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Waterford Oaks Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4414^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Waterford Oaks Elementary in Cedar Hill, TX, serves 521 students from Pre-K through 5th grade within the Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd), a district that faces significant challenges. The school has experienced a troubling decline, dropping from the 21st percentile statewide in 2022-2023 to the 5th percentile in 2025-2026, placing it in the bottom 20% of Texas elementary schools. This downward trend is unique among nearby schools, as High Pointe Elementary and Plummer Elementary have remained relatively stable, while Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep, just 1.9 miles away, consistently ranks in the 85th percentile and above.

The most alarming metric is the severe and widening gap in Mathematics. In the 2025-2026 school year, only 11.67% of 3rd graders, 22.73% of 4th graders, and 30% of 5th graders were proficient in math—roughly half the district average and one-third to one-quarter of the state average. This represents a dramatic collapse from 2022-2023, when 5th-grade math proficiency was 44%, close to the state average of 50%. The school also shows extreme volatility in serving specific student groups, with performance for Special Education students swinging from the 99th percentile to the 1st percentile in just two years, and Hispanic students dropping from the 77th to the 15th percentile. This inconsistency suggests a lack of sustainable instructional strategies.

Interestingly, per-student spending at Waterford Oaks ($10,515) is higher than at the high-performing Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep ($8,795), indicating that financial resources are not the primary issue. A glimmer of hope in Reading has also faded, with 5th-grade Reading proficiency dropping from 47% in 2022-2023 to 38.57% in 2025-2026. Additionally, the student-teacher ratio spiked from 15.2 to 20.9 in one year, the highest among nearby schools, which may reduce individual attention in a high-needs environment. While the school serves a high-poverty population, the comparison to Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep shows that significant improvement is possible within the same district.

521

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,030

Per pupil spending ?

75.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 N Waterford Oaks Dr
Cedar Hill, TX 75104-9113

(972) 291-5290

District: Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Waterford Oaks Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bessie Coleman Middle
High:	Cedar Hill High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.2%

Hispanic:

18.0%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (28% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg38%

Texas avg51%

4,414^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	12.2	4414 of 4627	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.8	4151 of 4651	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	3783 of 4710	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	3692 of 4647	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	4420 of 4581	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	4119 of 4578	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	4055 of 4479	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	3847 of 4359	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.3	3912 of 4329	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	23.0	3604 of 4286	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.9	2962 of 4320	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.8	3018 of 4260	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.9	3205 of 4221	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	52.4	2125 of 4206	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.3	2577 of 4095	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.3	2769 of 3937	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.2	2917 of 3884	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.9	2723 of 3768	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.4	2748 of 3724	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	53.4	1867 of 3476	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	68.5	1074 of 3475	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	66.3	1161 of 3465	66.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	2098 of 2406	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.5	1084 of 1905	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	1316 of 2443	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	1401 of 2443	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.8	2150 of 2421	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	1903 of 2444	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	1853 of 2515	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	1603 of 2483	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	15.8	4254 of 4461	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	4225 of 4331	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	4189 of 4295	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	3886 of 4240	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	41.8	2008 of 3333	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	1870 of 3226	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	3715 of 4575	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.5	2622 of 3744	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	3279 of 4658	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	3217 of 4588	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	4349 of 4561	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	3613 of 4499	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	3443 of 4348	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	3625 of 4306	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	15.0	3021 of 3184	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	3749 of 4413	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.4	2385 of 3644	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.9	1005 of 4465	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	43.0	2559 of 4401	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	2620 of 4376	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	2595 of 4329	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.4	1765 of 4188	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	2125 of 4168	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	11.7	4404 of 4520	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.2	3278 of 3705	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	3306 of 4594	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	3432 of 4521	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	4309 of 4477	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	3879 of 4451	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	4026 of 4309	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	3519 of 4264	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	6.4	4528 of 4582	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	3002 of 3739	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	3119 of 4647	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.2	3943 of 4585	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	4446 of 4563	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	4195 of 4498	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	4190 of 4357	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	3921 of 4319	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	28.9	856 of 1099	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	907 of 1046	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	9.9	4278 of 4301	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	77.7	424 of 3549	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	96.9	44 of 4292	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	19.2	3721 of 3952	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	3797 of 3799	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	3150 of 3684	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	3114 of 3558	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)40th percentile+30 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)19th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)13th percentile+8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)5th percentile-4 vs school

At Risk (2022)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading33%-21 vs state

Mathematics22%-25 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
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
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
Cockrell Hill Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-2	425 S Cockrell Hill	Desoto	75115	Dallas County	Desoto Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 230-1692	397	25	15.9	65.0%	13 (3.3%)	199 (50.1%)	167 (42.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.3%)								(n/a)											$7,098
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
Cedar Hill Collegiate Prep	Public	PK, KG-5	975 Pickard Dr	Cedar Hill	75104	Dallas County	Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 291-5213	520	29	17.8	45.8%	13 (2.5%)	408 (78.5%)	74 (14.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.2%)	81.6	713^th of 4627 public elementary schools	84.6%		83.6	624^th of 4651 public elementary schools	86.6%	89			66.3	55.7	82.6		62.7	55.7	77.2		$6,979
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
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
Plummer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1203 S Clark Rd	Cedar Hill	75104	Dallas County	Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 291-4058	347	22	15.7	83.3%	10 (2.9%)	255 (73.5%)	67 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	22.1	3936^th of 4627 public elementary schools	14.9%		20	4026^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.4%	90			34.0	43.1	41.3		23.4	39.0	23.9		$7,619
Ruby Young Talented And Gifted Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	707 Young Blvd	Desoto	75115	Dallas County	Desoto Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 223-6505	263	13	19.8	58.6%	4 (1.5%)	193 (73.4%)	56 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)								(n/a)											$9,278
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Waterford Oaks Elementary

What district is Waterford Oaks Elementary in?

Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Waterford Oaks Elementary attend?

Students who attend Waterford Oaks Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bessie Coleman Middle
High : Cedar Hill High School

How many students attend Waterford Oaks Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 521 students attended Waterford Oaks Elementary.

Is Waterford Oaks Elementary a good school?

Waterford Oaks Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.6% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Waterford Oaks Elementary?

Students at Waterford Oaks Elementary are 76% African American, 18% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

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