Dean Highland Elementary Primary School
3300 Maple
Waco TX, 76707, Mclennan County
Phone: 254-752-3751
Ranking:
(3,812 out of 6,018, bottom 37%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Waco Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 42 | 42 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 25 | |||||||
Total Students: | 792 | 780 | 459 | 291 | 361 | 379 | 396 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 78 | 9.8% | 90 | 11.5% | 79 | 17.2% | 35 | 12.0% | 35 | 9.7% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% |
Kindergarten: | 131 | 16.5% | 124 | 15.9% | 65 | 14.2% | 46 | 15.8% | 56 | 15.5% | 58 | 15.3% | 64 | 16.2% |
Grade 1: | 127 | 16.0% | 118 | 15.1% | 89 | 19.4% | 66 | 22.7% | 65 | 18.0% | 64 | 16.9% | 62 | 15.7% |
Grade 2: | 113 | 14.3% | 108 | 13.8% | 74 | 16.1% | 49 | 16.8% | 64 | 17.7% | 59 | 15.6% | 85 | 21.5% |
Grade 3: | 109 | 13.8% | 99 | 12.7% | 91 | 19.8% | 53 | 18.2% | 63 | 17.5% | 84 | 22.2% | 54 | 13.6% |
Grade 4: | 108 | 13.6% | 134 | 17.2% | 59 | 12.9% | 42 | 14.4% | 78 | 21.6% | 42 | 11.1% | 63 | 15.9% |
Grade 5: | 126 | 15.9% | 107 | 13.7% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 69 | 18.2% | 66 | 16.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 403 | 50.9% | 391 | 50.1% | 240 | 52.3% | 142 | 48.8% | 194 | 53.7% | 185 | 48.8% | 199 | 50.3% |
Female: | 389 | 49.1% | 389 | 49.9% | 219 | 47.7% | 149 | 51.2% | 159 | 44.0% | 186 | 49.1% | 193 | 48.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 463 | 58.5% | 424 | 54.4% | 260 | 56.6% | 146 | 50.2% | 207 | 57.3% | 205 | 54.1% | 216 | 54.5% |
Black: | 226 | 28.5% | 257 | 32.9% | 149 | 32.5% | 104 | 35.7% | 121 | 33.5% | 132 | 34.8% | 127 | 32.1% |
White: | 87 | 11.0% | 82 | 10.5% | 42 | 9.2% | 35 | 12.0% | 32 | 8.9% | 41 | 10.8% | 52 | 13.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 13 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 685 | 86.5% | 680 | 87.2% | 400 | 87.1% | 248 | 85.2% | 301 | 83.4% | 294 | 77.6% | 313 | 79.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 5.7% | 38 | 4.9% | 29 | 6.3% | 20 | 6.9% | 38 | 10.5% | 38 | 10.0% | 40 | 10.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.90 | 18.62 | 18.36 | 13.27 | 15.78 | 16.90 | 16.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 56% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 50% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 64% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 63% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 55% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 49% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 67% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 56% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 59% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 56% | 71% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 60% | 75% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 77% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 56% | 73% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 82% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 69% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 69% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 66% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 67% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 74% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 79% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 81% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 87% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 87% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 89% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 86% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 87% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 85% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 82% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 75% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 67% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 70% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 75% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 74% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 78% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 83% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 86% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 78% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 66% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 74% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 73% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 69% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 74% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 80% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 86% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 89% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 87% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 88% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 89% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 75% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 77% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 84% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 80% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 84% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 73% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 78% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 83% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 86% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 83% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 82% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 58% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 44% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 59% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 67% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 61% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 69% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 88.5% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 11.5% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 19.2% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 80.8% |
Mean Base Salary: | $38,828.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,300.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $39,668.0 |
* Dean Highland Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.