Highland Park High School

Public 9-12

 4220 Emerson Ave
       Dallas, TX  75205-1099


(214) 780-3700

District: Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
36th of 1,961 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,802 Help


Feeder schools for Highland Park High School:

Elementary:    Armstrong Elementary
    Bradfield Elementary
    Hyer Elementary
    University Park Elementary
Middle:    Highland Park Middle
    McCulloch Intermediate School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.4 Help
Number of students:  2,252

Racial breakdown:

White:
82.0%
Asian:
7.5%
Hispanic:
6.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  0.2% Help


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Compare Details Highland Park High School ranks better than 98.2% of high schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 91.72. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Highland Park High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (82%), Asian (7.5%), Hispanic (6.2%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Highland Park High School is 15.4. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Highland Park High School is $10,802.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Highland Park High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Highland Park High School 36th of 1961 Texas public high schools. (See Highland Park High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Highland Park Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Highland Park Independent School District (Isd) 2nd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Highland Park High School

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Rank History for all students at Highland Park High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 86.69 16th 1427 98.9%
2005 90.31 10th 1429 99.3%
2006 90.04 7th 1430 99.5%
2007 88.27 16th 1497 98.9%
2008 88.74 15th 1510 99.0%
2009 87.09 11th 1539 99.3%
2010 83.02 27th 1568 98.3%
2011 82.49 31st 1672 98.1%
2012 83.20 45th 1603 97.2%
2013 87.58 15th 1652 99.1%
2014 85.37 27th 1734 98.4%
2015 84.04 31st 1743 98.2%
2016 83.13 40th 1762 97.7%
2017 93.15 38th 1777 97.9%
2018 92.86 33rd 1797 98.2%
2019 90.10 55th 1857 97.0%
2021 93.16 18th 1861 99.0%
2022 90.39 55th 1876 97.1%
2023 91.72 36th 1961 98.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Highland Park High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.84 15th 582 97.4%
2019 92.29 21st 604 96.5%
2021 92.68 13th 588 97.8%
2022 92.09 22nd 664 96.7%
2023 88.96 27th 677 96.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Highland Park High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 100.00 1st 1113 99.9%
2019 94.78 41st 1136 96.4%
2021 96.73 30th 1195 97.5%
2022 94.18 42nd 1278 96.7%
2023 99.26 16th 1371 98.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Highland Park High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 99.46 15th 1347 98.9%
2019 93.60 40th 1357 97.1%
2021 99.27 19th 1382 98.6%
2022 98.87 27th 1418 98.1%
2023 99.12 21st 1478 98.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Highland Park High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 78.61 189th 1897 90.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Highland Park High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.83 24th 1781 98.7%
2019 89.22 45th 1798 97.5%
2021 91.93 28th 1815 98.5%
2022 89.54 51st 1841 97.2%
2023 90.04 41st 1891 97.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Highland Park High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.52 301st 1137 73.5%
2019 68.93 341st 1145 70.2%
2021 74.22 177th 1177 85.0%
2022 72.16 204th 1172 82.6%
2023 71.31 324th 1182 72.6%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Highland Park High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.73 56th 1784 96.9%
2019 78.75 171st 1810 90.6%
2021 91.98 47th 1829 97.4%
2022 83.62 119th 1837 93.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Highland Park High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.82 51st 1803 97.2%
2019 90.01 69th 1824 96.2%
2021 92.96 35th 1840 98.1%
2022 90.05 66th 1853 96.4%
2023 92.09 36th 1913 98.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Highland Park High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.49 40th 486 91.8%
2019 82.08 42nd 487 91.4%
2021 79.95 49th 488 90.0%
2022 78.33 72nd 507 85.8%
2023 79.15 63rd 525 88.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Highland Park High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 95.78 26th 1020 97.5%
2022 95.18 37th 1031 96.4%
2023 93.81 45th 1069 95.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Highland Park High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.49 64th 1691 96.2%
2019 87.58 95th 1714 94.5%
2021 93.36 27th 1743 98.5%
2022 91.96 45th 1762 97.4%
2023 89.18 75th 1820 95.9%
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Rank History for Native American students at Highland Park High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 91.56 11th 106 89.6%
2023 95.67 2nd 101 98.0%
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Rank History for White students at Highland Park High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.44 43rd 1539 97.2%
2019 86.29 70th 1526 95.4%
2021 86.67 64th 1510 95.8%
2022 85.05 76th 1525 95.0%
2023 86.94 68th 1576 95.7%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Highland Park High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1366 1 7 5 n/a n/a n/a 0 1379
1989 1267 1 12 5 1 n/a n/a 0 1286
1990 1180 1 11 3 1 n/a n/a 0 1196
1991 1177 1 11 6 0 n/a n/a 0 1195
1992 1132 1 13 3 0 n/a n/a 0 1149
1993 1191 0 15 12 0 n/a n/a 0 1218
1994 1208 0 15 14 0 n/a n/a 0 1237
1995 1338 2 12 23 1 n/a n/a 0 1376
1996 1338 2 12 23 1 n/a n/a 0 1376
1997 1398 6 18 24 1 n/a n/a 0 1447
1998 1500 3 24 33 3 n/a n/a 0 1563
1999 1583 1 28 28 3 n/a n/a 0 1643
2000 1653 2 33 22 4 n/a n/a 0 1714
2001 1700 2 27 22 4 n/a n/a 0 1755
2002 1782 5 28 30 3 n/a n/a 0 1848
2003 1782 5 28 30 3 n/a n/a 0 1848
2004 1857 5 22 32 2 n/a n/a 0 1918
2005 1830 4 31 47 9 n/a n/a 0 1921
2006 1861 6 32 67 8 n/a n/a 0 1974
2007 1847 4 43 81 6 n/a n/a 0 1981
2008 1877 4 51 78 10 n/a n/a 0 2020
2009 1786 5 58 78 7 n/a n/a 0 1934
2010 1763 7 60 70 4 n/a n/a 0 1904
2011 1829 8 43 98 10 1 28 0 2017
2012 1830 10 58 97 7 1 23 0 2026
2013 1838 7 65 104 6 1 24 0 2045
2014 1890 7 71 110 4 2 22 0 2106
2015 1909 5 85 111 6 2 22 0 2140
2016 1869 8 100 112 3 1 21 0 2114
2017 1900 12 118 101 5 3 21 0 2160
2018 1881 11 145 112 6 2 23 0 2180
2019 1820 11 159 120 6 2 30 0 2148
2020 1845 18 170 127 8 2 49 0 2219
2021 1825 16 166 139 8 2 56 0 2212
2022 1847 23 165 155 11 4 55 0 2260
2023 1847 24 168 140 11 4 58 0 2252

