Highlands Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Cedar Hill ISD
  • Cedar Hill, TX
  • Pre-kindergarten - 5th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Cedar Hill ISD: C

Total students

483

Avg. teacher experience

8.1 years

Cedar Hill ISD: 9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Cedar Hill ISD: 89.6%

Statewide: 90%

Highlands Elementary School is an elementary school in Cedar Hill, TX, in the Cedar Hill ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 483 students. 64.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 48.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $55,621, which is $3,266 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.chisd.net

Address

131 Sims Dr
Cedar Hill, TX 75104-0248

Office phone number

(972) 291-0496

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Highlands Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

483

African American

148 (30.6%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 65.8%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.2%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (0.6%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

317 (65.6%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 26.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

2 (0.4%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

12 (2.5%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 4%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

30.6%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

0.6%

Hispanic

65.6%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

0.4%

Two or more races

2.5%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

64.6 %

Cedar Hill ISD: 46.2%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

74.7 %

Cedar Hill ISD: 65.7%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

47.2 %

Cedar Hill ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

64.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

74.7%

Limited Eng. proficiency

47.2%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

48.2 %

Cedar Hill ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

2.5 %

Cedar Hill ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

4.6 %

Cedar Hill ISD: 8%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

48.2%

Gifted and talented

2.5%

Special education

4.6%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

C

Cedar Hill ISD: C

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Cedar Hill ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Cedar Hill ISD: C

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Cedar Hill ISD: Not Rated: SB 1365

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

17.6 %

Cedar Hill ISD: 12.3%

Statewide: 15%

African American

25.9 %

Cedar Hill ISD: 12.1%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Cedar Hill ISD: 22.2%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Cedar Hill ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

13.5 %

Cedar Hill ISD: 13.3%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Cedar Hill ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

Masked

Cedar Hill ISD: 9.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

11.1 %

Cedar Hill ISD: 12%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

32.1

African American

12.9 (40.3%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 61.3%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (3.1%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (3.1%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

10.8 (33.7%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

6.3 (19.7%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 27.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

7.4 (23%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 11%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

15.7 (48.9%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 58.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

9 (28%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 29.9%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Cedar Hill ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

15.1

Cedar Hill ISD: 16.4

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

8.1 years

Cedar Hill ISD: 9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$55,621

Cedar Hill ISD: $57,989

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$43,643

Cedar Hill ISD: $46,563

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$54,859

Cedar Hill ISD: $55,880

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$57,998

Cedar Hill ISD: $58,144

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$61,855

Cedar Hill ISD: $61,649

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$61,771

Cedar Hill ISD: $65,093

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Cedar Hill ISD: $72,015

Statewide: $71,111

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