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Highland Park Middle

Public Grades 7-8

17^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 99% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Highland Park Middle is a public middle school in Dallas, Texas, serving 968 students in grades 7-8. It is part of the Highland Park Independent School District (HPISD), which is ranked 3rd out of 961 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Highland Park Middle consistently outperforms the state and district averages on STAAR tests across all subjects and grade levels. For example, the school's Algebra I end-of-course proficiency rate was 98.58% in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 47.01%. The school also maintains a 0.0% dropout rate and spends a relatively high amount per student, ranging from $9,722 to $10,159 over the past three years.

While Highland Park Middle is a high-performing school, nearby Dallas Independent School District (DISD) schools, such as Sudie L. Williams Talented and Gifted Academy, William B. Travis Vanguard Academy, and Henry W. Longfellow Career Exploration Academy, also have strong academic performance, but still lag behind Highland Park Middle in several key metrics.

939

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,561

Per pupil spending ?

0.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3555 Granada Ave
Dallas, TX 75205-2299

(214) 780-3600

District: Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Highland Park Middle usually attend:

High:

Highland Park High School

Feeder schools for Highland Park Middle:

Elementary:	Armstrong Elementary
	Bradfield Elementary
	Hyer Elementary
	University Park Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.4%

Asian:

9.1%

Hispanic:

6.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (87% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Texas middle schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school87%

District avg84%

Texas avg44%

17^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 961Highland Park 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
2025	98.2	17 of 2344	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	18 of 2372	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	65 of 2330	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	59 of 2254	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	97.2	39 of 2252	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	60 of 2193	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	51 of 2080	97.5%	★★★★★
2017	98.7	20 of 2027	99.0%	★★★★★
2016	91.6	31 of 1987	98.4%	★★★★★
2015	91.4	42 of 2043	97.9%	★★★★★
2014	92.1	28 of 1987	98.6%	★★★★★
2013	91.5	30 of 1973	98.5%	★★★★★
2012	93.9	12 of 1951	99.4%	★★★★★
2011	83.3	50 of 1895	97.4%	★★★★★
2010	83.6	38 of 1803	97.9%	★★★★★
2009	86.7	9 of 1763	99.5%	★★★★★
2008	87.4	13 of 1718	99.2%	★★★★★
2007	89.1	9 of 1684	99.5%	★★★★★
2006	91.8	5 of 1585	99.7%	★★★★★
2005	91.6	4 of 1582	99.7%	★★★★★
2004	89.7	4 of 1573	99.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	23.2	1064 of 1273	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	72.4	218 of 1251	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	97.1	18 of 1213	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	45 of 1193	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	25 of 1167	97.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	20 of 505	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	80.5	62 of 617	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	81.7	54 of 616	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	82.3	54 of 606	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	12 of 589	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	77.0	104 of 594	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	41 of 587	93.0%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	78.5	225 of 2182	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	87.2	86 of 2118	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	89.9	83 of 2058	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	38 of 2008	98.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	98.1	18 of 1428	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	82.7	173 of 1770	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	54.4	612 of 1720	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	99.7	5 of 1643	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	68.0	257 of 1592	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	51.3	543 of 1445	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	13 of 1825	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	14 of 2242	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	50 of 2241	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	61 of 2221	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	96.7	35 of 2151	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	48 of 2047	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	53 of 2008	97.4%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	171 of 1230	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	153 of 1481	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.7	127 of 1488	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	84.5	40 of 1501	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	77.5	164 of 1446	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	61 of 1430	95.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	12 of 1731	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	13 of 2119	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.0	88 of 2116	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	40 of 2077	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	95.8	35 of 2043	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.9	110 of 1935	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.2	25 of 1895	98.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	99.8	3 of 2251	99.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	20 of 1818	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	18 of 2246	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	78 of 2245	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	66 of 2228	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	96.6	48 of 2168	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	61 of 2069	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	41 of 2030	98.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	39 of 676	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.6	46 of 818	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	26 of 817	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	25 of 813	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.5	12 of 743	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	80.3	96 of 753	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	130 of 720	81.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	99.6	7 of 1568	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	11 of 1891	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	27 of 1815	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	33 of 1757	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	100.0	1 of 1712	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.8	2 of 1626	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	100.0	1 of 1597	99.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	22 of 1439	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	25 of 1733	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	86.6	120 of 1749	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.4	83 of 1723	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	88.3	87 of 1700	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	88.3	112 of 1684	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.0	98 of 1673	94.1%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)100th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)94th percentile-5 vs school

At Risk (2022)90th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)86th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2023)16th percentile-81 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I99%+52 vs state

