Dean Highland El
Waco, TX
PublicElementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Accountability rating
Texas Education Agency
F rating for 2025, with a score of 55.
| Measure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | F45 | F58 | F55 |
| Student achievement | F47 | F45 | F47 |
| School progress | F52 | F55 | F53 |
| Academic growth | F52 | F55 | F53 |
| Relative performance | F49 | F47 | F49 |
| Closing the gaps | F30 | D64 | F59 |
The overall score counts the better of student achievement and school progress for 70%, and closing the gaps for 30%. School progress is the better of its two parts.
Distinctions, 2025
- Earned
- None
- Not earned
- ELA/reading, Mathematics, Science, Comparative academic growth, Comparative closing the gaps, Postsecondary readiness
Discipline
U.S. Department of Education
7.8% of students were suspended out of school at least once in 2023–24.
| Measure | 2021–22 | 2023–24 |
|---|---|---|
| Enrolled in the fall | 592 | 536 |
| Suspended out of school | 2.4% · 14 | 7.8% · 42 |
| Suspended in school | 5.7% · 34 | 11.6% · 62 |
| Expelled | 0.2% · 1 | 0.0% · 0 |
School Profile
Location
City, Midsize
Enrollment
597 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
Demographics
Hispanic/Latino63.8%
White7.7%
Black or African American24.3%
Asian0.5%
Two or More Races3.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native0.0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0.0%
Public school directory
NCES ID 484428005034
- District
- Waco Isd
- Status
- Open
- School category
- Regular School
- Charter
- No
- Virtual instruction
- Unknown
- Enrollment
- 597 students
- Teachers (FTE)
- 36.5
Sources
- NCES Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2023–24
- Texas A–F Accountability Ratings · Texas Education Agency · 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
- Civil Rights Data Collection · U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights · 2021–22, 2023–24