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Highland Park High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1379 100.0 13.7 n/a
1989 1286 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1196 92.0 13.0 n/a
1991 1195 92.1 12.9 n/a
1992 1149 92.3 12.4 n/a
1993 1218 96.0 12.7 0
1994 1237 91.4 13.5 0
1995 1376 102.7 13.4 0
1996 1376 102.7 13.4 0
1997 1447 121.0 12.0 0
1998 1563 127.7 12.2 0
1999 1643 129.0 12.7 0
2000 1714 132.2 13.0 0
2001 1755 132.7 13.2 0
2002 1848 121.3 15.2 0
2003 1848 121.3 15.2 0
2004 1918 123.9 15.5 0
2005 1921 122.8 15.6 0
2006 1974 121.6 16.2 0
2007 1981 125.1 15.8 0
2008 2020 132.9 15.2 0
2009 1934 133.8 14.5 0
2010 1904 138.1 13.7 0
2011 2017 141.2 14.2 0
2012 2026 136.8 14.8 0
2013 2045 136.7 14.9 0
2014 2106 144.5 14.5 0
2015 2140 152.0 14.0 0
2016 2114 154.0 13.7 0
2017 2160 153.1 14.1 0
2018 2180 149.4 14.5 0
2019 2148 144.7 14.8 0
2020 2219 145.5 15.2 0.1
2021 2212 144.2 15.3 0.1
2022 2260 144.6 15.6 0.2
2023 2252 145.3 15.4 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Highland Park High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1379 100.0 13.7 n/a
1989 1286 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1196 92.0 13.0 n/a
1991 1195 92.1 12.9 n/a
1992 1149 92.3 12.4 n/a
1993 1218 96.0 12.7 0
1994 1237 91.4 13.5 0
1995 1376 102.7 13.4 0
1996 1376 102.7 13.4 0
1997 1447 121.0 12.0 0
1998 1563 127.7 12.2 0
1999 1643 129.0 12.7 0
2000 1714 132.2 13.0 0
2001 1755 132.7 13.2 0
2002 1848 121.3 15.2 0
2003 1848 121.3 15.2 0
2004 1918 123.9 15.5 0
2005 1921 122.8 15.6 0
2006 1974 121.6 16.2 0
2007 1981 125.1 15.8 0
2008 2020 132.9 15.2 0
2009 1934 133.8 14.5 0
2010 1904 138.1 13.7 0
2011 2017 141.2 14.2 0
2012 2026 136.8 14.8 0
2013 2045 136.7 14.9 0
2014 2106 144.5 14.5 0
2015 2140 152.0 14.0 0
2016 2114 154.0 13.7 0
2017 2160 153.1 14.1 0
2018 2180 149.4 14.5 0
2019 2148 144.7 14.8 0
2020 2219 145.5 15.2 0.1
2021 2212 144.2 15.3 0.1
2022 2260 144.6 15.6 0.2
2023 2252 145.3 15.4 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Highland Park High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $138 (1.3%) $10,476 (98.7%) $10,614
2020 $132 (1.2%) $10,603 (98.8%) $10,735
2021 $168 (1.6%) $10,634 (98.4%) $10,802

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Highland Park High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 55th of 1857 High schoolsRanks 36th of 1961 High schools
 1.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Highland Park High School)7067
 3%
   End of Course Algebra I (Highland Park Independent School District (Isd))8385
 2%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Highland Park High School)9495
 1%
   End of Course Biology (Highland Park Independent School District (Isd))9495
 1%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Highland Park High School)9497
 3%
   End of Course English I Reading (Highland Park Independent School District (Isd))9497
 3%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Highland Park High School)9495
 1%
   End of Course English II Reading (Highland Park Independent School District (Isd))9495
 1%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Highland Park High School)9998
 1%
   End of Course U.S. History (Highland Park Independent School District (Isd))9998
 1%
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students21482252
 4.8%
African American1124
 118.2%
American Indian611
 83.3%
Asian159168
 5.7%
Hispanic120140
 16.7%
Pacific Islander24
 100%
White18201847
 1.5%
Two or More Races3058
 93.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Park High School

Yes! Highland Park High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 36th of 1961 Texas high schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 2,252 students attended Highland Park High School.

Highland Park High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Armstrong Elementary
Elementary : Bradfield Elementary
Elementary : Hyer Elementary
Elementary : University Park Elementary
Middle : Highland Park Middle
Middle : McCulloch Intermediate School

Students at Highland Park High School are 82% White, 7% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.


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