Lakewood Elementary School (Dallas, Texas)

Lakewood Elementary School is an elementary school located in Dallas, Texas, United States, that was established in 1951. [ [http://www.lakewoodelementary.net/news/Overview.htm "Overview"] , Lakewood Elementary School] Managed by the Dallas Independent School District, the school educates around 600 students in grades Kindergarten through Grade 5. The student/teacher ratio is 18:1. [ [http://www.lakewoodelementary.net/faq/faq.htm "Frequently Asked Questions"] , Lakewood Elementary School] This is a Blue Ribbon School.

History

In 1989, after White American parents campaigned for changes in attendance boundaries, Dallas ISD redrew the school attendance boundaries for Lakewood and other elementary schools. This lead to controversy as Ed Cloutman, the attorney for the plaintiffs represented in the Dallas ISD desegregation case, believed that Dallas ISD was re-segregating student populations by race. [" [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3D05F785B79D1&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM N. DALLAS SCHOOL ZONES REDRAWN Anglo protests spur change in elementary boundaries] ." "The Dallas Morning News". March 15, 1989.]

After Lowe Elementary School opened in 2006, the section of Lakewood Elementary School's boundary that was within Vickery Meadows became a part of Hotchkiss's boundary; therefore Lakewood no longer served any sections of Vickery Meadows. [" [http://www.dallasisd.org/inside_disd/depts/demo/schoolinfo/eszones2006/Lakewood2006.pdf Fall 2006 Lakewood Elementary School Attendance Zone] ." "Dallas Independent School District". Accessed October 8, 2008.] [" [http://www.dallasisd.org/inside_disd/depts/demo/schoolinfo/eszones2006/Lowe2006.pdf Fall 2006 Lowe Elementary School Attendance Zone] ." "Dallas Independent School District". Accessed October 8, 2008.] [" [http://www.dallasisd.org/inside_disd/depts/demo/schoolinfo/highzones2006/Conrad2006.pdf Fall 2006 Conrad High School Attendance Zone] ." "Dallas Independent School District". Accessed October 8, 2008.] [" [http://www.dallasisd.org/inside_disd/depts/demo/schoolinfo/eszones/lakewood2005.pdf Lakewood Elementary School] " 2005-2006 Map. "Dallas Independent School District". Accessed October 8, 2008.]

The school was named a Blue Ribbon School in 2008,Fischer, Kent. [http://dallasisdblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/09/three-district-schools-named-b.html "Three district schools named Blue Ribbon winners"] . "The Dallas Morning News". September 9, 2008.] [ [http://dallasisdblog.dallasnews.com/blueribbonsschools08.pdf "Twenty-six Texas public schools named NCLB - Blue Ribbon Schools"] . "Texas Education Agency". September 9, 2008.] [ [http://blogs.chron.com/schoolzone/2008/09/feds_award_26_texas_schools_wi_1.html "Feds award 26 Texas schools with 'blue ribbon'"] . "Houston Chronicle". September 9, 2008.] the highest award an American school can receive. [ [http://www.journalinquirer.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17475750&BRD=985&PAG=461&dept_id=161556&rfi=6 CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department] , "Journal Inquirer", November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."] [Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; "The Washington Post". September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."]

Feeder patterns

Lakewood Elementary serves the Lakewood neighborhood of Dallas. [" [http://www.lakewoodneighborhood.org/view/page/344http://www.lakewoodneighborhood.org/ About the Lakewood Neighborhood Association] ." "Lakewood Neighborhood Association". Accessed September 6, 2008.] [" [http://www.dallasisd.org/demo/schoolinfo/eszones2008/Lakewood2008.pdf Lakewood Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Dallas Independent School District". Accessed September 6, 2008.] It feeds into J. L. Long Middle School (6-8) and Woodrow Wilson High School (9-12), as of 2008. [http://www.dallasisd.org/ Dallas ISD] - [http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/indexfeeder.htm 2006 School Feeder Patterns] - [http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/feeder2006/wilson.htm Woodrow Wilson High School] . Retrieved 5 April 2007.]

chool uniform

Students are required to wear school uniform. [http://www.dallasisd.org/uniforms/ Dallas ISD: Uniforms] ] The Texas Education Agency 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. [" [http://www.tea.state.tx.us/field/uniforms.html School Uniforms] ", Texas Education Agency]

References

External links

* [http://www.lakewoodelementary.net/ Official site]