Wilshire Heights is a residential neighborhood in eastern Dallas, Texas (USA). It is adjacent to several East Dallas neighborhoods including: Lakewood, Stonewall Terrace, Lakewood Heights, and Caruth Terrace.[1]
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| Coordinates: 32°50′0.44″N 96°45′21.52″W / 32.8334556°N 96.7559778°W | |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | Texas |
| County | Dallas County |
| City | Dallas |
| Time zone | UTC-6:00 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5:00 (CDT) |
| Website | wilshireheights |
Wilshire Heights is bound by Abrams Street to the east, East Mockingbird Lane to the north, Skillman Street to the west, and Mercedes Avenue to the south.
Education
editIt is within the Dallas Independent School District.[2] Residents are zoned to: Mockingbird Elementary School,[3] J.L. Long Middle School,[4] and Woodrow Wilson High School.[5]
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas operates St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School, a K-8 school in the area. It has separate facilities for grades Pre-Kindergarten through 2 (lower school) and grades 3-8 (upper school):[6] the upper school is in Wilshire Heights,[2] while the lower school is in Caruth Terrace.[7] In 2011 the church took possession of 2.68 acres (1.08 ha) of land adjacent to the upper school.[6]
References
edit- ^ Dallas Neighborhoods Map (#205)
- ^ a b "Wilshire Heights". D Magazine. Retrieved 2020-05-06. - Take the map and compare it to the DISD boundary maps.
- ^ "2019-20 Mockingbird Elementary Attendance Zone Grades PK-5" (PDF). Dallas Independent School District. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
- ^ "2019-20 J.L. Long Middle Attendance Zone Grades 6-8" (PDF). Dallas Independent School District. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
- ^ "2019-20 Woodrow Wilson High Attendance Zone Grades 9-12" (PDF). Dallas Independent School District. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
- ^ a b "History". St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
Upper School Campus 3741 Abrams Road Dallas, Texas 75214 [...] Lower School Campus 6255 E. Mockingbird Lane Dallas, Texas 75214
- ^ Oates, Diana (2014-09-05). "5 best Dallas neighborhoods to buy a house right now". Culturemap Dallas. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
Caruth Terrace is bounded by Skillman Street on the west, Abrams Road on the east and Mockingbird Lane on the south.
- Compare with the upper school address.
