Duncanville Independent School District is a

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based in Duncanville,

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). Duncanville ISD serves almost all of the city of Duncanville and portions of DeSoto,

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, and Cedar Hill. The district is receiving a high number of Hispanics coming in, and a slightly decreasing number of African Americans. This can be due to the Hispanics moving in from areas such as

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and

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, and African Americans moving to areas such as Cedar Hill, DeSoto, and to a lesser extent, Midlothian. In 2009, the school district was rated "

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" by the

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Demographics

In 1997 48.62% of the district's student body was non-Hispanic white. From 1997 until 2016 the number of non-Hispanic white students declined by 87%. From 1997 to 2016 the number of students on free or reduced lunches, a way of designating someone as low income, increased by 204%. Eric Nicholson of the ''

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'' wrote that because of the "relatively small" sizes of southern Dallas County school districts, the demographic changes were relatively more severe compared to districts in other parts of the county.

School uniforms

Duncanville ISD has a mandatory school dress code policy at all of its schools since fall 2006. The

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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.

Schools

Secondary schools

High schools

Two in Duncanville *

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* Pace (Alternative Private High School) ** In 2019 it began requiring students to store cell phones during the day to increase concentration in class. * Summit Education Center (alternative School for Duncanville ISD)

Middle schools

Two in Duncanville, one in Dallas
W. H. Byrd Middle School
(Duncanville)
Kennemer Middle School
(Dallas)
J. Herman Reed Middle School
(Duncanville)

Primary schools

Intermediate schools

Three in Duncanville
Grace R. Brandenburg Intermediate SchoolH. Bob Daniel Intermediate SchoolGlenn C. Hardin Intermediate School

Elementary schools

Six in Duncanville, three in Dallas
Acton Elementary School
(Dallas)
S. Gus Alexander, Jr. Elementary School
(Duncanville)
Bilhartz Elementary School
(Dallas)
Central Elementary School
(Duncanville)
Fairmeadows Elementary School
(Duncanville)
Hastings Elementary School
(Duncanville)
C. J. and Anne Hyman Elementary School
(Dallas)
Merrifield Elementary School
(Duncanville)
Smith Elementary School
(Duncanville)

References

External links

* * {{Region 10 School Districts in Texas School districts in Dallas County, Texas School districts in Dallas DeSoto, Texas