Lake Highlands High School School Profile

LAKE HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL PROFILE

Campus Information 9449 Church Road Dallas, Texas 75238 Main Office: 469-593-1000 Guidance Office: 469-593-1426 Enrollment: 3,156 (unofficial as of 10/3/18) Seniors 626, Juniors 754, Soph. 831, Fr. 945 Accreditation: Texas Education Agency School Code: 441-758 Schedule: Classes meet 50 minutes per day, fivedays a week, 18 weeks per semester. Students can choose from a variety of courses throughout the seven-period day

Professional Staff Superintendent: Dr. Jeannie Stone Mission Statement Deputy Superintendent: Tabitha Branum To inspire individual greatness and meaningful careers for all. Principal: Dr. Joshua Delich Associate Principal: Andru Gilbert Exemplary Programs Assistant Principals: Dustin Anderson, Aurora Everett, • Newsweek Magazine America’s Best High Schools 2017 Lauren Hall, Dr. Eldridge Moore, Joseph Parisi, • Named an Outstanding American High School by U.S. News and World Report Dr. Herb Ruffin • 106 of the 2017 Graduates earned Service Learning Awards with a total Counselors: Rhonda Boston, Shameka Brackens, of 6,360 hours Marianna Hogue, Donna Lambeth, Judy London-Young, • 72% of Graduates in 2017 were Recommended Program/ Maggie Karnowski, Patricia McKay, Kelly Wallace, Culus Williams Texas Scholar Graduates • 52 of the 2017 graduates were Distinguished Achievement Program Graduates Faculty: 82 of the 203 total faculty hold master’s degrees or higher • National PTA Parent Involvement Award • Ranked Third Among Top 20 Public High Schools in Metroplex by D Magazine • Dual Enrollment College Credit Courses District Information Founded in 1857, Richardson ISD is located in northern • Professional Internship Program Dallas County and encompasses most of the city of • AVID PreAP/AP student recruitment program Richardson, as well as portions of the cities of Dallas and • Championship Athletics Programs in Wide Range of Sports Garland. Sixty percent of the district is located in Dallas, • Award-Winning Fine Arts Program in Band, Orchestra, Choir, Theater Arts, 35 percent in Richardson and 5 percent in Garland. Art and Speech • Recognized Academic Decathlon Program • RISD earned the “Met Standard” rating from Texas Education Agency in 2016, based on 2015-16 • Technology Labs which provide courses in Animation, Dual Credit Computer student performance. Aided Design/Drafting, Desktop Publishing, Multimedia, Web Design and Video Technology. • 77% of RISD schools earned at least one academic • Expansive Community Outreach Program Forging Partnerships Between distinction, compared to 51% in Texas. Local Businesses and Schools • Electronic Publishing Journalism Program • All four RISD high schools named among America’s Best High Schools by Newsweek in 2015. • Official Morehead-Cain Out-of-State Nominating School – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Foundation High School Program Testing Profile

Credits needed Credits needed 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Subject without with SAT Mean Scores Endorsement Endorsement Critical Reading 501 501 English 4 4 Math 522 520 543 Mathematics 3 4 Writing 486 475 Science 3 4 Reading & Writing 550 Social Studies 4 4 Total Seniors Taking Exam 255 231 246 Physical Education 1 1 Fine Arts 1 1 ACT Mean Scores Languages Other Than English (LOTE) 2 2 Composite 19.5 18.3 19.5 Technology 1/2 1/2 Number Tested 511 493 500 Health 1/2 1/2 Advanced Placement Electives 3 5 Total Student Taking Exams 507 611 593 Total credits for FHSP 22 26 Total Exams Taken 931 1116 1130 without Endorsement National Merit Scholarship Students wishing to earn an Endorsement must complete this 22 credit program, Finalist 1 1 1 plus take a fourth science and a fourth math as well as two additional electives for a total of 26 credits, in which case, most electives will be in your chosen Semi-Finalist 0 0 0 Endorsement area. Commended 15 6 10

