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High Pointe Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4449^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

High Pointe Elementary in Cedar Hill, TX, serves 411 students from Pre-K through 5th grade in the Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd), with a high percentage of students (77-84%) qualifying for free or reduced lunch, indicating significant economic disadvantage. The school is currently in a severe crisis, ranking in the 4th percentile statewide for the 2025-2026 school year, placing it among the lowest-performing schools in Texas. This is a sharp decline from previous years, and the school is failing its most vulnerable students, particularly those from low-income backgrounds, who rank in the 2nd percentile for academic performance.

What makes this situation particularly concerning is the stark contrast with nearby schools serving similar demographics. For example, Life School Cedar Hill, a charter school just 0.44 miles away, serves a comparable population (76% free/reduced lunch) but achieves significantly better results, ranking in the 26th percentile. This proximity shows that higher achievement is possible with similar students. Additionally, High Pointe spends $11,682 per student, which is higher than many nearby schools like Life School Cedar Hill ($9,679) and Highlands Elementary ($10,095), yet it achieves far worse outcomes, suggesting issues with resource allocation or instructional effectiveness rather than a lack of funding.

Another critical weakness is in science, where only 10.14% of 5th graders were proficient in 2024-2025, compared to 22% in the district and 29.57% statewide—a persistent problem over several years. While the school has historically performed better with Hispanic students (69th percentile) and English Language Learners (73rd percentile in 2021-2022), these gains appear to be eroding. Nearby schools from the Duncanville Independent School District (Isd), such as Cj & Anne Hyman Elementary and William Lee Hastings Elementary, are generally outperforming High Pointe, indicating that the challenges are specific to the school's internal practices and environment, not just the district's overall performance.

411

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,363

Per pupil spending ?

77.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1351 High Pointe Ln
Cedar Hill, TX 75104-5067

(972) 291-7874

District: Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend High Pointe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bessie Coleman Middle
High:	Cedar Hill High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

70.3%

Hispanic:

22.1%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (26% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Reading scores 27 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg38%

Texas avg51%

4,449^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd)

689^th of 951Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	10.9	4449 of 4627	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.8	3930 of 4651	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	3959 of 4710	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	3766 of 4647	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	4005 of 4581	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	3431 of 4578	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	4301 of 4479	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	3974 of 4359	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	30.0	3145 of 4329	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	5.6	4178 of 4286	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.7	4106 of 4320	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	19.0	3852 of 4260	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	26.6	3544 of 4221	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.9	3006 of 4206	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.0	3258 of 4095	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.5	2727 of 3937	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.0	2297 of 3884	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.2	2242 of 3768	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.9	1551 of 3724	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	36.3	2631 of 3476	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.0	3169 of 3475	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	42.8	2362 of 3465	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	2244 of 2406	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.0	1500 of 1905	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	2126 of 2443	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	1691 of 2443	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	1791 of 2421	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.2	1224 of 2444	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.3	2099 of 2515	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	1916 of 2483	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	15.3	4274 of 4461	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	3205 of 4331	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	4120 of 4295	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	4052 of 4240	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	64.3	925 of 3487	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	53.4	1304 of 3446	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.0	1894 of 3333	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.0	1252 of 3226	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	4318 of 4575	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	34.4	2579 of 3744	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.8	3976 of 4658	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	3353 of 4588	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	3938 of 4561	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	3706 of 4499	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	4221 of 4348	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	3787 of 4306	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	2350 of 2619	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	2644 of 2980	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	2718 of 3006	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	2765 of 3184	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	2402 of 3106	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.2	1383 of 4413	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.4	1651 of 3644	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	2136 of 4465	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	2713 of 4401	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	2425 of 4376	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	2196 of 4329	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.5	3547 of 4188	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.7	2357 of 4168	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	9.4	4440 of 4520	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	3460 of 3705	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	4161 of 4594	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	3316 of 4521	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	3848 of 4477	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.0	2734 of 4451	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.6	4083 of 4309	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	3912 of 4264	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	4430 of 4582	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.9	3509 of 3739	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	4096 of 4647	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	3990 of 4585	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	3967 of 4563	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	2991 of 4498	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.2	4027 of 4357	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	4069 of 4319	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	22.3	882 of 1046	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	3118 of 3549	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	4034 of 4292	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	3662 of 4086	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.5	1612 of 3952	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.3	3574 of 3799	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	3614 of 3684	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	2642 of 3558	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2022)73rd percentile+61 vs school