Reading90%+36 vs state

Mathematics85%+47 vs state

Science84%+37 vs state

Social Studies76%+47 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)						STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Highland Park Middle	Public	7-8	3555 Granada Ave	Dallas	75205	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3600	939	66	14.2		746 (79.4%)	8 (0.9%)	63 (6.7%)	85 (9.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.6%)	98.2	17^th of 2344 public middle schools	99.3%		98.3	18^th of 2372 public middle schools	99.2%	1	98.6					87.4	93.4					67.4	93.3		83.6	76.3	$11,561
McCulloch Intermediate	Public	5-6	3555 Granada Ave	Dallas	75205	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3500	871	65	13.3		717 (82.3%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (6.8%)	59 (6.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.9%)								(n/a)				92.1	95.3					80.9	88.9	100.0		52.3			$9,744
Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	5314 Boaz St	Dallas	75209	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-5400	449	23	19.5	78.0%	46 (10.2%)	35 (7.8%)	343 (76.4%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	96.4	48^th of 2344 public middle schools	98.0%		97.1	41^st of 2372 public middle schools	98.3%	7	91.5				89.7	95.4	97.0				65.5		78.4		89.4	80.3	$10,360
Dallas Hybrid Preparatory At Stephen J Hay	Public, Virtual	3-8	3801 Herschel Ave	Dallas	75219	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	Yes	Yes	(972) 925-3700	111	12	9.3	73.9%	14 (12.6%)	26 (23.4%)	69 (62.2%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	60	799^th of 2344 public middle schools	65.9%		85	240^th of 2372 public middle schools	89.9%	559	100.0	100.0	66.7	62.5	61.9	55.2	84.6	16.7	22.2	37.5	40.9		36.8	18.8	32.4	57.7	$32,517
Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	4001 Capitol Ave	Dallas	75204	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-2300	486	30	15.9	90.7%	19 (3.9%)	142 (29.2%)	300 (61.7%)	10 (2.1%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	53.2	977^th of 2344 public middle schools	58.3%		39	1432^nd of 2372 public middle schools	39.6%	455	67.4				49.7	57.7	65.7				35.5		34.6		33.3	47.6	$11,601
Sudie L Williams Talented And Gifted Academy	Public	4-8	4518 Pomona Rd	Dallas	75209	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-8700	446	26	17.2	13.7%	256 (57.4%)	15 (3.4%)	94 (21.1%)	35 (7.8%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.7%)	99.5	4^th of 2344 public middle schools	99.8%		99.4	4^th of 2372 public middle schools	99.8%		89.3		100.0	98.9	100.0	100.0	98.8		100.0	96.6	95.7		97.8	88.8	97.7	94.1	$10,046
Thomas J Rusk Middle	Public	6-8	2929 Inwood Rd	Dallas	75235	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-2000	373	25	14.9	94.1%	9 (2.4%)	112 (30.0%)	245 (65.7%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	24	1913^th of 2344 public middle schools	18.4%		21.6	1990^th of 2372 public middle schools	16.1%	77	38.3				38.1	35.7	42.1				29.5		19.3		25.2	21.8	$15,874
Ignite Middle At Jw Ray Learning Center	Public	6-8	2211 Caddo St	Dallas	75204	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-3700	292	19	15.3	94.2%	9 (3.1%)	56 (19.2%)	218 (74.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	39.3	1418^th of 2344 public middle schools	39.5%		28.4	1787^th of 2372 public middle schools	24.7%	369	31.9				36.8	46.2	55.9				16.8	0.0	47.4		41.8	26.1	$13,505
William B Travis Vanguard Academy Of Academically Tag	Public, Magnet	4-8	3001 McKinney Ave	Dallas	75204	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(972) 794-7500	517	30	17.1	18.2%	270 (52.2%)	23 (4.4%)	122 (23.6%)	49 (9.5%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.7%)	99.2	5^th of 2344 public middle schools	99.8%		99.6	1^st of 2372 public middle schools	100.0%	4	99.1		100.0	100.0	98.2	100.0	100.0		87.1	93.5	82.5		100.0	88.0	100.0	96.4	$9,183
Sam Tasby Middle	Public	6-8	7001 Fair Oaks Ave	Dallas	75231	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-1900	752	44	17.0	99.2%	26 (3.5%)	131 (17.4%)	477 (63.4%)	95 (12.6%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.6%)	23.8	1917^th of 2344 public middle schools	18.2%		16.5	2117^th of 2372 public middle schools	10.8%	200	39.5				27.1	38.7	33.5				23.9		24.3		34.0	23.2	$10,949

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Park Middle

What district is Highland Park Middle in?

Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Highland Park Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 939 students attended Highland Park Middle.

Is Highland Park Middle a good school?

Yes! Highland Park Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 17^th of 2344 Texas middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Highland Park Middle?

Students at Highland Park Middle are 79% White, 9% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Highland Park Middle attend?

Students who attend Highland Park Middle usually go on to attend Highland Park High School

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