Grade Scale Lake Highlands Average Rank - The Median (middle) Grade Point Average for 90-100 ...... 4.0 70-79 ...... 2.0 the 2017 Senior Class was 83.90,which ranked the average Lake Highlands 80-89 ...... 3.0 Below 70 ...... 0.0 student at 261 in a class of 544. Students graduating in the top quarter Grading scale utilized for college admission, scholarship or NCAA use only. attained an average of 90.77or higher. Quality Points RISD students earn five quality points in Pre-AP/Honors courses and eight College and Universities quality points in AP courses. Quality points are added to raw semester passing 2017 Lake Highlands graduates were accepted to the following universities: grades for GPA/Rank calculations but are NOT included in raw semester Abilene Christian University San Diego State University grades shown on transcripts. Angelo State University Sam Houston State University Auburn University Southern Methodist University Semester Credit - In order for a student to earn credit in a semester course, the Baylor University Southwestern College semester grade must be a minimum of 70. Blinn College St.Edwards University Boston University Stephen F. Austin University Boulder Colorado College Syracuse University Full Year Course Credit - In order for a student to earn credit for a course that Bowling Green State University Tarrolton University is a full year in length, the average of the two semester grades must equal Clark Atlanta University Texas A & M a minimum of 70. District policy stipulates the two semester grades MUST Clemson University Texas A&M - Corpus Christi average a minimum of 70 for full credit to be awarded (business rules of Cleveland Institute of Art Texas A&M - Kingsville Colorado University Texas A & M - Texarkana rounding apply). Dallas Baptist University Texas Christian University Drexel University Texas Southern University Eastern Washington University Texas State University Academic Excellence Emerson College Texas Tech University The following rigorous courses are available to highly motivated and Hardin Simmons University Texas Wesleyan University academically talented students Harvard Texas Women’s University Houston Baptist University The Juliard School PreAP / Honors Huston-Tilotson University Tuft University John Wales University University of Alabama Algebra I-PreAP, Algebra II-PreAP, Anatomy/Physiology-H, Art I-PreAP, Lamar University University of Arkansas Band-H, Biology-PreAP, Ceramics I-PreAP, Chemistry I-PreAP, Choir-H, Le Cordon Bleu University of Central Arkansas Drawing II-PreAP, Drawing III-PreAP, Electronic Media PreAP, English I-PreAP, Lincoln Tech University of Central Oklahoma English II-PreAP, French III-PreAP, Geometry-PreAP, German III-PreAP, Louisiana Tech University of Chicago Japanese III PreAP, Jewelry II-PreAP, Latin III-PreAP, Orchestra-H, Louisiana State University University of Colorado Painting II-PreAP, Photography-PreAP, Pre-Calculus-PreAP, Spanish III-PreAP, Lynn University University of Houston Midland University University of Michigan Spanish Language Enrichment-H Midwestern State University University of North Carolina Mississippi State University University of North Texas OnRamps Missouri State University University of Oklahoma Geo Science, Physics, Pre-Calculus, US History Mountain View Jr College University of Oregon Navarro College University of San Diego Advanced Placement North Florida University University of South Alabama Northern Arizona University University of South Carolina Art Drawing, Art History, Art Three Dimension, Art Two Dimension, Biology, Ogle Vocational School University of Tampa Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Computer Science I&II, English III, Ohio State University University of Texas - Arlington English IV, Environmental Science, European History, French Language, French Ouachita Baptist University University of Texas - Austin Literature, German Language, German Literature, Human Geography, Japanese Philander Smith College University of Texas - Dallas Language, Latin Literature, Latin Vergil, Macroeconomics, Music Theory, Prairie View A&M University University of Texas - San Antonio Pratt Institute University of Texas - Tyler Physics I, Physics C, Psychology, Spanish Language, Spanish Literature, Purdue University University of Tulsa Statistics, U.S. Government, U.S. History World History Rutgers University