Dallas Public Schools Has Number One and Number Two Top Public Schools in the Country

[pepper131]

Originally Posted by loves2read

you'll all happily quote the part about DISD still being behind suburban and rural school districts since that seems to bring some self-satisfaction to a few posters around here
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Many of the DISD magnets schools are being sought after by suburban kids AND kids in the Park Cities when these kids and their parents realize their kid's area of specialization is not offered in their area high school.

I know of many families trying to get their kids into Booker T for Visual Art or Dance only to be disappointed to find the out-of district spots are very minimal - let's say about 3 out of a class of 45. All that they thought to give their kids the very best for their future ends up not being true and they wish they lived w/in DISD. Of course, this is not realized until the students discover the talent that lies w/in them.

[Lakewooder]

We have had families in the Park Cities pay tuition to go to Woodrow. As each high school redesigns itself and offers specialties, there may be more of that. So maybe Hinojosa is a genius after all (gulp I hate to say that!).

If you are interested in Musicals and Theater, our school is probably as good or better than the Arts Magnet in those areas.

[Lakewooder]

His rating system for U.S. high schools, the Challenge Index, appears every year in Newsweek and the Post. It has been cited in hundreds of newspapers and magazines since 1998 and was the most-visited feature on the Newsweek.com Web site in 2007.



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