Moisés E. Molina High School
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{{Infobox school
| name = Molina High School
| address = 2355 Duncanville Road
| city = Dallas
| state = Texas
| zipcode = 75211
| coordinates = {{Coord|32.723088|-96.910709|region:US_type:edu|display=inline, title}}
| pushpin_map = Texas#USA
| district = Dallas Independent School District
| principal = Jacob Nunez
| students = 2,017 (2023-2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4816230&SchoolPageNum=11&ID=481623007565|title=MOISES E MOLINA H S|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=March 28, 2025}}
| teaching_staff = 137.45 (FTE)
| colors = Black and Teal {{color box|black}} {{color box|teal}}
| mascot = Jaguar
| motto = Pride and Excellence in Education.
| website = {{URL2|https://www.dallasisd.org/molina}}
| free_label = Trustee dist.
| free_label2 = Area
| free_text = 6, Carla Ranger[http://www.dallasisd.com Dallas ISD] - [http://www.dallasisd.org/pdf/infosheets/schoolsbytrustee.pdf Schools by Trustee] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071004213228/http://www.dallasisd.org/pdf/infosheets/schoolsbytrustee.pdf |date=2007-10-04 }}. (PDF). Retrieved 4 October 2006.
| free_text2 = 6, James Ponce[http://www.dallasisd.com Dallas ISD] - [http://www.dallasisd.org/pdf/infosheets/schoolsbyarea.pdf Schools by Area] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070315234048/http://www.dallasisd.org/pdf/infosheets/schoolsbyarea.pdf |date=2007-03-15 }}. (PDF). Retrieved 4 October 2006.
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Moisés E. Molina High School is a public secondary school in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas (USA). Molina High School is part of the Dallas Independent School District and serves students from parts of southwestern Dallas and majority of Cockrell Hill.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st48_tx/place/p4815796_cockrell_hill/DC10BLK_P4815796_001.pdf|title=2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Cockrell Hill city, TX|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2019-11-16}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dallasisd.org/cms/lib/TX01001475/Centricity/Domain/89/schoolinfo/hszonescurrent/MolinaHS.pdf|title=2019-20 Moises E. Molina High Attendance Zone Grades 9-12|publisher=Dallas Independent School District|access-date=2019-11-16}}
In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.{{cite web|url = https://rptsvr1.tea.texas.gov/perfreport//account/2015/srch.html?srch=C|title = 2015 Accountability Rating System|publisher = Texas Education Agency}}
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 Dallas ISD teacher; he served as a band director for W. H. Adamson High School for over 15 years."The Texas Exes." The Alcalde. Emmis Communications. July/August 1991. ISSN 1535-993X. START: [https://books.google.com/books?id=cdcDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28 28]. CITED: p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=cdcDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA29 29]. He attended the University of Texas at Arlington and North Texas State University.
He died in 1994 from hemochromatosis.{{cite web|url=http://www.dallas.isd.tenet.edu/docs/002wha/docs001/marhist.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970618153004/http://www.dallas.isd.tenet.edu/docs/002wha/docs001/marhist.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1997-06-18|title=Mariachi|publisher=W. H. Adamson High School|date=1997-06-18|access-date=2019-11-16}}
Athletics
The Molina Jaguars compete in the following sports:[http://www.theathleticsdepartment.com/schools/Dallas-Molina/ The Athletics Department]
Extracurriculars
The school used to have the Ballet Folklórico Jaguara, an extracurricular dance program.[http://lizgallego.com/folklorico_jaguara.htm Folklorico Jaguara] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060513092224/http://lizgallego.com/folklorico_jaguara.htm |date=2006-05-13 }} - [http://lizgallego.com/folklorico_jaguara_history.htm Jaguara History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070113122228/http://lizgallego.com/folklorico_jaguara_history.htm |date=2007-01-13 }}. Retrieved 4 October 2006. In August 2001, the program was featured in Texas Dance Magazine.[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1083/is_8_75/ai_76751664 High School Dancers Step Into Culture And Confidence - Ballet Folklórico Jaguara at Moisés E. Molina High School, Texas]. Retrieved 4 October 2006.
The school also has the Jaguar Marching Band, Choir, Mariachi, Orchestra, Dance Company, Cheerleading, the Rosettes (Drill Team), etc.
School demographics
The attendance rate for students at the school is 92%, in contrast to a state average of 96%. 80% of the students at Molina are economically disadvantaged, 7% are enrolled in special education, 9% are enrolled in gifted and talented programs, and 22% are considered to be "limited English proficient."[http://www.greatschools.net Great Schools] - [http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/tx/1973 Moisés E. Molina High School - Dallas, Texas]. Information originally from the Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 4 October 2006.
{{As of|2006}} the ethnic makeup of the school is 89% Hispanic American, 9% 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 23 students for English, 23 for foreign language, 23 for mathematics, 28 for science, and 22 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|2024|alt=As of the 2024-25 school year}} the school is fed by one middle school:
- L. V. Stockard Middle School, fed by:
- Leila P. Cowart Elementary School
- Nancy J. Cochran Elementary School
- Anson Jones Elementary School
- Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School
- Celestino Mauricio Soto Jr. Elementary School
References
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External links
{{Portal|Texas|Schools}}
- {{Official website|https://www.dallasisd.org/molina}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060513092224/http://lizgallego.com/folklorico_jaguara.htm Folklórico Jaguara]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060518172001/http://www.dallasisd.org/schools/realtor_new.cfm?id_con=196 Dallas ISD listing for Moisés E. Molina High School]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110927120929/http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/profiles/2005_06/english/high/005_MOLINA.pdf School profile] (PDF)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120207164759/http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/highzones2007/Molina2007.pdf Attendance zone map] (PDF)
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