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Overview of Dallas Independent School DistrictWith more than six million residents, the city of Dallas is home to numerous educational opportunities. Most of the city of Dallas lies within the supervision of the Dallas Independent School District (DISD). The district is the second largest district in the state of Texasand the 12th largest district in the entire country. More than 161,000 students are enrolled in the district. While the district is quite large several of the schools within the district have received national recognition. One of the magnet schools operated within the district, the School for the Talented and Gifted, was named the best school in the country among public schools by Newsweek. The school maintained that title in 2007. Another school in the district, the Science and Engineering Magnet was ranked as number eight in the same survey during the year 2006 and moved up to the number two spot in 2007. Other schools in the Dallas Independent School District were also named to the list including W.T. White, Hillcrest and Woodrow Wilson high schools. The latter was named as the top comprehensive high school in the city a local publication, D Magazine. Since the city has expanded significantly in the last few years, the city now extends into many other school districts including Duncanville, Carollton-Farmers Branch, Highland Park, Garland, Plano, Mesquite and Richardson. A governmental agency known as Dallas County Schools serves many of the school districts within the county. The purpose of the agency is to provide transportation services as well as technology services and staff development programs. In 2005 the school district implemented a mandatory school uniform policy for all elementary and middle schools within the district. At the high school level uniforms are option with schools deciding whether they wish to adopt uniform polices. At the current time eight of the traditional high schools and three alternative high schools have currently adopted uniform regulations. The district is comprised of 28 high schools, 32 middle schools, three primary/middle schools and more than 150 elementary schools as well as one early childhood development center. According to the 2007 Texas Education Agency Accountability Rating, the Dallas Independent School District is currently rated as Academically Acceptable. This is on a scale that includes Exemplary, Recognized, Academically Acceptable, Academically Unacceptable and Not Rated. In addition to the many public schools located throughout the city area, there are also several private schools in operation as well. The most notable of these private schools include the following:
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