Deer Park Independent School District is a public school district in Deer Park, Texas in the Houston metropolitan area.

History

The school district is traceable to 1922 when a single elementary facility opened on Deer Park's Center Street along Highway 225.[1] In 1929, the small school (approximately thirty students) was greatly expanded, and additional facilities were created in neighboring areas.[1] The district was officially formed for the school year of 1930, and today it serves most of Deer Park, a portion of Pasadena and La Porte, and the unincorporated area of Lynchburg. Its total enrollment is approximately 12,300 students.[2]

In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.[3]

List of schools

Elementary schools

  • Deepwater Elementary, established 1954 [1]
  • San Jacinto Elementary, established 1957 [1]
  • W.A. Carpenter Elementary, established 1959 [1]
  • Deer Park Elementary, established 1969 [1]
  • Parkwood Elementary, established 1971 [1]
  • J.P. Dabbs Elementary, established 1977
  • Fairmont Elementary, established 1990
  • Early Childhood Center

Junior High schools

  • Deer Park Junior High, established 1955 [1]
  • Deepwater Junior High, established 1964 [1]
  • J.P. Bonnette Junior High, established 1979
  • Fairmont Junior High, established 1994

High schools

  • Deer Park High School - North Campus (9th grade), established 1951 as original high school, established 1974 as North Campus [1]
  • Deer Park High School - South Campus (10th–12th grades), established 1974
  • Deer Park High School - Wolters Campus

University Interscholastic League (UIL)

Several of Deer Park High School's athletic and fine arts programs have placed in state competitions or won state championships.

  • 1982 UIL AAAAA State Champions- One Act Play
  • 2012 UIL AAAAA State Champions- Softball
  • 2012 UIL AAAAA State Qualifying- One Act Play
  • 2014 UIL AAAAA State Qualifying- One Act Play

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Moore, Elsie (March 4, 1971). "First Deer Park School Opened in 1922". The Deer Park Progress. p. 10. Retrieved August 15, 2014 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ↑ http://www.dpisd.org/domain/5. About DPISD
  3. ↑ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.

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