Por tercer año consecutivo, varias preparatorias de Dallas ISD se clasificaron en los primeros tres puestos en Texas, según informa U.S. News & World Report en la clasificación de 2025 de las mejores preparatorias. Asimismo, seis escuelas se posicionaron entre las mejores 50 de Texas. Entre las casi 18,000 escuelas clasificadas a nivel nacional y las casi 2000 preparatorias clasificadas en Texas, School for the Talented and Gifted at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center se llevó el puesto número uno en Texas y el puesto número nueve del país. “Clasificarnos como la preparatoria número uno de Texas es un gran…
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Este año el Departamento de Actividades Estudiantiles ha elegido como tema “Disfruta de la experiencia”, y, como cada ciclo escolar, seguirá ofreciendo una amplia gama de programas extracurriculares, tales como competencias académicas y oportunidades basadas en el rendimiento. Este tema representa el objetivo del departamento: que los estudiantes tengan la oportunidad de explorar nuevos conocimientos, la emoción de viajar a otros lugares y el beneficio de obtener becas académicas. En Dallas ISD, el aprendizaje no se detiene cuando se acaba el día, sino continúa enriqueciendo las mentes de los jóvenes aun lejos del salón tradicional. El departamento se encarga de…
The AlumNow series showcases former students’ post-graduation successes. We recently caught up with Alexander Cruz, who is now an assistant director of bands at Sunset High School. Read about his educational journey at Dallas ISD and how his teachers impacted him to give back to his community. What high school did you graduate from and what year did you graduate? Sunset High School in 2018. What is your current occupation? I am the assistant director of bands at Sunset High School. What are your responsibilities? Assisting with directing marching bands, concert bands, and jazz bands, while helping with administrative tasks like…
For the third year in a row, Dallas ISD high schools earned the top three spots in Texas, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best High Schools rankings. Additionally, six schools ranked in the top 50 in Texas. Among nearly 18,000 nationally-ranked schools and almost 2,000 high schools ranked in Texas, the School for the Talented and Gifted at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center was ranked No. 1 in Texas and ninth nationally. “Being ranked the number-one high school in Texas is a powerful reflection of the hard work, values, and commitment of our entire school…
Submitted by Student Activities Department. With an assortment of extracurricular programs ranging from academic competitions to performance-based opportunities, the Student Activities Department’s theme for the school year is Enjoy the Experience. This theme embodies the department’s goal for students to immerse themselves in opportunities for the exploration of new knowledge, the thrill of travel, and the benefit of earning academic scholarships. At Dallas ISD, student learning doesn’t stop when the school day ends. Instead, it expands to enrich minds beyond the traditional classroom. The Student Activities Department oversees extracurricular programs designed to engage students in ways that introduce them to…
Dallas ISD’s Food and Child Nutrition Services is continuing the At-Risk Afterschool Meals component of the Child and Adult Care Food Program for the 2025-2026 school year. This means students who participate in after-school programs will receive free snacks or dinner. “It is so important for us to support all of our students and do everything we can to ensure that they receive good nutrition throughout the entire school day, not just breakfast and lunch,” said Debi Rowley, executive director of FCNS. “Our mission here at FCNS must extend to our students who are participating in after-school programs as well,…
¡Esta ha sido una increíble primera semana de clases! ¡Los estudiantes han vuelto y el número de vacantes de maestro en el primer día es el más bajo en más de una década! ¡Y ahora, las nuevas clasificaciones A-F son tan buenas que hasta querrá imprimirlas y ponerlas en su refrigerador! Sé que hay mucho que hacer, así que seré breve: Dallas ISD ha pasado de una C (79) a una B (¡83!), lo que es aun más impresionante si sabe lo mucho que mejoramos: Dallas ISD dobló el número de escuelas clasificadas A en comparación con el año pasado,…
What an amazing first week! Students back in classrooms! Lowest first-day teacher vacancies in over a decade! And now, the new A-F ratings are so good that you’ll want to print them out and put them on your refrigerator! I know you’re busy, so I’ll make this quick: Dallas ISD has gone from a C (79) to a B (83!), and that’s even better news if you look under the hood: Dallas ISD doubled the number of A schools from last year, going from 30 to 60 this year. Now, 163 campuses (over 70%!) have earned an A or B…
Los resultados preliminares más recientes de la Evaluación Estatal de Preparación Académica de Texas, o STAAR, ya están disponibles y los estudiantes de Dallas ISD continúan avanzando. Según los datos, el número de escuelas con una calificación ‘A’ se duplicó, pasando de 30 en el año escolar 2023–2024 a 60. El número de escuelas con una calificación ‘B’ aumentó de 71 a 103, y aún más notable, el número de escuelas con una calificación ‘F’ disminuyó de 24 a solo dos. A nivel distrital, Dallas ISD cuenta con 228 escuelas, de las cuales 163, es decir, más del 70% obtuvieron…
The latest State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, results are in, and Dallas ISD students are continuing to make progress as the district earns a B rating. According to the data, the number of A-rated schools doubled, going from 30 in the 2023-2024 school year to 60. The number of B-rated campuses increased from 71 to 103, and even more remarkable, the number of F-rated schools decreased from 24 to two. Districtwide, Dallas ISD has 228 schools and of those campuses, 163, more than 70%, earned an A or B, and nearly 93% are A, B, or…