Lake Highlands Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Richardson ISD
  • Dallas, TX
  • Early education - 6th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Richardson ISD: N/A

Total students

768

Avg. teacher experience

10.4 years

Richardson ISD: 10 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Richardson ISD: 92%

Statewide: 90.3%

Lake Highlands Elementary School is an elementary school in Dallas, TX, in the Richardson ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 768 students. 34.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 19.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $65,051, which is $2,577 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

schools.risd.org/LakeHighlandsES/

Address

9501 Ferndale Rd
Dallas, TX 75238-4107

Office phone number

(469) 593-2100

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Lake Highlands Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

768

African American

30 (3.9%)

Richardson ISD: 21%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.1%)

Richardson ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

10 (1.3%)

Richardson ISD: 7.5%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

219 (28.5%)

Richardson ISD: 37.9%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.1%)

Richardson ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

483 (62.9%)

Richardson ISD: 30.1%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

24 (3.1%)

Richardson ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

3.9%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

1.3%

Hispanic

28.5%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

62.9%

Two or more races

3.1%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

34.1 %

Richardson ISD: 53.4%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

25.1 %

Richardson ISD: 55.6%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

19.4 %

Richardson ISD: 32.2%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

34.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

25.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

19.4%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

19.4 %

Richardson ISD: 32.1%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

10.5 %

Richardson ISD: 11.7%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

16.9 %

Richardson ISD: 15%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

19.4%

Gifted and talented

10.5%

Special education

16.9%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Richardson ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Richardson ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Richardson ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Richardson ISD: N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

4 %

Richardson ISD: 16.9%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

17.2 %

Richardson ISD: 24.8%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Richardson ISD: 15.2%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

28.6 %

Richardson ISD: 7.6%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

7.1 %

Richardson ISD: 21.2%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Richardson ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

1.1 %

Richardson ISD: 7.6%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

0 %

Richardson ISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 18.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

54.1

African American

1 (1.8%)

Richardson ISD: 14.7%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Richardson ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Richardson ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

8 (14.8%)

Richardson ISD: 15.1%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Richardson ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

45.1 (83.4%)

Richardson ISD: 64.2%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Richardson ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Richardson ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

44.8 (82.7%)

Richardson ISD: 77.3%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

9.3 (17.3%)

Richardson ISD: 21.2%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Richardson ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

14.2

Richardson ISD: 13.6

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

10.4 years

Richardson ISD: 10 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$65,051

Richardson ISD: $65,020

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$56,231

Richardson ISD: $60,067

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$60,818

Richardson ISD: $61,222

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$63,786

Richardson ISD: $64,111

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$68,617

Richardson ISD: $68,080

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$73,320

Richardson ISD: $73,244

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

N/A

Richardson ISD: $77,088

Statewide: $74,014

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