cedar Hill’s, its schools beat 6%, lower than their 16% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 39% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,628 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Six elementary schools, then three middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 11% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Life School Cedar Hill and Newman International at Cedar Hill are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Cedar Hill’s grade
C−: better than 16% of Texas school districts, #589 of 642 Texas towns. Both inputs trail the Texas average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Cedar Hill, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Cedar Hill · depends on your address
Bessie Coleman Middle
Grades 6–8 · 488 students · 14:1 students per teacher
W S Permenter Middle
Grades 6–8 · 456 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Cedar Hill Collegiate Academy
Grades 6–8 · 345 students · 19:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Cedar Hill · depends on your address
Bessie Coleman Middle
Grades 6–8 · 488 students · 14:1 students per teacher
W S Permenter Middle
Grades 6–8 · 456 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Cedar Hill Collegiate Academy
Grades 6–8 · 345 students · 19:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Cedar Hill · depends on your address
Bessie Coleman Middle
Grades 6–8 · 488 students · 14:1 students per teacher
W S Permenter Middle
Grades 6–8 · 456 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Cedar Hill Collegiate Academy
Grades 6–8 · 345 students · 19:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Cedar Hill · depends on your address
Cedar Hill H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,974 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Cedar Hill Collegiate H S
Grades 9–12 · 304 students · 19:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Cedar Hill · depends on your address
Cedar Hill H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,974 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Cedar Hill Collegiate H S
Grades 9–12 · 304 students · 19:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Cedar Hill · depends on your address
Cedar Hill H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,974 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Cedar Hill Collegiate H S
Grades 9–12 · 304 students · 19:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Cedar Hill · depends on your address
Cedar Hill H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,974 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Cedar Hill Collegiate H S
Grades 9–12 · 304 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Cedar Hill’s public schools are run by Cedar Hill Independent School District. Parts of Cedar Hill (9% and 3% of its land) are served by Midlothian Independent and Duncanville Independent instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Cedar Hill vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Cedar Hill’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Cedar Hill | C− | Cedar Hill Independent |
| Dallas | C− | Dallas Independent |
| Grand Prairie | C | Grand Prairie Independent |
| Ovilla | B | Red Oak Independent PK–12 · Midlothian Independent PK–12 |
| Duncanville | C− | Duncanville Independent |
| Midlothian | B+ | Midlothian Independent |
| DeSoto | C− | DeSoto Independent |
Every school in Cedar Hill
13 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Nova Academy Cedar Hill).
Questions about Cedar Hill’s schools
Are Cedar Hill’s schools good?
On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Cedar Hill children attend score below 84% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #589 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 6%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Cedar Hill in?
Cedar Hill Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 6,253 students in 12 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Cedar Hill are served by Midlothian Independent and Duncanville Independent.
Where do Cedar Hill kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Cedar Hill H S and Cedar Hill Collegiate H S.
What is Cedar Hill’s graduation rate?
89% of the class of 2023 in Cedar Hill Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Cedar Hill spend per student?
$12,628 in Cedar Hill Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Cedar Hill families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Cedar Hill → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.