MOISéS E. MOLINA HIGH SCHOOL

'Moisés E. Molina High School' is a public secondary school located at 2355 Duncanville Road in Dallas, Texas, (USA) in the 75211 ZIP code. Molina High School enrolls students in grades 9-12 and is a part of the Dallas Independent School District. It serves students from parts of southwestern Dallas and parts of Cockrell Hill.

Contents

History

Extracurriculars

Statistics

Feeder patterns

References

External links

History

The school opened in August 1997 across Duncanville Road from Mountain View College, a community college operated by the Dallas County Community College District.
The school is named for Moisés E. Molina, a musician and retired DISD teacher. He attended the University of Texas at Arlington and North Texas State University. From Molina's writings:
The school is known for its distinctive exterior paint scheme featuring several bright colors, lending it the nickname "Skittles High".

Extracurriculars

The school has the Ballet Folklórico Jaguara, an extracurricular dance program.^[7] In August 2001, the program was featured in ''Texas Dance Magazine''.^[8]

Statistics

The attendance rate for students at the school is 92%, compared with a state average of 96%. 70% of the students at Molina are economically disadvantaged, 7% enroll in special education, 9% enroll in gifted and talent programs, and 22% are considered "limited english proficient."^[9]
The ethnic makeup of the school is 89% Hispanic American, 8% African American, 1% White, non-Hispanic, 1% Asian/Pacific Islander American, and less than 1% American Indian/Alaskan Native.
The average class sizes at Molina are 25 students for English, 25 for foreign language, 23 for math, 28 for science, and 27 for social studies.
Teachers at the school carry, on average, 10 years of teaching experience and 9% of the teachers on staff are first-year teachers.

Feeder patterns

As of 2006, L. V. Stockard Middle School is the only middle school that feeds into Molina.^[10]
The four elementary schools (all PK-6) that feed into Molina are Mary McLeod Bethune, Leila P. Cowart, Nancy J. Cochran, and Celestino M. Soto, Jr.

References

1. Dallas ISD - Moisés E. Molina High School. Retrieved 4 October 2006.
2. Texas Education Agency - School Directory - type in school number "057905006" and select "view report." Retrieved 4 October 2006.
3. Dallas ISD - Schools by Trustee. ('PDF'). Retrieved 4 October 2006.
4. Dallas ISD - Schools by Area. ('PDF'). Retrieved 4 October 2006.
5. Dallas ISD - School telephone numbers. ('PDF'). Retrieved 4 October 2006.
6. Dallas ISD - School fax numbers. ('PDF'). Retrieved 4 October 2006.
7. Folklorico Jaguara - Jaguara History. Retrieved 4 October