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DEAN HIGHLAND EL

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Regular School · WACO, TX

DEAN HIGHLAND EL is a regular school school in WACO, Texas, serving grades PK–05 with 617 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.2:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
617
Teachers (FTE)
35.8
Student–Teacher Ratio
17.2:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 415 67%
Black or African American 149 24%
White 32 5%
Two or more races 19 3%
Asian 2 0%
Total enrollment 617 323M / 294F

English Language Learners: 194 (31% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 15.0% -21.4pp 36.4% 254
Reading Proficiency 20.0% -21.3pp 41.3% 254
Science Proficiency <=5% 76

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.42 grade levels
Math
+0.13 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
21 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
12
1.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
209
33.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 617 100%

Contact & Location

3300 MAPLE

WACO, TX 76707

Phone: (254)752-3751

http://deanhighland.wacoisd.org/cms/One.aspx

District

WACO ISD

Per-pupil expenditure: $24,609

District enrollment: 13,824

Other Schools in District

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NCES ID

484428005034

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD