Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep
Public elementary school in Cedar Hill, Texas · Cedar Hill ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep serves 520 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Cedar Hill (Dallas County). It is one of 11 schools in Cedar Hill ISD. By enrollment it is the 2326th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 17.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 29.17 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Cedar Hill ISD |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481323013164 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Cedar Hill ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 520 | 6,253 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17.8 | 15.9 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 45.8% | 64.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 90% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep in context
Size
Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep is the 2nd largest of Cedar Hill ISD's 6 elementary schools; its 520 students are 8.3% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 415; Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 4 with 92 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 35, against an average of 74 per grade. This year grade 5 has 49% more students than kindergarten (91 against 61). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 35 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 78.5% here and 65.2% across Cedar Hill ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 14.2%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
45.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 64.3% across Cedar Hill ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 29.17 full-time-equivalent teachers for 520 students, Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep has 17.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 520 students would have about 35.1 teachers, so Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep has 5.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Plummer Elementary School, 1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 85 other elementary schools, 13 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 78.5% |
| Hispanic | 14.2% |
| Two or more races | 4.2% |
| White | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
50.2% of students are girls and 49.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 35 |
| Kindergarten | 61 |
| Grade 1 | 72 |
| Grade 2 | 82 |
| Grade 3 | 87 |
| Grade 4 | 92 |
| Grade 5 | 91 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
975 Pickard Dr., Cedar Hill, TX 75104
Phone: (972)291-5213
Website: chisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plummer Elementary School | Cedar Hill ISD | 1.0 mi | 347 | 15.8 | 83.3% |
| Highlands Elementary School | Cedar Hill ISD | 1.1 mi | 419 | 15.9 | 80.4% |
| Waterford Oaks Elementary School | Cedar Hill ISD | 1.9 mi | 521 | 21 | 75.8% |
| Cockrell Hill Elementary School | Desoto ISD | 2.2 mi | 397 | 15.9 | 65% |
| High Pointe Elementary School | Cedar Hill ISD | 3.5 mi | 411 | 13.7 | 77.4% |
| Life School Cedar Hill | Life School | 3.5 mi | 450 | 19.9 | 76.4% |
| S Gus Alexander Jr. Elementary School | Duncanville ISD | 3.7 mi | 330 | 15.6 | 79.1% |
| Frank D Moates Elementary School | Desoto ISD | 3.8 mi | 468 | 15.6 | 59.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Cedar Hill ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bessie Coleman Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 488 |
| Cedar Hill Collegiate Academy | Middle | 6–8 | 345 |
| Cedar Hill Collegiate High School | High | 9–12 | 304 |
| Cedar Hill High School | High | 9–12 | 1,974 |
| High Pointe Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 411 |
| Highlands Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 419 |
| Lakeridge Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 466 |
| Plummer Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 347 |
| W S Permenter Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 456 |
| Waterford Oaks Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 521 |