Highland Park Middle School
- Middle school or junior high school in Highland Park ISD
- Dallas, TX
- 7th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2021-2022)
A
Highland Park ISD: A
Total students
1,091
Avg. teacher experience
11.4 years
Highland Park ISD: 12.9 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Highland Park ISD: 99.3%
Statewide: 90%
Highland Park Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Dallas, TX, in the Highland Park ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,091 students. 11.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 0.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of A for the 2021-2022 school year.
As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $54,743, which is $4,144 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.4 years of experience.
Contact information
Principal
- Christopher Miller
- millerc@hpisd.org
- (214) 780-3600
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Highland Park Middle 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
1,091
African American
13 (1.2%)
Highland Park ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
5 (0.5%)
Highland Park ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
85 (7.8%)
Highland Park ISD: 7.2%
Statewide: 4.8%
Hispanic
55 (5%)
Highland Park ISD: 6.4%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
1 (0.1%)
Highland Park ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
909 (83.3%)
Highland Park ISD: 81.8%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
23 (2.1%)
Highland Park ISD: 3.3%
Statewide: 2.9%
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
11.1 %
Highland Park ISD: 9.9%
Statewide: 53.5%
Economically disadvantaged
0.5 %
Highland Park ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 60.7%
Limited English proficiency
1 %
Highland Park ISD: 1.1%
Statewide: 21.7%
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
0.8 %
Highland Park ISD: 1%
Statewide: 21.9%
Gifted and Talented
19.5 %
Highland Park ISD: 15.4%
Statewide: 8%
Special Education
8.2 %
Highland Park ISD: 10.2%
Statewide: 11.6%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2021-2022)
A
Highland Park ISD: A
Student achievement (2021-2022)
A
Highland Park ISD: A
School progress (2021-2022)
A
Highland Park ISD: A
Closing the gaps (2021-2022)
B
Highland Park ISD: A
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
2 %
Highland Park ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 15%
African American
0 %
Highland Park ISD: 2%
Statewide: 20.7%
American Indian
0 %
Highland Park ISD: 0%
Statewide: 16.4%
Asian
0 %
Highland Park ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 3.3%
Hispanic
3.2 %
Highland Park ISD: 3.7%
Statewide: 16.9%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Highland Park ISD: 0%
Statewide: 17.9%
White
2.2 %
Highland Park ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 10.7%
Two or more races
0 %
Highland Park ISD: 1%
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
70.5
African American
3.2 (4.6%)
Highland Park ISD: 1.8%
Statewide: 11.2%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Highland Park ISD: 1.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1.5 (2.1%)
Highland Park ISD: 2%
Statewide: 1.9%
Hispanic
2.5 (3.6%)
Highland Park ISD: 6%
Statewide: 28.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Highland Park ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
63.2 (89.7%)
Highland Park ISD: 88%
Statewide: 56.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Highland Park ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 1.2%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Highland Park ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
26.2 (37.2%)
Highland Park ISD: 35%
Statewide: 72.6%
Master's
44.3 (62.8%)
Highland Park ISD: 64.3%
Statewide: 25.2%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Highland Park 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
15.5
Highland Park ISD: 14.7
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
11.4 years
Highland Park ISD: 12.9 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
$54,743
Highland Park ISD: $55,481
Statewide: $58,887
Beginner
$50,300
Highland Park ISD: $50,699
Statewide: $51,054
1 to 5 years
$51,213
Highland Park ISD: $51,225
Statewide: $54,577
6 to 10 years
$53,502
Highland Park ISD: $53,198
Statewide: $57,746
11 to 20 years
$55,913
Highland Park ISD: $56,272
Statewide: $61,377
21 to 30 years
$59,340
Highland Park ISD: $59,912
Statewide: $65,949
30+ years
$66,998
Highland Park ISD: $68,474
Statewide: $71,111