# HIGHLANDS EL *Machine-readable school profile — served at https://us.tx.whatschool.ai/en/tx/school/highlands-el-cedar-hill/llm* Full profile (human-readable): https://us.tx.whatschool.ai/en/tx/school/highlands-el-cedar-hill --- ## Core identification - **NCES School ID**: `481323006374` - **School name**: HIGHLANDS EL - **Location**: CEDAR HILL, TX 75104 - **Address**: 131 SIMS DR - **District**: CEDAR HILL ISD (LEAID `4813230`) - **Sector**: Public - **School type**: Regular - **School level**: Primary - **Coordinates**: 32.58790, -96.93027 - **Phone**: (972)291-0496 ## Enrollment (2024) - **Students**: 419 - **Teachers (FTE)**: 26 - **Student-teacher ratio**: 16.1:1 - **Free/reduced lunch**: 80.4% ## State accountability rating - **System**: TEA A-F - **Year**: 2022 - **Overall rating**: C - **Indicators**: - student_achievement: C - school_progress: C - academic_growth: C - relative_performance: C - closing_gaps: C - overall: C - overall_score: 77 - support_label: Targeted Support ## Academic performance (state assessments) ### 2022 - **Academic Growth (TEA A-F)**: 57.0% proficient - **All Subjects % Approaches (TX STAAR)**: 64.3% proficient — 521 tested - **All Subjects % Meets (TX STAAR)**: 32.6% proficient, 12.7% advanced — 521 tested - **Closing Gaps**: 57.0% proficient - **Closing Gaps (TEA A-F)**: 57.0% proficient - **Mathematics % Approaches (TX STAAR)**: 62.7% proficient — 220 tested - **Mathematics % Approaches (TX STAAR)** (grade 5): 70.0% proficient — 80 tested - **Mathematics % Approaches (TX STAAR)** (grade 4): 58.3% proficient — 72 tested - **Mathematics % Approaches (TX STAAR)** (grade 3): 58.8% proficient — 68 tested - **Mathematics % Meets (TX STAAR)**: 33.2% proficient, 15.5% advanced — 220 tested - **Mathematics % Meets (TX STAAR)** (grade 5): 38.8% proficient, 16.2% advanced — 80 tested - **Mathematics % Meets (TX STAAR)** (grade 4): 29.2% proficient, 15.3% advanced — 72 tested - **Mathematics % Meets (TX STAAR)** (grade 3): 30.9% proficient, 14.7% advanced — 68 tested - **Overall (TEA A-F)**: 57.0% proficient - **Reading/ELA % Approaches (TX STAAR)**: 67.0% proficient — 221 tested - **Reading/ELA % Approaches (TX STAAR)** (grade 5): 73.8% proficient — 80 tested - **Reading/ELA % Approaches (TX STAAR)** (grade 4): 62.5% proficient — 72 tested - **Reading/ELA % Approaches (TX STAAR)** (grade 3): 63.8% proficient — 69 tested - **Reading/ELA % Meets (TX STAAR)**: 35.7% proficient, 12.7% advanced — 221 tested - **Reading/ELA % Meets (TX STAAR)** (grade 5): 50.0% proficient, 21.2% advanced — 80 tested ## Attendance - **2020**: chronic absence 19.0% (93 students) [source: crdc_2020] - **2020**: chronic absence 0.0% [source: crdc] - **2017**: chronic absence 0.0% [source: crdc] - **2015**: chronic absence 8.7% (38 students) [source: crdc] ## Discipline (latest CRDC year) - **Year**: 2020 - **In-school suspensions**: 0 - **Out-of-school suspensions**: 0 - **Expulsions**: 0 ## Demographics (2023) - **White**: 0.2% - **Hispanic/Latino**: 63.9% - **Black/African American**: 0.4% - **Asian**: 31.4% - **American Indian/Alaska Native**: 0.8% - **Pacific Islander**: 0.0% - **Two or more races**: 3.1% - **Free/reduced lunch eligible**: 86.7% ## Inclusion — IDEA & English Learners (2020) - **Students with IEP (IDEA)**: 4.8% — 21 students - **English Learners**: 55.5% — 242 students ## Disability category breakdown (CRDC) - **Specific Learning Disability**: 10 students - **Speech/Language Impairment**: 10 students - **Other Health Impairment**: 8 students - **Intellectual Disability**: 3 students - **Emotional Disturbance**: 2 students - **Autism**: 1 students ## Programs & enrichment - Gifted & Talented ## Finance ### School-level (ESSA 2018-19) - **Total per-pupil expenditure**: $8,812 - **Federal share**: $1,123 - **State + local share**: $7,689 - **Enrolled for PPE calc**: 604 ### District F-33 (2022) - **District per-pupil revenue**: $14,016,011 - **Federal share**: 20.7% - **State share**: 23.1% - **Local share**: 56.2% - **Instructional spending per pupil**: $6,273,315 ## Neighbourhood (ACS 2019-2023) - **Median household income**: $65,106 - **Poverty rate**: 18.0% - **Bachelor's degree or higher**: 18.8% - **Unemployment**: 10.6% - **Median gross rent**: $1,712 - **Foreign-born residents**: 11.2% - **Single-parent households**: 24.6% ## Environmental context - **Nearest Superfund (NPL)**: 11.4 miles (DELFASCO FORGE) - **Toxic Release Inventory sites within 1 mile**: 0 - **TRI sites within 5 miles**: 10 - **Nearest brownfield**: 5.20 miles (FORMER CENTRAL FIRE STATION) ### Water safety - **Public water system**: CITY OF CEDAR HILL - **SDWA health violations (10 yr)**: 0 - **Acute violations (10 yr)**: 0 - **Most recent violation**: 2025-07-01 ### Air quality - **PM2.5 annual average**: 10.1585 μg/m³ (EPA std: 9) - **Nearest monitor**: 15.0 miles ## Related data feeds - **Profile (human)**: https://us.tx.whatschool.ai/en/tx/school/highlands-el-cedar-hill - **Performance**: https://us.tx.whatschool.ai/en/tx/school/highlands-el-cedar-hill/performance - **Finance**: https://us.tx.whatschool.ai/en/tx/school/highlands-el-cedar-hill/finance - **Demographics**: https://us.tx.whatschool.ai/en/tx/school/highlands-el-cedar-hill/demographics - **Inclusion**: https://us.tx.whatschool.ai/en/tx/school/highlands-el-cedar-hill/inclusion - **Context (neighbourhood)**: https://us.tx.whatschool.ai/en/tx/school/highlands-el-cedar-hill/context - **Attendance**: https://us.tx.whatschool.ai/en/tx/school/highlands-el-cedar-hill/attendance - **Discipline**: https://us.tx.whatschool.ai/en/tx/school/highlands-el-cedar-hill/discipline - **Outcomes**: https://us.tx.whatschool.ai/en/tx/school/highlands-el-cedar-hill/outcomes - **Workforce**: https://us.tx.whatschool.ai/en/tx/school/highlands-el-cedar-hill/workforce --- *Source: US Dept of Education CCD, EDFacts, CRDC, F-33; US Census ACS; EPA SDWIS, TRI, NPL, AQS; state DOE portals (CA CDE, TX TEA, FL DOE, NY NYSED, IL ISBE, WA OSPI). 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