Hyer Elementary School
Public elementary school in Dallas, Texas · Highland Park ISD · Grades Pre-K–4
Hyer Elementary School serves 485 students in grades Pre-K–4 in Dallas (Dallas County). It is one of 8 schools in Highland Park ISD. By enrollment it is the 2671st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.8 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 35.07 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–4 |
| District | Highland Park ISD |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 482325002358 |
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 elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 485 | 6,350 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.8 | 13.8 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | – | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 31% 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.
Hyer Elementary School in context
Size
Hyer Elementary School is the 2nd largest of Highland Park ISD's 5 elementary schools; its 485 students are 7.6% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 460; Hyer 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 3 with 94 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 38, against an average of 81 per grade. This year grade 4 has 13% fewer students than kindergarten (81 against 93). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 38 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 83.9% here and 81.5% across Highland Park ISD. Students from 6 of the 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
With 35.07 full-time-equivalent teachers for 485 students, Hyer Elementary School has 13.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 485 students would have about 32.8 teachers, so Hyer Elementary School has 2.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Hyer 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 University Park Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 202 other elementary schools, 50 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 83.9% |
| Hispanic | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 4.7% |
| Asian | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.2% |
| Black | 0.6% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 38 |
| Kindergarten | 93 |
| Grade 1 | 86 |
| Grade 2 | 93 |
| Grade 3 | 94 |
| Grade 4 | 81 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3920 Caruth Blvd, Dallas, TX 75225
Phone: (214)780-3300
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hyer Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Park Elementary School | Highland Park ISD | 0.8 mi | 463 | 12.8 | – |
| Michael M Boone Elementary School | Highland Park ISD | 1.2 mi | 464 | 13.2 | – |
| Preston Hollow Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 1.5 mi | 402 | 15.8 | 85.6% |
| Bradfield Elementary School | Highland Park ISD | 1.7 mi | 578 | 13.8 | – |
| Armstrong Elementary School | Highland Park ISD | 1.8 mi | 431 | 13.2 | – |
| John J Pershing Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 2.0 mi | 457 | 15 | 91.9% |
| K B Polk Center for Academically Talented & Gifted | Dallas ISD | 2.1 mi | 427 | 13.4 | 85.5% |
| Jack Lowe Sr. Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 2.5 mi | 530 | 16.6 | 98.5% |
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 High School | High | 9–12 | 2,119 |
| Highland Park Middle School | Middle | 7–8 | 939 |
| 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 |