Hillcrest High School (Dallas, Texas)

Infobox School
name = Hillcrest High School

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type = Public, Secondary
location = 9924 Hillcrest Road
Dallas, Texas 75230 USA
district = Dallas Independent School District
grades = 9-12
principal = Marty Crawford [http://www.dallasisd.com Dallas ISD] - [http://www.dallasisd.org/schools/realtor_new.cfm?id_con=125 Hillcrest High School] . Retrieved on 4 October 2006.]
faculty = 105
students = 1,697 [http://www.tea.state.tx.us/ Texas Education Agency] - [http://askted.tea.state.tx.us/org-bin/school/SCHOOL_RPT?Y::School::Directory School Directory] - type in school number "057905006" and select "view report." Retrieved on 4 October 2006.]
colors = Black Red and White color box|red
mascot = Panthers
motto = To inspire and nurture students to flourish in a diverse and complex world.
free_label = Trustee dist.
free_label2 = Area
free_text = 2, Jack Lowe [http://www.dallasisd.com Dallas ISD] - [http://www.dallasisd.org/pdf/infosheets/schoolsbytrustee.pdf Schools by Trustee] . (PDF). Retrieved on 4 October 2006.]
free_text2 = 4, Dr. Robin S. Ryan [http://www.dallasisd.com Dallas ISD] - [http://www.dallasisd.org/pdf/infosheets/schoolsbyarea.pdf Schools by Area] . (PDF). Retrieved on 4 October 2006.]
information = [phone] [http://www.dallasisd.com Dallas ISD] - [http://www.dallasisd.org/pdf/infosheets/schooldirectory.pdf School telephone numbers] . (PDF). Retrieved on 4 October 2006.]
Fax: [phone] [http://www.dallasisd.com Dallas ISD] - [http://www.dallasisd.org/pdf/infosheets/schoolfax.pdf School fax numbers] . (PDF). Retrieved on 4 October 2006.]
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Hillcrest High School, formerly Vickery Meadows High School is a public secondary school located in north Dallas, Texas (USA). Hillcrest High School enrolls students in grades 9-12 and is a part of the Dallas Independent School District.

Several Dallas communities, such as Preston Hollow, a small portion of Vickery Meadow, and a portion of Addison are zoned to Hillcrest. [" [http://www.dallasisd.org/inside_disd/depts/demo/schoolinfo/highzones2008/Hillcrest2008.pdf Fall 2008 Hillcrest High School Attendance Zone Grades 9-12] ." "Dallas Independent School District".]

History

The school opened in 1938 as Vickery Meadows High School, but was renamed in the early 1950s when the campus was expanded and nearby communities were annexed to the school district.

Statistics

The attendance rate for students at the school is 91%, compared with a state average of 96%. 52% of the students at Hillcrest are economically disadvantaged, 10% enroll in special education, 9% enroll in gifted and talent programs, and 34% are considered "limited English proficient." [http://www.greatschools.net Great Schools] - [http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/tx/1833 Hillcrest High School - Dallas, Texas] . Information originally from the Texas Education Agency. Retrieved on 4 October 2006.]

The ethnic makeup of the school is 52% Hispanic American, 30% African American, 17% White American, non-Hispanic, 1% Asian American/Pacific Islander American, and less than 1% American Indian/Alaskan Native.

The average class sizes at Hillcrest are 21 students for English, 20 for foreign language, 18 for math, 20 for science, and 24 for social studies.

Teachers at the school carry, on average, 12 years of teaching experience and 10% of the teachers on staff are first-year teachers.

Test Scores

Below is a list of percentages that represent the percent of students meeting or exceeding standards on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test.

Feeder patterns

2008–2009

Continuing through the beginning of the 2007–2008 school year, Benjamin Franklin Middle School feeds into Hillcrest. [http://www.dallasisd.org/ Dallas ISD] - [http://www.dallasisd.org/demo/indexfeeder.htm 2007 School Feeder Patterns] - [http://www.dallasisd.org/demo/schoolinfo/feeder2007/hillcrest.htm Hillcrest High School] . Retrieved on September 3, 2008.]

Anne Frank, Arthur Kramer, John J. Pershing, Preston Hollow, Dan D. Rogers, and Sudie L. Williams Elementary Schools will all feed into Franklin Middle School, and ultimately into Hillcrest.

Notable graduates

* Ajai Sanders — actress and stand-up comicKen Parish Perkins. "Ajai Sanders stands up to any naysayers," "The Dallas Morning News", May 19 1992.]

References

External links

* [http://www.dallasisd.org/schools/realtor_new.cfm?id_con=125 Dallas ISD listing for Hillcrest High School]
* [http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/profiles/2005_06/english/high/006_HILLCREST.pdf School profile] (PDF)
* [http://www.dallasisd.org/demo/schoolinfo/highzones2007/Hillcrest2007.pdf Attendance zone map] (PDF)
* [http://www.hillcrest1987.com Hillcrest class of 1987 website]