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Highland Park ISD
Dallas County · Region 10: Richardson · 6,215 students
Highland Park ISD is rated A by TEA, scoring 95 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 89.7 average of the 17 districts serving a similar share of economically disadvantaged students, and above the statewide average of 81.7. It is up 1 point since 2021-22 — both years scored under TEA's current rules, since TEA rewrote them in 2023; under the rules in force back then it scored 98.
Ranks 17th of 1,019 Texas districts (tied with 8 others), and 1st of 80 in Region 10: Richardson.
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5 years of ratings
2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated A with 98 that year.
| Year | Rating | Score | Similar | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A | 95 | 89.7 | 81.7 |
| 2024-25 | A | 96 | 89.6 | 80.3 |
| 2023-24 | A | 95 | 87.8 | 78.7 |
| 2022-23 | A | 95 | 88.6 | 79.2 |
| 2021-22 | A | 94 | 90.5 | 80.6 |
How this district's change over time is ranked
TEA publishes most measures for one year only, so a change ranking exists just where the same figure is published across years — the overall score, the five score domains, and per-student spending. This page does not yet state where Highland Park ISD itself places on these lists, only that the lists exist; open one to find this district's own row.
Texas districts
Region 10: Richardson
Dallas County
Where the score comes from
Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.
- Highland Park ISD
- Similar student population (17)
- Region 10: Richardson (80)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 96 | A | — |
| School Progress | 87 | B | 3 |
| Closing the Gaps | 94 | A | — |
| Academic Growth | 86 | B | 4 |
| Relative Performance | 87 | B | 3 |
TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this district that better measure is Student Achievement (96), so School Progress (87) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 96.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar student population (17)
Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The tick on each bar marks the average for Similar student population (17 districts) — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Graduation
- Four-Year
- 99.3%+2.2 pts vs similar
- Five-Year
- 100.0%+7.7 pts vs similar
- Six-Year
- 99.8%+7.4 pts vs similar
- Dropout Rate
- 0.1%−0.1 pts vs similar
College, career and military readiness
| Criterion | This district | similar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total credit for CCMR criteria | 92.0% | 87.8% | +4.2 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course | 80.7% | 72.4% | +8.3 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA | 80.7% | 64.2% | +16.5 |
| Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s) | 81.0% | 45.0% | +36.0 |
| Earned college credit for a dual credit course | 21.8% | 37.9% | −16.1 |
| Earned an industry-based certification | 9.0% | 19.5% | −10.5 |
| Earned a level I or level II certificate | 0.0% | 0.3% | −0.3 |
| Earned an associate degree | 0.0% | 0.2% | −0.2 |
| Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit | 0.2% | 10.0% | −9.8 |
| Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness | 0.4% | 1.8% | −1.4 |
| Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student | 6.2% | 5.4% | +0.8 |
| Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces | 0.4% | 1.4% | −1.0 |
Who this district serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 6,215
- Economically disadvantaged
- 0.7%−4.9 pts vs similar
- English learners
- 1.5%−3.0 pts vs similar
- Special education
- 16.1%+2.4 pts vs similar
- Attendance
- 95.8%−0.4 pts vs similar
- Chronically absent
- 6.4%−0.2 pts vs similar
Student demographics
- African American 0.8%
- Hispanic 6.9%
- White 80.8%
- American Indian 0.4%
- Asian 6.8%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 4.2%
Spending per student
Compared against TEA's own peer group, which controls for size and student population, and against the state.
- Highland Park ISD
- TEA peer group
- Texas average
Spends $3,444 more per student than its peer group, and $3,442 more than the state average.
Teachers
- Average salary
- $72,769+$4,149 vs similar
- Teachers
- 432
- Students per staff member
- 14.4
Teaching experience
- Beginning 2.5%
- 1 to 5 years 28%
- 6 to 10 years 19.6%
- 11 to 20 years 27.5%
- 21 to 30 years 17.7%
- Over 30 years 4.7%
Where this district ranks best
Out of 164 rankings computed across every published metric and every comparison group, these are the placements that stand out. Press Copy for a citable sentence.
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1of 1,019
All Subjects — Meets
Texas average · of the 1,019 that report this measure · tied with 1 · full ranking
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1of 1,006
Social Studies — Masters
Texas average · of the 1,006 that report this measure · full ranking
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1of 978
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)
Texas average · of the 978 that report this measure
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1of 80
Overall score
Region 10: Richardson · of the 80 that report this measure · full ranking
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1of 80
Student Achievement
Region 10: Richardson · of the 80 that report this measure
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1of 80
Closing the Gaps
Region 10: Richardson · of the 80 that report this measure
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1of 80
All Subjects — Approaches
Region 10: Richardson · of the 80 that report this measure
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1of 80
All Subjects — Meets
Region 10: Richardson · of the 80 that report this measure
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1of 80
All Subjects — Masters
Region 10: Richardson · of the 80 that report this measure
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1of 80
Reading — Approaches
Region 10: Richardson · of the 80 that report this measure
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1of 80
Reading — Meets
Region 10: Richardson · of the 80 that report this measure
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1of 80
Reading — Masters
Region 10: Richardson · of the 80 that report this measure
These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this district ranks poorly. Each statement below states its cohort and its denominator so it can be checked — a rank without an n is a boast, not a fact. Ties are shown because a shared ceiling is not a sole first place. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no district would put in a press release.
8 schools in this district
| School | Type | Rating | Score | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Park HS | High School | A | 96 | 2,003 |
| Highland Park MS | Middle / Jr. High | A | 95 | 911 |
| Armstrong Elem | Elementary | A | 95 | 420 |
| University Park Elem | Elementary | A | 95 | 470 |
| McCulloch Int | Middle / Jr. High | A | 95 | 876 |
| Hyer Elem | Elementary | A | 94 | 479 |
| Michael M Boone Elem | Elementary | A | 94 | 460 |
| Bradfield Elem | Elementary | A | 91 | 596 |
Where this comes from
Every figure on this page comes from data the Texas Education Agency publishes at txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026 and archived with a checksum so each number stays traceable to the bytes TEA served.