Dallas Independent School District

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The Dallas Independent School District (DISD) is a school district based in Dallas, Texas (USA). Dallas ISD, which operates schools in much of Dallas County, is the second largest school district in Texas and the twelfth largest in the United States.

Contents 1 General information 1.1 Location and area 2 History 2.1 Recent developments 3 School uniforms 4 2004 Student makeup 4.1 Numbers 4.2 Ethnicity 5 2004 Standardized testing results (TAKS) 6 List of schools in DISD 6.1 PreK-8, K-8, and 4-8 schools 6.2 Secondary schools 6.2.1 Secondary schools 6.2.2 High schools 6.2.3 Middle schools 6.3 Primary schools 6.3.1 Pre-K to 6 6.4 Early Childhood 7 Former schools 7.1 Secondary schools 7.1.1 High schools 7.2 Primary schools 7.2.1 4-6 7.2.2 Pre-K through 3 7.2.3 K-3 8 See also 9 External links

[edit] General information

[edit] Location and area

for Map Dallas ISD covers 312.6 square miles of land and most of the city of Dallas. The district also serves Cockrell Hill, most of Seagoville and Addison, Wilmer, most of Hutchins, and portions of the following cities:

• Balch Springs
• Carrollton
• Combine
• DeSoto
• Duncanville
• Farmers Branch
• Garland
• Highland Park
• Lancaster
• Mesquite

In addition, DISD covers unincorporated areas of Dallas County, including some areas with Ferris addresses.

[edit] History

Dallas ISD had absorbed many smaller school districts throughout its history. Vickery Independent School District had been annexed into Dallas ISD (adding Vickery Meadows) in 1948. Addison ISD was absorbed in 1954. Pleasant Grove ISD was annexed in 1955 (adding Pleasant Grove), and Pleasant Grove High School was replaced by Samuell High School on the same year. Seagoville ISD of Seagoville was annexed into DISD in 1965. Wilmer-Hutchins ISD was absorbed after the 2005-2006 school year; residents of WHISD were zoned to Dallas ISD.

DISD opened 11 new campuses in fall 2006 [1].

[edit] Recent developments

• In the summer of 2005, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) ordered the Wilmer-Hutchins Independent School District closed for the 2005-2006 school year due to financial stress and reported mismanagement. After negotiations, Dallas ISD agreed to accept the students for the 2005-2006 school year.
• About 6,700 students graduated from 29 high schools in 2005.
• Almost $82 million in college scholarships was awarded to the Class of 2005.
• According to the Texas Education Agency, 13 Dallas ISD schools were rated exemplary in 2006; the number of recognized schools increased from 42 in 2005 to 67 in 2006.
• The current superintendent, Dr. Michael Hinojosa, has made local headlines for his desire to improve the performance and financial oversight of the district. He voluntarily gave up his $1,000/month car allowance (including a driver). He also organized a panel to look into reforms that could be made within Dallas ISD.
• Dallas ISD's Talented and Gifted Magnet was named the top public high school in the country by Newsweek Magazine in 2006. The School of Science and Engineering at the Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Magnet Center is ranked 8th.
• Dallas ISD has current graduates attending Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, MIT, Vanderbilt, Howard University, Georgetown, Texas, Texas A&M, Rice, UTD,University of the Incarnate Word and many others.

[edit] School uniforms

Dallas ISD has implemented mandatory school uniforms [2]for all elementary and middle school students (through 8th grade) on most campuses starting in the 2005-2006 school year.

Elementary and middle school campuses which do not follow the DISD uniform policy continue to use their own mandatory uniform codes, which were adopted prior to the 2005-2006 school year.

Uniforms are optional at the high school level; eight traditional high schools and three alternative high schools have adopted them.

