Lake Highlands High School
9449 Church Rd, Dallas, TX 75238. 40.7% of its 685 graduates (Class of 2024) enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year.
Of the 118 graduates at Texas public universities, 49.2% earned a first-year GPA of 3.0 or higher.
The path from Lake Highlands
How Texas measures this- 1
After graduation, Class of 2024
Texas public university 17.2%Texas public 2-year college 21.2%Texas private college 2.3%Not found in Texas colleges 46.1%ID not trackable 13.1%Texas reports enrollment only at Texas public and private colleges. Graduates who went to college in another state appear as "not found," so the true college-going rate is higher than shown. Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Report of 2023-2024 High School Graduates' Enrollment and Academic Performance in Texas Public Higher Education.
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How they did in their first year of college
First-year GPA of graduates at Texas public colleges, by number of students.
College type Under 2.0 2.0–2.49 2.5–2.99 3.0–3.49 3.5+ Share 3.0+ Texas public university 30 10 20 21 37 49.2% Texas public 2-year college 60 10 14 28 24 38.2% - 3
What those choices lead to
Texas does not report which individual colleges each school's graduates attend. Here is how a typical college of each type in Texas performs.
College type in Texas Colleges Graduation rate Avg. net price / yr Median earnings, 10 yrs Median debt Public universities 38 47% $13,638 $57,404 $18,750 Public 2-year and community colleges 58 31% $5,533 $43,299 $9,500 Private nonprofit colleges 39 50% $22,962 $58,159 $22,000 Medians across colleges of each type with at least 500 undergraduates. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. All Texas colleges.
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Colleges closest to Lake Highlands
College Distance Graduation rate Avg. net price / yr Median earnings, 10 yrs Arizona College of Nursing-Dallas 3.1 mi 0% $29,318 $41,223 Southern Methodist University 4.4 mi 83% $39,816 $90,037 West Coast University-Texas 6.6 mi 0% $52,439 $104,344 The University of Texas at Dallas 6.9 mi 79% $15,271 $74,762 Galen Health Institutes-Dallas 7.9 mi — $30,843 $69,188 Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online 8.5 mi 0% $16,741 $61,376
Where it is
Nearby high schools: Emmett J Conrad High School (1.6 mi, 34.5% to college) · Texans Can Academy - Dallas North (1.9 mi, 7.5% to college) · Harmony Science Academy - Dallas (2.1 mi, 45.5% to college) · Richland Collegiate High School of Math Science Engineerin (2.4 mi, 84.9% to college) · Hillcrest High School (3.4 mi, 39.8% to college)
Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Richardson ISD's attendance zone for an address.
Compared with the district and state
| Measure | Lake Highlands | Richardson ISD | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year | 40.7% | 45.4% | 48.3% |
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Quick answers
- What percent of Lake Highlands High School graduates go to college?
- 40.7% of the Class of 2024 at Lake Highlands High School enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year, compared with 48.3% in Texas. Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Report of 2023-2024 High School Graduates' Enrollment and Academic Performance in Texas Public Higher Education.
