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.
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History
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 1914-2017, HPISD has been led by eight superintendents. Dr. Tom Trigg became the eighth and current superintendent for Highland Park Independent School District on June 22, 2015. He replaced Dr. Dawson Orr, who retired after nearly eight years with the district. Dr. Trigg was previously the superintendent of Blue Valley Schools in Overland Park, Kansas for 11 years. Trigg was featured as one of Education Week's 2015 Leaders to Learn From, and he was also named the 2011 Kansas Superintendent of the Year and one of four finalists for the National Superintendent of the Year.
In 2009, the school district was rated "exemplary" by the Texas Education Agency.
HPISD and Highland Park High School received national attention in September 2014 for the banning of seven books previously used in high school English studies, after a group of parents protested the contents of these books. The seven books were: The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein; The Working Poor: Invisible in America by David K. Shipler; Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse; The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie; An Abundance of Katherines by John Green; The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls; and Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison.
Orr reversed the decision to suspend the books, stating in an email to parents, "I made the decision in an attempt to de-escalate the conflict, and I readily admit that it had the opposite effect. I take full responsibility for the decision, and I apologize for the disruption it has caused."
During the 2016-17 school year, Highland Park High School had 27 students named National Merit Semifinalists, its highest number of students to earn the honor in the district's history, dating back to 1958. To be recognized for National Merit Honors, students must take the PSAT, and only 16,000 students out of a pool of more than 1.6 million entrants (1%) are recognized as National Merit Semifinalists.
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Academic programs
In 2016, the Moody Foundation presented Highland Park ISD with a grant in the amount of $5.8 million to fund Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) education in the district. The district named the initiative the Moody Innovation Institute to bring a focus on STEAM education to all students in the district. HPISD hired Dr. Geoffrey Orsak, former Dean of SMU's Lyle School of Engineering, to serve as the Executive Director of the Moody Innovation Institute in March 2017.
HPISD offers an elementary school Spanish learning program in each of its four elementary schools.
Athletic success
During the 2016-17 school year, Highland Park won UIL State Championships in tennis, football, boys swimming and diving, girls soccer, and boys golf .
The Highland Park Scots football team is the winningest program in Texas high school football history with 801 wins. . The Scots have won four state championships in school history: 1945, 1957, 2005 and 2016.
Schools
Schools
Secondary schools
- Highland Park High School (University Park) - grades 9-12
- Highland Park Middle School (Highland Park and University Park) - grades 7-8
- Arch H. McCulloch Intermediate School (Highland Park and University Park) - grades 5-6
- note: middle school and intermediate school occupy separate wings of one building
Elementary schools
- John S. Armstrong Elementary School (Highland Park) 1985-86 National Blue Ribbon School
- John S. Bradfield Elementary School (Highland Park) National Blue Ribbon School in 1989-90 and 2005
- Named after former HPISD board president John S. Bradfield, it was the second elementary school built in HPISD. It is located in Block 150 of Highland Park West, and uses a Spanish Colonial Revival style. Foshee & Creek designed the school building with a cost of $68,200 ($977759.76 according to inflation). The building permit was filed in 1930.
- Robert S. Hyer Elementary School (University Park) National Blue Ribbon School in 1993-94 and 2005
- University Park Elementary School (University Park) National Blue Ribbon School in 1987-88 and 2006
A new elementary school, in the Dallas city limits on property formerly owned by Northway Christian Church, is scheduled to open in August 2017. Groundbreaking occurred on June 20, 2016.
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