Lancaster High School
Public high school in Lancaster, Texas · Lancaster ISD · Grades 9–12
Lancaster High School serves 2,255 students in grades 9–12 in Lancaster (Dallas County). It is one of 9 schools in Lancaster ISD. By enrollment it is the 236th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than 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 ÷ 150.65 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Lancaster ISD |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482667003003 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Lancaster ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,255 | 6,822 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15 | 14.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 75.9% | 81.8% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 59% 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.
Lancaster High School in context
Size
Lancaster High School is the only high school in Lancaster ISD. Its 2,255 students are 33.1% of the district's 6,822. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 4 miles away with a median enrollment of 273; Lancaster 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 11 with 597 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 542, against an average of 564 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 542 in grade 9 and 551 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 73% here and 70.9% across Lancaster ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 23%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
75.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 81.8% across Lancaster ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high 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 150.65 full-time-equivalent teachers for 2,255 students, Lancaster High School has 15 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,255 students would have about 161.1 teachers, so Lancaster High School has 10.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Lancaster High School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other high school is Texans Can Academy - Grant East, 2.6 miles away in Texans Can Academies. Within 10 miles there are 35 other high schools, 8 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 | 73% |
| Hispanic | 23% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |
| White | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
50.9% of students are girls and 49.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 542 |
| Grade 10 | 565 |
| Grade 11 | 597 |
| Grade 12 | 551 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
200 E Wintergreen Rd, Lancaster, TX 75134
Phone: (972)218-1800
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lancaster High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texans Can Academy - Grant East | Texans Can Academies | 2.6 mi | 205 | 41.4 | 77.6% |
| Wilmer-Hutchins High School | Dallas ISD | 3.3 mi | 921 | 15.2 | 97.9% |
| Gateway Charter Academy - Middle - High School | Gateway Charter Academy | 3.5 mi | 196 | 12.9 | 97.4% |
| Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy | Dallas ISD | 3.7 mi | 342 | 18.1 | 81.3% |
| KIPP Oak Cliff Academy | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 4.3 mi | 340 | 11.7 | 93.2% |
| Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 4.7 mi | 191 | 8.9 | 83.2% |
| Medlock Youth Village | Academy for Academic Excellence | 4.8 mi | 88 | 6.5 | 100% |
| Uplift Wisdom Prep High School | Uplift Education | 4.9 mi | 351 | 12.8 | 85.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Lancaster ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belt Line Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 567 |
| G W Carver 6th Grade STEM Learning Center | Middle | 6 | 473 |
| Houston Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 613 |
| Lancaster Middle School | Middle | 7–8 | 908 |
| Pleasant Run Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 597 |
| Rolling Hills Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 388 |
| Rosa Parks/Millbrook Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 416 |
| West Main Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 601 |