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Wilshire Heights, Dallas

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Wilshire Heights
Neighborhood
Coordinates: 32°50′0.44″N 96°45′21.52″W / 32.8334556°N 96.7559778°W / 32.8334556; -96.7559778
CountryUnited States of America
StateTexas
CountyDallas County
CityDallas
Time zoneUTC-6:00 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5:00 (CDT)
Websitewilshireheights.org

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]

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

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It 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

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  1. ^ Dallas Neighborhoods Map (#205)
  2. ^ a b "Wilshire Heights". D Magazine. Retrieved 2020-05-06. - Take the map and compare it to the DISD boundary maps.
  3. ^ "2019-20 Mockingbird Elementary Attendance Zone Grades PK-5" (PDF). Dallas Independent School District. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  4. ^ "2019-20 J.L. Long Middle Attendance Zone Grades 6-8" (PDF). Dallas Independent School District. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  5. ^ "2019-20 Woodrow Wilson High Attendance Zone Grades 9-12" (PDF). Dallas Independent School District. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  6. ^ 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
  7. ^ 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.