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Lake Highlands El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

9501 Ferndale Rd, Dallas, TX 75238 · (469) 593-2100 · Part of Richardson Independent School District

Dallas’ School Grade C− better than 18% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
704
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
25%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Lake Highlands El

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency49%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts49%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

9501 Ferndale Rd, Dallas

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K94
Kindergarten105
Grade 198
Grade 2101
Grade 3105
Grade 4108
Grade 593
Enrollment over time
738’20
725’21
727’22
780’23
704’24

Down 4.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 61%Hispanic 32%Black 3%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lake Highlands El from Dallas families.

Other schools in Richardson Independent School District

The district →
White Rock El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dallas
A+
868 students13:1
Brentfield El
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Dallas
A+
815 students14:1
Skyview El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dallas
C
802 students18:1
Risd Acad
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Dallas
C−
731 students16:1
Audelia Creek El
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Dallas
D
730 students16:1
Dover El
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Richardson
C
698 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Dallas’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.