[edit] 2004 Student makeup

[edit] Numbers

• Elementary Schools: 96,284
• Middle Schools: 22,208
• High Schools: 39,567
• Total: 158,059 Students

[edit] Ethnicity

• Hispanic: 98,858, 62.6%
• African American: 47,901, 30.3%
• White: 9,174, 5.8%
• Asian: 1,619, 1.0%
• American Indian: 507, 0.3%

[edit] 2004 Standardized testing results (TAKS)

• Mathematics: 96%
• Reading: 88%
• Science: 100%
• Social Studies: 99%

[edit] List of schools in DISD

[edit] PreK-8, K-8, and 4-8 schools

• George B. Dealey Montessori Academy (PreK-8)
• Harry Stone Montessori School (K to 8)
• William B. Travis Academy/Vanguard for the Academically Talented and Gifted (4 to 8)

[edit] Secondary schools

[edit] Secondary schools

1 in Dallas

• Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School (7-9, planned to go to 7-12, Girls only)

[edit] High schools

34 in Dallas

Traditional high schools
22 in Dallas

AAAAA
7 in Dallas

• Bryan Adams High School (Dallas)
• David W. Carter High School (Dallas)
• Moisés E. Molina High School (Dallas)
• W. W. Samuell High School (Dallas)
• Skyline High School (Dallas)
• Sunset High School (Dallas)
• Warren Travis White High School (Dallas)

AAAA
12 in Dallas

• W. H. Adamson High School (Dallas) (formerly Oak Cliff High School)
• Hillcrest High School (Dallas)
• Thomas Jefferson High School (Dallas)
• Justin F. Kimball High School (Dallas)
• Lincoln High School (Dallas)
• North Dallas High School (Dallas)
• L. G. Pinkston High School (Dallas)
• Seagoville High School (Dallas)
• A. Maceo Smith High School (Dallas)
• South Oak Cliff High School (Dallas)
• H. Grady Spruce High School (Dallas)
• Woodrow Wilson High School (Dallas)

AAA
2 in Dallas

• James Madison High School (Dallas) (formerly Forest Avenue High School)
• Franklin D. Roosevelt High School (Dallas)

Other
1 in Dallas

• Emmett Conrad High School (Dallas) (A regular school opening in Fall 2006)

Other
13 in Dallas

• Maya Angelou Health Special High School (Dallas)
• Buckner Academy (Dallas)
• Community Education Partnership School (Dallas)
• Middle College High School (El Centro College) (Dallas)
• School Community Guidance Center (Dallas)
• School for the Talented & Gifted (Dallas)
• School of Business & Management (Dallas)
• School of Education & Social Sciences (Dallas)
• School of Government, Law, & Law Enforcement (Dallas)
• School of Health Professions (Dallas)
• School of Science & Engineering (Dallas)
• Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (Dallas)

[edit] Middle schools

Starting in the 2006-2007 year, all middle schools except Browne, Comstock, Quintanilla, and Stockard will span grades 6-8 (consistent with many of the area districts which have grades 6-8 on one campus), with the four mentioned continuing to span 7-8.

Grades 6-8

• Pearl C. Anderson Learning Center (6-8 starting in fall 2006)
• William H. Atwell Middle School and Fundamental Academy (6-8 starting in fall 2006)
• Edward H. Cary Middle School
• Billy E. Dade Middle School (opening Fall 2006 - elementary school prior to Fall 2006)
• Dallas Environmental Science Academy Middle School (6-8 starting in fall 2006)
• Thomas A. Edison Learning Center (6-8 starting in fall 2006)
• Benjamin Franklin Middle School (6-8 starting in fall 2006)
• Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle School and Classical Academy (6-8 starting in fall 2006)
• D. A. Hulcy Middle School
• Maynard Jackson Middle School (opening Fall 2006 - elementary school prior to Fall 2006)
• Harold Wendell Lang Sr. Middle School (opening Fall 2007)
• J. L. Long Middle School [3] (6-8 starting in fall 2006)
• Henry W. Longfellow Career Exploration Academy (6-8 starting in fall 2006)
• Thomas C. Marsh Middle School (6-8 starting in fall 2006)
• Francisco F. "Pancho" Medrano Middle School (opening Fall 2007)
• Seagoville Middle School (Dallas)
• Alex W. Spence Middle School (6-8 starting in fall 2006)
• Boude Storey Middle School (6-8 starting in fall 2006)
• Tasby Middle School (opening Fall 2006)
• E.D. Walker Middle School (opening Fall 2006)
• Sarah Zumwalt Middle School (6-8 starting in fall 2006)

