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Highland Park H S
A+

Highland Park H S

PublicHighGrades 9–12

4220 Emerson Ave, Dallas, TX 75205 · (214) 780-3700 · Part of Highland Park Independent School District

University Park’s School Grade A+ better than 97% of Texas school districts

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Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
2,119
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Highland Park H S

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 46 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 50 pts above the state

On the path

Where University Park kids come from and go next. The whole path →

7–8Highland Park Middlein Dallas
9–12Highland Park H SYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency83%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts92%
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 ↗

4220 Emerson Ave, Dallas

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9503
Grade 10504
Grade 11535
Grade 12577
Enrollment over time
2,212’20
2,260’21
2,252’22
2,177’23
2,119’24

Down 4.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 82%Asian 8%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 3%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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 Highland Park H S from University Park families.

Other schools in Highland Park Independent School District

The district →
Bradfield El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Dallas
A+
578 students14:1
Hyer El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Dallas
A+
485 students14:1
Michael M Boone El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Dallas
A+
464 students13:1
University Park El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Dallas
A+
463 students13:1
Armstrong El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Dallas
A+
431 students13:1
McCulloch Int
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Dallas
A+
871 students13:1

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; University Park’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.