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27-581: The Hutchins State Jail is a state prison for men located in Hutchins , a city in Dallas County, Texas , with a Dallas postal address. It is a part of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice . The state jail serves mixed security levels, with an official capacity of 2,276. On July 22, 2011, an inmate collapsed and died after only three days in the facility. His death was attributed to

54-500: A campus for African-Americans, both opened in 1955. In 1965, Lancaster High School moved to another location – 822 West Pleasant Run Road. This was followed two years later by the opening of Houston Elementary. Houston became the first school in Lancaster to have a Kindergarten program. In 1970, Lancaster Middle School was built at 1005 Westridge Avenue to house the district's 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. The name of Lancaster High School

81-644: A new Wilmer-Hutchins Elementary School building, restoring the Wilmer-Hutchins High School building, and demolishing the Kennedy-Curry Middle School building as part of its 2008 bond campaign. The Wilmer Hutchins Elementary School will open in an area of the City of Dallas in 2011. In November 2010 DISD announced that three schools (Wilmer Hutchins ES, Kennedy-Curry Middle School, and Wilmer-Hutchins HS) would open/reopen in

108-472: A plan to reconfigure grades served at each school, which took effect at the beginning of the 2006–2007 school year. Under the old system, elementary schools served grades pre-kindergarten through four, the intermediate school served grades five and six, the junior high grades seven and eight, and the high school grades nine through twelve. The new system abolished the need for an intermediate campus by moving fifth graders to elementary schools and sixth graders to

135-547: A slower, but steadily growing number of Hispanic students continue to this date . Hispanics displaced European-Americans as the district's largest minority group in the 2001–2002 school year. In 2005 Larry Lewis, superintendent of the district, said that the affluence within some students in the district lead to apathy regarding school performance. Lewis said "Johnny has his own room, his own computer, his own DVD player, his own XBox, his own everything, but he brings home C's and F's. He'll eventually get his own car, and he thinks life

162-552: Is a city in Dallas County, Texas , United States. Its population was 5,607 at the 2020 census . The area was first inhabited by families around 1860 as a trading place for immigrants who settled along the west bank of the Trinity River and new arrivals who crossed the Trinity at Dowd's Ferry from the east. The town received its name from railroad developer William J. Hutchins, who was then president and general manager of

189-627: Is going to be that way the rest of his life. His priorities aren't what they should be." When the Texas Education Agency asked for neighboring districts to take over the troubled Wilmer-Hutchins Independent School District in mid-2005, Lancaster ISD was given the first offer. Lancaster school board trustees rejected the proposal and the Dallas Independent School District eventually agreed to educate Wilmer-Hutchins students. The district approved

216-754: Is within Lancaster Independent School District . The zoned high school of that section is Lancaster High School . Most of Hutchins was served by the Wilmer-Hutchins Independent School District . Until the end of the school district, C.S. Winn Elementary School was located in Hutchins. The Hutchins Academic Elementary School was also located in Hutchins. In 2004 the WHISD board voted to close Hutchins Academic, which had 82 students at

243-488: The Houston and Texas Central Railroad (H&TC). The railway was completed through Hutchins in 1872. That same year a post office opened in the community. The population of Hutchins grew to around 250 residents in 1884 and topped 300 by 1890. That figure declined slightly to 204 in 1904, but had risen to 500 in 1926. Hutchins was officially incorporated in 1945. In the first census conducted after incorporation in 1950,

270-440: The Texas Education Agency . The district is led by a superintendent as well as a seven-member board of trustees . The superintendent is appointed by the board of trustees as its chief executive officer. The current superintendent is Dr. A. Katrise Lee-Perera. Members of the board of trustees are elected from seven single-member districts to serve staggered three-year terms. The board's main responsibilities include funding

297-499: The Wilmer-Hutchins area in 2011. The Atwell Public Library serves Hutchins. Dallas County residents are zoned to Dallas College (formerly Dallas County Community College or DCCC). Union Pacific 's Dallas Intermodal Terminal is located partly in the city of Hutchins and partly in the city of Wilmer . Lancaster Independent School District In 2010, the school district was rated " academically acceptable " by

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324-488: The city and the district continued to grow, it began to diversify. The percentage of European-American students in the district fell below 50% during the 1992–1993 school year. At the same time, there was a significant increase in the number of African-American students. By the 1995–1996 school year, a majority of Lancaster ISD students were African-American. These trends – a declining number of European-American students, an increasing number of African-American students as well as

351-495: The city of Dallas. Hutchins is located at 32°38′38″N 96°42′27″W  /  32.64389°N 96.70750°W  / 32.64389; -96.70750 (32.643784, –96.707538), about 9 miles (14 km) south of downtown Dallas . It is bordered by Dallas on the north and northwest, Lancaster on the southwest, Wilmer to the south, and the Trinity River to the east. Interstate Highways 20 and 45 pass through

378-587: The city. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 9.3 square miles (24.1 km ), of which 0.23 square miles (0.6 km ), or 2.35%, is covered by water. Thomas Korosec of the Dallas Observer wrote that the main street of Hutchins had "a faded, smalltown feel" due to the shops along it. As of the 2020 United States census , 5,607 people, 970 households, and 654 families were residing in

