Lake Highlands Elementary School
Public elementary school in Dallas, Texas · Richardson ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Lake Highlands Elementary School serves 704 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Dallas (Dallas County). It is one of 51 schools in Richardson ISD. By enrollment it is the 891st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.4 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 48.78 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Richardson ISD |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483702004137 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Richardson ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 704 | 36,971 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 13.9 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 25% | 52.6% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 42% 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.
Lake Highlands Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 36 elementary schools in Richardson ISD, Lake Highlands Elementary School is the 6th largest, with 1.9% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 527; Lake Highlands Elementary 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 4 with 108 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 93, against an average of 101 per grade. This year grade 5 has 11% fewer students than kindergarten (93 against 105). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 94 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 61.4% here and 30.5% across Richardson ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 31.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
25% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 52.6% across Richardson 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 48.78 full-time-equivalent teachers for 704 students, Lake Highlands Elementary School has 14.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 704 students would have about 47.6 teachers, so Lake Highlands Elementary School has 1.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Lake Highlands Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Wallace Elementary School, 0.5 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 198 other elementary schools, 56 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 | 61.4% |
| Hispanic | 31.7% |
| Black | 3% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
48% of students are girls and 52% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 94 |
| Kindergarten | 105 |
| Grade 1 | 98 |
| Grade 2 | 101 |
| Grade 3 | 105 |
| Grade 4 | 108 |
| Grade 5 | 93 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9501 Ferndale Rd, Dallas, TX 75238
Phone: (469)593-2100
Website: schools.risd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lake Highlands Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Elementary School | Richardson ISD | 0.5 mi | 654 | 14.8 | 55.7% |
| White Rock Elementary School | Richardson ISD | 0.9 mi | 868 | 13.4 | 22.8% |
| Northlake Elementary School | Richardson ISD | 0.9 mi | 414 | 11.6 | 61.8% |
| Personalized Learning Academy at Highland Meadows | Dallas ISD | 1.3 mi | 676 | 18 | 98.7% |
| Merriman Park Elementary School | Richardson ISD | 1.8 mi | 446 | 12.1 | 33.9% |
| Victor H Hexter Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 1.8 mi | 481 | 16 | 49.9% |
| Martha Turner Reilly Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 1.9 mi | 547 | 15.5 | 75.5% |
| L L Hotchkiss Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 2.2 mi | 506 | 13.3 | 95.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.