Cedar Hill Independent School District
| Cedar Hill Independent School District | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Governing agency | Texas Education Agency |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 7,848 (2013-14)[1] |
| Teachers | 473.1 (2013-14)[1] |
| Staff | 960.5 (2013-14)[1] |
| Other information | |
| Website | http://www.chisd.com |
Cedar Hill Independent School District is a public school district based in Cedar Hill, Texas, United States.
Cedar Hill serves most of the city of Cedar Hill and portions of Grand Prairie, Ovilla, Duncanville and Dallas.
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.[2]
School uniforms
Cedar Hill ISD requires its students to wear school uniforms. For the 2007-2008 school year, students may wear red, white, and black collared shirts, with black or khaki trousers. In addition female students may wear knee-length skirts. Kindergarten through sixth grade may wear black or khaki shorts or capris in addition to the trousers.[3] The Texas Education Agency specifies that the parents and/or guardians of students zoned to a school with uniforms may apply for a waiver to opt out of the uniform policy so their children do not have to wear the uniform; parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.[4]
Demographics
In the early 2000s a large number of white families moved from Cedar Hill ISD, while many black families moved into the district. Robert Johansen, the principal of Bray Elementary, stated that some white families may have been concerned since many of the new students appeared visibly different.[5]
Schools
High Schools
- Cedar Hill High School
- Ninth Grade Center
- Cedar Hill Collegiate High School
Middle Schools
- W.S. Permenter Middle School-Acceptable[citation needed][when?]
- Bessie Coleman Middle School-Acceptable
Intermediate Schools
- Belt Line Intermediate School-Acceptable
- Joe Wilson Intermediate School-Acceptable
- West Intermediate School-Recognized
Elementary Schools
- Bray Elementary School-Exemplary[when?]
- In 2000 almost 80% of the students at Bray were white, but demographics changed years later as black families moved in and white families moved out. In 2010 about 50% of the students were black and about 25% each were Hispanic and non-Hispanic white. The school has a string instrument education program and a "character chorus" after-school program. As of 2010[update] Bray had been habitually ranked as an "Exemplary" school by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), and that year over 95% of Bray students passed mathematics and reading tests of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS); at or above 50% of the students were ranked "commended" on these tests.[5]
- Highlands Elementary School-Exemplary[citation needed][when?]
- High Pointe Elementary School-Exemplary
- Lake Ridge Elementary School-Exemplary
- Plummer Elementary School-Recognized
- Waterford Oaks Elementary School-Exemplary
References
- ^ a b c "2013-14 Texas Academic Performance Report, Cedar Hill ISD". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
- ^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.
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- ^ "DOCKET NO. 008-R5-901 Archived 2006-10-11 at the Wayback Machine." Texas Education Agency. Accessed October 13, 2008.
- ^ a b Hacker, Holly K.; Tawnell D. Hobbs (2010-06-09). "'Black flight' changing the makeup of Dallas schools". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on 2010-07-03. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) "Bray's principal, Robert Johansen, said much of the white exodus from Cedar Hill schools took place in the early 2000s. "I believe it was because they didn't feel like people looked like them. We still were an exemplary school. We still were performing. They were afraid that there was going to be a change," he said. "
External links
- Cedar Hill ISD - Official site.
- Cedar Hill ISD Education Foundation - official site