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile+65 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)16th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)7th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)6th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)4th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading27%-27 vs state

Mathematics25%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
High Pointe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1351 High Pointe Ln	Cedar Hill	75104	Dallas County	Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 291-7874	411	30	13.6	77.4%	11 (2.7%)	289 (70.3%)	91 (22.1%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	10.9	4449^th of 4627 public elementary schools	3.8%		21.8	3930^th of 4651 public elementary schools	15.5%	519			27.6	25.4	29.3		20.3	33.3	22.4		$7,363
Life School Cedar Hill	Public, Charter	K-6	129 W Wintergreen Rd	Cedar Hill	75104	Dallas County	Life School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 293-2825	450	23	19.9	76.4%	16 (3.6%)	274 (60.9%)	144 (32.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	30.4	3404^th of 4627 public elementary schools	26.4%		33.1	3246^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.2%	158			40.6	42.2	26.7	48.5	34.4	40.0	34.7	36.4	$8,721
S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	510 Softwood Dr	Duncanville	75137	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-2500	330	21	15.5	79.1%	7 (2.1%)	174 (52.7%)	133 (40.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	24	3812^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.6%		8.8	4520^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.8%	708			53.1	32.7	37.0		40.6	18.2	37.0		$9,035
Clint Q Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1010 Big Stone Gap	Duncanville	75137	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-3000	344	23	14.9	82.6%	9 (2.6%)	155 (45.1%)	171 (49.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	20.2	4027^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.0%		4.7	4623^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	0.6%	596			44.9	27.8	34.0		36.7	22.2	23.4		$9,594
Charles Acton Leadershp Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	7095 W Wheatland Rd	Dallas	75249	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-2400	537	32	16.8	88.1%	5 (0.9%)	241 (44.9%)	273 (50.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	19.9	4045^th of 4627 public elementary schools	12.6%		20.3	4006^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.9%	39	11.1	20.0	27.1	22.5	46.5		32.8	25.0	37.5		$8,246
Highlands Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	131 Sims Dr	Cedar Hill	75104	Dallas County	Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 291-0496	419	26	15.8	80.4%	4 (1.0%)	111 (26.5%)	294 (70.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	16	4235^th of 4627 public elementary schools	8.5%		29	3495^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.9%	740	10.0	40.0	24.5	29.9	44.7		34.9	26.9	19.2		$7,707
Waterford Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 N Waterford Oaks Dr	Cedar Hill	75104	Dallas County	Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 291-5290	521	25	20.9	75.8%	4 (0.8%)	397 (76.2%)	94 (18.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	12.2	4414^th of 4627 public elementary schools	4.6%		17.8	4151^st of 4651 public elementary schools	10.8%	263			25.0	34.9	38.6		11.7	22.7	30.0		$8,030
Cj & Anne Hyman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	8441 Fox Creek Trl	Dallas	75249	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-6700	453	34	13.5	70.6%	7 (1.5%)	209 (46.1%)	215 (47.5%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	31.2	3358^th of 4627 public elementary schools	27.4%		38.2	2910^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.4%	448	0.0	33.3	47.6	51.4	42.9		29.0	43.2	25.6		$10,271
William Lee Hastings Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	602 W Center St	Duncanville	75116	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-2800	529	30	17.7	83.6%	12 (2.3%)	216 (40.8%)	285 (53.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	36.8	2963^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	36.0%		36.6	3008^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.3%	45	23.1		27.4	51.5	57.3		25.3	47.9	42.4		$8,275
Ume Preparatory Academy - Duncanville	Public, Charter	K-6	415 N Cedar Ridge Dr	Duncanville	75116	Dallas County	Ume Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 296-0084	258	14	18.3	45.3%	75 (29.1%)	45 (17.4%)	119 (46.1%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	49.7	2132^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	53.9%		47.1	2310^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.3%	178			53.3	50.0	50.0	61.5	33.3	44.4	47.5	41.0	$9,004

Frequently Asked Questions about High Pointe Elementary

Is High Pointe Elementary a good school?

High Pointe Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.8% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is High Pointe Elementary in?

Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of High Pointe Elementary?

Students at High Pointe Elementary are 70% African American, 22% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of High Pointe Elementary attend?

Students who attend High Pointe Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bessie Coleman Middle
High : Cedar Hill High School

How many students attend High Pointe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 411 students attended High Pointe Elementary.

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