Highland Park High School
Public high school in Dallas, Texas · Highland Park ISD · Grades 9–12
Highland Park High School serves 2,119 students in grades 9–12 in Dallas (Dallas County). It is one of 8 schools in Highland Park ISD. By enrollment it is the 287th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.4 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 147.08 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Highland Park ISD |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 482325002357 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Highland Park ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,119 | 6,350 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 13.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | – | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 53% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Highland Park High School in context
Size
Highland Park High School is the only high school in Highland Park ISD. Its 2,119 students are 33.4% of the district's 6,350. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 3.5 miles away and have a median of 1,135 students, so Highland Park High School 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 12 with 577 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 503, against an average of 530 per grade. This year grade 12 has 15% more students than grade 9 (577 against 503). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 82.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Highland Park ISD (81.5%). Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Highland Park High School has 147.08 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,119 students would have about 151.4 teachers, so Highland Park High School has 4.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other high school is North Dallas High School, 2.7 miles away in Dallas ISD. There are 12 high schools within 5 miles and 58 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 82.1% |
| Asian | 7.8% |
| Hispanic | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |
| Black | 0.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
49.6% of students are girls and 50.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 503 |
| Grade 10 | 504 |
| Grade 11 | 535 |
| Grade 12 | 577 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4220 Emerson Ave, Dallas, TX 75205
Phone: (214)780-3700
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Highland Park High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dallas High School | Dallas ISD | 2.7 mi | 1,300 | 16 | 91.1% |
| Hillcrest High School | Dallas ISD | 2.8 mi | 1,572 | 15 | 82.4% |
| Thomas Jefferson High School | Dallas ISD | 3.2 mi | 1,516 | 14 | 97.6% |
| Innovation Design Entrepreneurship Academy | Dallas ISD | 3.4 mi | 149 | 15.6 | 85.2% |
| Uplift Williams Prep High School | Uplift Education | 3.6 mi | 517 | 13.7 | 85.3% |
| Uplift Atlas Prep High School | Uplift Education | 3.7 mi | 503 | 15 | 84.9% |
| Emmett J Conrad High School | Dallas ISD | 3.8 mi | 1,321 | 16 | 96.4% |
| Booker T Washington Spva Magnet | Dallas ISD | 3.9 mi | 970 | 17.6 | 38.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Highland Park ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 431 |
| Bradfield Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 578 |
| Highland Park Middle School | Middle | 7–8 | 939 |
| Hyer Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 485 |
| McCulloch Intermediate School | Middle | 5–6 | 871 |
| Michael M Boone Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 464 |
| University Park Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 463 |