Lake Highlands H S

Richardson Isd · Dallas County · High school

Lake Highlands H S enrolled 2,971 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 88.5% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 17% of Texas campuses (2024).

At a glance vs. Texas

Lake Highlands H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24bottom 26% in TX-1.4 vs TX
Lake Highlands H S 88.4%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24top 25% in TX+16.4 vs TX
Lake Highlands H S 91.5%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22bottom 13% in TX-13.8 vs TX
Lake Highlands H S 30.8%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24bottom 30% in TX-4.7 vs TX
Lake Highlands H S 76.4%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24bottom 42% in TX-5.3 vs TX
Lake Highlands H S 9.2%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25bottom 11% in TX-15.5 vs TX
Lake Highlands H S 10.5%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24top 45% in TX+3.1 vs TX
Lake Highlands H S 58.2%Texas 55.1%

The advanced pipeline

Black students at each gate, latest year. Each stage has its own denominator; the bars sit side by side, never multiplied.

Complete an advanced or dual-credit course58 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 385 · White: 91
Take an AP/IB exam25 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 379 · White: 66
Pass an AP/IB exam32 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 95 · White: 80

Outcomes

Graduation rate

Share of the class that graduated high school within 4 years.

75808590952012201520182021202490

College/career/military ready

Met Texas' readiness checklist: a qualifying test score, college credit, a career certificate, or military enlistment.

406080100201720192021202320249275

Exists from the class of 2017. A checklist, not a test. See Methods.

Enrolled in a Texas college

Enrolled in a Texas college or university the fall after graduating.

3040506020162018202020224531

Texas colleges only: misses out-of-state, military, and trade paths. Runs through the class of 2022.

College entrance exams

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

60708090100201220152018202120248176

Can top 100% where juniors test (the denominator is graduates).

College-ready test score

Scored at or above the college-ready benchmark on the SAT or ACT.

051015202520122015201820212024159

The benchmark was redefined between 2017 and 2018, and COVID broke the series between 2020 and 2021. Compare within eras, not across the dashed lines.

Avg SAT math

Average SAT math score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 530 is the college-ready benchmark.

42044046048050052054020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark473434

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg SAT reading/writing

Average SAT reading and writing score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 480 is the college-ready benchmark.

50060070080020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark515457

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg ACT math

Average ACT math score among test-takers (1-36).

151617182013201620192022202416

Avg ACT English

Average ACT English score among test-takers (1-36).

141516172013201620192022202416

Avg ACT science

Average ACT science score among test-takers (1-36).

1616.51717.5182013201620192022202417

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

Met grade level on the Algebra I STAAR, the state test nearly every student takes.

204060201720192022202420252611

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

3040502017201920222024202549

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

20304050201720192022202420254438

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

Completed at least one advanced or dual-credit course (grades 11-12).

30405060702014201720202023202458

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

20304020152017201920212023202436

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

51015202530201220152018202120242517

Passed an AP/IB exam

Scored a passing 3+ on an AP exam (4+ on IB), among students who took one.

2040602012201520182021202436

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336804

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202488.5%88.4%82.8%95.2%87.3%
College/career/military ready202495.3%91.5%96.2%97.5%93.4%
Algebra I proficiency202513%10.5%11.3%26.3%11.8%
Biology proficiency202557.6%46.9%43.9%90%41.6%
English II proficiency202550.3%37.9%39.4%87.7%34%
Advanced course completion202470.3%58.2%63.9%90.7%60.1%
Took an AP/IB course202446.5%36.2%26.7%80.6%28.8%
Took an AP/IB exam202436.8%25.1%21.7%66%20.1%
Passed an AP/IB exam202465.1%31.6%60.8%80.1%41.7%

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Years are the school year the students were measured in, not the report year. Missing points mean the state masked a small group for privacy, not zero. Data: Texas Education Agency TAPR. Download this school's data (JSON).