Highlands Elementary School
Public elementary school in Cedar Hill, Texas · Cedar Hill ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Highlands Elementary School serves 419 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 3306th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.9 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 ÷ 26.43 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 | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481323006374 |
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 | 419 | 6,253 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.9 | 15.9 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 80.4% | 64.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 70% 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.
Highlands Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 6 elementary schools in Cedar Hill ISD, Highlands Elementary School is the 4th largest, with 6.7% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 404; Highlands Elementary School is close to their typical size.
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 5 with 79 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 41, against an average of 60 per grade. This year grade 5 has 58% more students than kindergarten (79 against 50). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 41 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 70.2% here and 27.3% across Cedar Hill ISD. Black students are next, at 26.5%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
80.4% 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. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 26.43 full-time-equivalent teachers for 419 students, Highlands Elementary School has 15.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 419 students would have about 28.3 teachers, so Highlands Elementary School has 1.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Highlands Elementary School 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 Waterford Oaks Elementary School, 1.1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 106 other elementary schools, 19 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 70.2% |
| Black | 26.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |
| White | 1% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
49.6% of students are girls and 50.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 41 |
| Kindergarten | 50 |
| Grade 1 | 63 |
| Grade 2 | 66 |
| Grade 3 | 63 |
| Grade 4 | 57 |
| Grade 5 | 79 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
131 Sims Dr., Cedar Hill, TX 75104
Phone: (972)291-0496
Website: chisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Highlands Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterford Oaks Elementary School | Cedar Hill ISD | 1.1 mi | 521 | 21 | 75.8% |
| Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep | Cedar Hill ISD | 1.1 mi | 520 | 17.8 | 45.8% |
| Plummer Elementary School | Cedar Hill ISD | 1.7 mi | 347 | 15.8 | 83.3% |
| Cockrell Hill Elementary School | Desoto ISD | 2.3 mi | 397 | 15.9 | 65% |
| Life School Cedar Hill | Life School | 2.4 mi | 450 | 19.9 | 76.4% |
| High Pointe Elementary School | Cedar Hill ISD | 2.4 mi | 411 | 13.7 | 77.4% |
| S Gus Alexander Jr. Elementary School | Duncanville ISD | 2.6 mi | 330 | 15.6 | 79.1% |
| Clint Q Smith Elementary School | Duncanville ISD | 3.7 mi | 344 | 15 | 82.6% |
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 Collegiate Prep | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 520 |
| Cedar Hill High School | High | 9–12 | 1,974 |
| High Pointe Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 411 |
| 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 |