Grades 7-8

• T. W. Browne Middle School
• E. B. Comstock Middle School
• Fred F. Florence Middle School
• W. H. Gaston Middle School
• W. E. Greiner Middle School and Exploratory Arts Academy
• Robert T. Hill Middle School
• Learning Alternative Center for Empowering Youth (LACEY)
• John B. Hood Middle School
• Raúl Quintanilla Middle School
• Thomas J. Rusk Middle School
• L. V. Stockard Middle School

[edit] Primary schools

[edit] Pre-K to 6

• John Quincy Adams Elementary School (Dallas)
• William M. Anderson Elementary School (Dallas)
• Arcadia Park Elementary School (Dallas)
• Arlington Park Community Learning Center (Dallas)
• Bayles Elementary School (Dallas)
• Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School (Dallas, opened August 14, 2006)
• Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School (Dallas)
• W.A. Blair Elementary School (Dallas)
• Annie Webb Blanton Elementary School (Dallas)
• Felix Botello Elementary School (Dallas, opening November 2006)
• James Bowie Elementary School (Dallas)
• Harrell Budd Elementary School (Dallas)
• Rufus C. Burleson Elementary School (Dallas)
• W.W. Bushman Elementary School (Dallas)
• George W. Carver Learning Center (Dallas)
• Casa View Elementary School (Dallas)
• Nancy J. Cochran Elementary School (Dallas)
• S.S. Co

[edit] Early Childhood

• Jimmie Tyler Brashear Early Childhood Development Center (Dallas)

[edit] Former schools

[edit] Secondary schools

[edit] High schools

• Norman Robert Crozier Technical High School (the school was known by many names)
  • Dallas High School 1907-1916
  • Main High School 1916-1917
  • Bryan Street High School 1917-1928
  • Dallas Technical High School 1928-1942
  • Crozier Technical High School 1942-1975
  • Business and Management Magnet Center 1975-May 1995 (School relocated to Townview Center May 1995)

[edit] Primary schools

[edit] 4-6

• Daniel 'Chappie' James Learning Center (Dallas) (closed after Spring 2006, students rezoned to Dunbar Elementary)
• J. Leslie Patton Elementary School (Dallas) (closed after Spring 2006, students rezoned to Oliver (became PreK-5), Russell (4-5), Bryan (PreK-5), Miller (PreK-5))

[edit] Pre-K through 3

• Robert C. Buckner Elementary School (Dallas)
• Fannie C. Harris Elementary School (students moved to Oran Roberts Elementary for Pre-K through 3)
• Joseph J. McMillan Elementary School (Dallas) (closed after Spring 2006, rezoned to Oliver (became PreK-5), Sequin (PK-3), Bryan (PreK-5), Miller (PreK-5))

[edit] K-3

• T.D. Marshall Elementary School (Dallas) (closed after Spring 2006, most of it was rezoned to Oliver (became PreK-5) and small portions were rezoned to Lisbon (PreK-5), Sequin (PK-3))

[edit] See also

• List of school districts in Texas

[edit] External links

• Dallas ISD home page
• Dallas ISD Ratings

2006 Texas Education Agency Accountability Rating

Exemplary | Recognized | Academically Acceptable | Academically Unacceptable | Not Rated: Other

	v • d • e Dallas Independent School District
Magnet middle and high schools	Rangel Young Women's
High schools	Adamson | Hillcrest | Madison | Molina | North Dallas | Samuell | Seagoville | South Oak Cliff | Sunset | W. T. White | Woodrow Wilson
Magnet high schools	School of Government, Law, & Law Enforcement | School of Science & Engineering | School for the Talented & Gifted | Skyline Career Development Center | Washington HS for Performing and Visual Arts
Magnet PreK-8 schools	Dealey Montessori
Magnet 4-8 schools	Travis Academy/Vanguard

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