Lake Highlands High School

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Richardson ISD: N/A

Total students

2,924

Avg. teacher experience

10.6 years

Richardson ISD: 10 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

93.1 %

Richardson ISD: 92%

Statewide: 90.3%

Lake Highlands High School is a high school in Dallas, TX, in the Richardson ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 2,924 students. 52.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 25% 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.

In the Class of 2023, 93.1% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 3.6% during the 2022-2023 school year.

The average SAT score at Lake Highlands High School was 1098 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 18.3.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $65,715, which is $3,241 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

schools.risd.org/LakeHighlandsHS

Address

9449 Church Rd
Dallas, TX 75238-4107

Office phone number

(469) 593-1000

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Lake Highlands High 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

2,924

African American

827 (28.3%)

Richardson ISD: 21%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

7 (0.2%)

Richardson ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

203 (6.9%)

Richardson ISD: 7.5%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

946 (32.4%)

Richardson ISD: 37.9%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

4 (0.1%)

Richardson ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

869 (29.7%)

Richardson ISD: 30.1%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

68 (2.3%)

Richardson ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

28.3%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

6.9%

Hispanic

32.4%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

29.7%

Two or more races

2.3%

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

52.4 %

Richardson ISD: 53.4%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

53.6 %

Richardson ISD: 55.6%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

25.1 %

Richardson ISD: 32.2%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

52.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

53.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

25.1%

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

25 %

Richardson ISD: 32.1%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

11.5 %

Richardson ISD: 11.7%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

11 %

Richardson ISD: 15%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

25.0%

Gifted and talented

11.5%

Special education

11.0%

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.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

93.1 %

Richardson ISD: 92%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

93.3 %

Richardson ISD: 92.4%

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

N/A

Richardson ISD: Masked

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

90.9 %

Richardson ISD: 96.5%

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

88.6 %

Richardson ISD: 87.6%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Richardson ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

99 %

Richardson ISD: 96.8%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

91.7 %

Richardson ISD: 93.4%

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

93.3%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

90.9%

Hispanic

88.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

99.0%

Two or more races

91.7%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

3.6 %

Richardson ISD: 3%

Statewide: 2%

African American

3.7 %

Richardson ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

0 %

Richardson ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

1.7 %

Richardson ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

5.7 %

Richardson ISD: 4.3%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Richardson ISD: 10%

Statewide: 1.8%

White

1.4 %

Richardson ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

2.8 %

Richardson ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 1.7%

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

29.2 %

Richardson ISD: 16.9%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

39.5 %

Richardson ISD: 24.8%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

16.7 %

Richardson ISD: 15.2%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

11.1 %

Richardson ISD: 7.6%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

38.3 %

Richardson ISD: 21.2%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Richardson ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

11.4 %

Richardson ISD: 7.6%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

30 %

Richardson ISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 18.7%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.

All students

28.7 %

Richardson ISD: 31.8%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

15.3 %

Richardson ISD: 18.3%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

Masked

Richardson ISD: 20%

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

19.1 %

Richardson ISD: 41.8%

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

12.5 %

Richardson ISD: 17.6%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Richardson ISD: 42.9%

Statewide: 19.5%

White

59.9 %

Richardson ISD: 56.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

48 %

Richardson ISD: 45.2%

Statewide: 26.9%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

61.7 %

Richardson ISD: 57.7%

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

33.9 %

Richardson ISD: 37.1%

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Richardson ISD: Masked

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

46.2 %

Richardson ISD: 48.9%

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

52.7 %

Richardson ISD: 42.3%

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Richardson ISD: Masked

Statewide: 47.4%

White

70.8 %

Richardson ISD: 69.6%

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

75 %

Richardson ISD: 67.3%

Statewide: 66%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

1098

Richardson ISD: 1134

Statewide: 978

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

18.3

Richardson ISD: 18.8

Statewide: 19.2

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.

Reading

67.8 %

Richardson ISD: 72.1%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

51.7 %

Richardson ISD: 63.5%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

48.9 %

Richardson ISD: 59.5%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

67.8%

Math

51.7%

Reading + Math

48.9%

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

208.3

African American

28.6 (13.7%)

Richardson ISD: 14.7%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Richardson ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

6.2 (3%)

Richardson ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

28.4 (13.6%)

Richardson ISD: 15.1%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Richardson ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

141.2 (67.8%)

Richardson ISD: 64.2%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

4 (1.9%)

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

2.5 (1.2%)

Richardson ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

157.6 (75.7%)

Richardson ISD: 77.3%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

47 (22.6%)

Richardson ISD: 21.2%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

1.2 (0.6%)

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

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

10.6 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

$65,715

Richardson ISD: $65,020

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$59,768

Richardson ISD: $60,067

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$61,891

Richardson ISD: $61,222

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$63,781

Richardson ISD: $64,111

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$68,161

Richardson ISD: $68,080

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$73,745

Richardson ISD: $73,244

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$75,224

Richardson ISD: $77,088

Statewide: $74,014

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