405-533: The city. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice operates the Hutchins State Jail for men in Hutchins. Most of Hutchins is within the Dallas Independent School District (DISD). The area is within the Board of Trustees District 5. As of fall 2011, the area is zoned to Wilmer-Hutchins Elementary School, Kennedy-Curry Middle School, and Wilmer-Hutchins High School . A portion of Hutchins

432-856: The closure of WHISD, property values in the district increased. For the 2005–2006 school year until the 2010–2011 school year, the WHISD portion of Hutchins was served by several schools located in Dallas. In 2005–2006 and 2006–2007 they included J.P. Starks, Martin Weiss, and Whitney Young. From 2007–2008 to 2010–2011, the elementary schools serving Hutchins only included Martin Weiss and Whitney Young Elementary Schools (in two separate attendance zones). From 2005 to 2006, until 2010-2011 secondary schools included Hulcy (Weiss zone) and Zumwalt Middle Schools (Starks and Young zones), and Carter High School (Weiss zone) and A. Maceo Smith High School (Starks and Young zones). The Dallas ISD considered opening

459-649: The current administration building) opened in 1923. Lancaster High School was accepted to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1929, becoming the first such in Dallas County to receive this designation. Lancaster's population began to rise significantly during the 1950s. Three schools were built during this period to accommodate the growing number of students. The first, Lancaster Elementary (present-day West Main Elementary) opened in 1951. Pleasant Run Elementary and Rocky Crest Elementary,

486-563: The hot environment of the prison; his body temperature was over 109°F when admitted to the hospital. His family filed a wrongful-death suit against the state, citing nine examples of Texas state inmates dying of heat-related causes in 2011 alone. Larry McCollum, the individual who died, had a 12-month sentence for check fraud. Hutchins Unit still has no air conditioning in the 9 standard housing units. 32°39′39″N 96°42′54″W  /  32.660838°N 96.714878°W  / 32.660838; -96.714878 Hutchins, Texas Hutchins

513-474: The maintenance and operation of district schools, approving district personnel, submitting bond issues to voters for the construction of school facilities, and general management of the district. School board elections take place in May. The history of education in Lancaster dates back to 1846. That year, the first school – housed in a one-room log cabin – opened in the area. A tuition of ten cents per student per day

540-441: The middle school. The district's intermediate and junior high schools were converted into two elementary campuses - Belt Line Elementary and Lancaster Elementary, respectively. The grade reconfiguration coincided with the opening of a new high school at 200 East Wintergreen Road. The old high school campus now houses the district's middle school. Also, a new and larger Houston Elementary School campus opened to accommodate growth in

567-452: The northern portion of Lancaster. On Wednesday, August 1, 2007 Lancaster ISD officials have withdrawn its request with the state of Texas to launch a 4-day school week until the 2008–09 school year. This proposal was made on Monday, July 16, 2007 in an effort to save $ 1.8 Million. This would also mean longer weekends for students, but in order for this to work, students would have to stay in school for up to 2 extra hours Monday-Thursday. Since

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594-452: The population stood at 743. Despite the rapid growth of Dallas County and most of its suburban communities during the latter half of the 20th century, Hutchins has grown at a much slower pace and today is one of the smallest municipalities in the county. As of 2000, the city of Hutchins had 133 businesses and a population of 2,805. Many of the businesses in the city are industrial or manufacturing related. A number of its residents are employed in

621-407: The proposal was made, it drew some criticism. Superintendent Larry Lewis said that the district will not face a shortfall if the state didn't approve the 4-day school week proposal; however, Lancaster ISD will have a reserve of only $ 971,000 to handle unexpected expenses. Lancaster ISD student demographic figures as of the 2006–2007 school year: In 1997 31.2% of the district's student body

648-560: The time of closure. the former students moved to C.S. Winn and Wilmer Elementary School in Wilmer in January 2005. In addition the Hutchins 5th Grade Center opened in 2000. In addition, Kennedy-Curry Middle School and Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas, then under WHISD control, served Wilmer. The DISD took over all of WHISD for the 2005–2006 school year. WHISD closed shortly afterwards, with official termination in spring 2006. After

675-420: Was non-Hispanic white. From 1997 until 2016 the number of non-Hispanic white students declined by 89%. In 2016 2.1% of the student body was non-Hispanic white. From 1997 to 2016 the number of students on free or reduced lunches, a way of designating someone as low income, increased by 237%, making the percentage of the students being on free or reduced lunches being similar to that of Dallas ISD. Eric Nicholson of

702-447: Was officially changed to Lancaster Elsie Robertson High School in 1980 to honor Elsie Robertson, a teacher who had served Lancaster students for 47 years. Lancaster Intermediate School (currently Belt Line Elementary) opened in 1984 to serve 5th and 6th graders. Three additional campuses opened in the late 1980s – Millbrook (now Rosa Parks/Millbrook) Elementary in 1986, Rolling Hills Elementary in 1989, and Lancaster Junior High in 1989. As

729-544: Was the initial teacher pay. In 1857, the first frame school house was built near the present-day intersection of Jefferson and Third Streets. It was private and tuition based. A school tax was instituted in 1869. In 1902, citizens petitioned for a bond and tax election to be held for the purpose of constructing a public school building. The Lancaster Independent School District was established in 1905. The William L. White School opened that same year, serving students in grades 1-12. A new high school located on Centre Avenue (site of

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