Highland Park Independent School District
| Highland Park Independent School District | |
|---|---|
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7015 Westchester Dr. Dallas, TX 75205-1061 Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, Texas United States |
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| Coordinates | 32°51′02″N 96°48′24″W / 32.8506°N 96.8068°WCoordinates: 32°51′02″N 96°48′24″W / 32.8506°N 96.8068°W |
| District information | |
| Motto | "Enter to learn. Go forth to serve." |
| Grades | PreK–12 |
| Established | |
| Superintendent | Dr. Dawson Orr |
| Schools | 7 |
| District ID | 4823250 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 6689 |
| Teachers | 427 |
| Student-teacher ratio | 15.66 |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Highland Park Independent School District (HPISD) is a public school district based in University Park, Texas, within the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
HPISD serves most of the town of Highland Park, all of the city of University Park, two affluent cities, as well as portions of Dallas. HPISD administers seven schools. It is consistently ranked among the top school districts in Texas.
Residents of Dallas who are in HPISD are in two areas: one that is north of Greenbrier Drive, south of Northwest Highway, east of the Dallas North Tollway, and west of Douglas Avenue; and in an area west of Preston Road and north of Colgate Avenue. The Dallas Independent School District surrounds HPISD on all sides.
The Highland Park Independent School District first opened its doors in October 1914 with John S. Armstrong School, a four-room building on Cornell Avenue. Since then, the district has grown to comprise seven campuses: four elementary schools, one intermediate school, one middle school and one high school. The district has an enrollment of approximately 7,000 students and employs 750 people, including more than 430 teachers. University Park Elementary School was designed by famed Dallas architects, Lang & Witchell who designed the Magnolia Building and the Kirby Building downtown.
From 1914–2014, HPISD has been led by seven superintendents. Dawson Orr became the seventh and current superintendent for Highland Park Independent School District on December 1, 2009. He replaced Cathy Bryce, who retired after eight years with the district. Orr was previously superintendent in Wichita Falls, Texas and Pampa, Texas. He also was president of the Texas Association of School Administrators. Orr received the Superintendent of the Year award in 2008 from Communities in Schools and the Key Communicator of the Year award in 2005 from the Texas School Public Relations Association.
In 2009, the school district was rated "exemplary" by the Texas Education Agency.
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