City: DALLAS, TX
School type: HIGH SCHOOL
Address: 4220 EMERSON AVE
Grades: 9-12
District: HIGHLAND PARK ISD
District number: 057911
Instruction type: REGULAR INSTRUCTIONAL
Phone: (214) 780-3700
Fax: (214) 780-3799
School Enrollment: 1848
White students: 96.4%
Black students: 0.3%
Hispanic students: 1.6%
Asian students: 1.5%
Native American students: 0.2%
White students: 1782
Black students: 5
Native American students: 3
Hispanic students: 30
Attendance rate: 95.8%
Dropout rate: 3.5%
Dropout rate for white students: 3.4%
Dropout rate for Hispanic students: 14.3%
Dropout rate for Asian students: 0%
Dropout rate for male students: 4.3%
Dropout rate for female students: 2.8%
High School graduation rate: 95.1%
HS graduation rate for male students: 94.3%
HS graduation rate for female students: 95.8%
HS graduation rate for white students: 95.4%
HS graduation rate for Hispanic students: 71.4%
HS graduation rate for Asian students: 100%
GED rate: 0.7%
Continuing education rate: 0.7%
Total number of teachers: 121.3
Beginning teachers: 10
Teachers with 1-5 years of experience: 30.1
Teachers with 6-10 years of experience: 24.3
Teachers with 11-20 years of experience: 26.8
Teachers with over 20 years of experience: 30.2
Male teachers count: 55.1
Female teachers count: 66.2
Teacher tenure average: 6.1
Teacher experience average: 12.9
Teacher/student ratio: 15.2
Total staff: 161.1
Professional staff: 158.1
Support staff: 30.7
Administration staff: 6.1
Educational Aides: 3
Pre-Kindergarten enrollment : 0
Kindergarten enrollment : 0
1st grade enrollment : 0
2nd grade enrollment : 0
3rd grade enrollment : 0
4th grade enrollment : 0
5th grade enrollment : 0
6th grade enrollment : 0
7th grade enrollment : 0
8th grade enrollment : 0
9th grade enrollment : 464
10th grade enrollment : 493
11th grade enrollment : 473
12th grade enrollment : 418
Statistics about HIGHLAND PARK HIGH SCHOOL in DALLAS, TX
SAT average for all students taking the test: 1166
SAT average for white students: 1167
SAT average for Hispanic students: 1107
SAT average for Native American students: 1125
SAT average for Asian students: 1168
SAT average for female students: 1157
SAT average for male students: 1176
ACT average for all students taking the test: 24.9
ACT average for white students: 20.8
ACT average for Hispanic students: 25.1
ACT average for Asian students: 24.3
ACT average for female students: 25.1
ACT average for male students: 24.6
Average teacher salary: $47116
Average profession support salary: $40537
Average administration staff salary: $81165
Average beginning teacher salary: $37067
Average salary for teachers with 1 to 5 years of experience: $42143
Average salary for teachers with 6 to 10 years of experience: $43156
Average salary for teachers with 11 to 20 years of experience: $46461
Average salary for teachers with over 20 years of experience: $59170
Dollars spent per student: $6001
Operating expenditure for instruction: $6915811
Operating expenditure for instruction leadership: $210276
Operating expenditure for administration: $757415
Operating expenditure for other campus costs: $3206102
Total operating expenditure: $11089604
Limited English Proficient students count: 3
Economically disadvantaged students count: 0
Special education students count: 175
Gifted students count: 332
Bilingual students count: 2
Students taking advanced courses: 34.8%
Rate of students in all grades meeting all TAKS test standards (2 SEM below panel recommendation): 93.6%
Rate of students in all grades meeting all TAKS test standards (1 SEM below panel recommendation): 89.4%
Rate of students in all grades meeting all TAKS test standards (panel recommendation): 82.9%
Rate of students in all grades receiving commended perfomances on TAKS test: 8.3%
Rate of students in all grades meeting English Language Arts panel recommendation TAKS standards: 96.8%
Rate of students in all grades meeting reading panel recommendation TAKS standards: 95.2%
Rate of students in all grades meeting math panel recommendation TAKS standards: 90.8%
Rate of students in all grades meeting science panel recommendation TAKS standards: 84.1%
Rate of students in all grades meeting social studies panel recommendation TAKS standards: 98%