Wilshire Heights, Dallas facts for kids

Wilshire Heights is a neighborhood in eastern Dallas, Texas in the USA. It is a place where many people live.

This neighborhood is located right next to several other areas in East Dallas. These include Lakewood, Stonewall Terrace, Lakewood Heights, and Caruth Terrace.

Wilshire Heights has clear boundaries. To the east, it is bordered by Abrams Street. East Mockingbird Lane is to the north. Skillman Street forms its western edge, and Mercedes Avenue is to the south.

Education in Wilshire Heights

Kids living in Wilshire Heights go to schools within the Dallas Independent School District. A school district is a group of public schools in a specific area.

Public Schools for Residents

Students in Wilshire Heights are assigned to specific public schools based on where they live. This is called being "zoned to" a school. The schools they attend are:

• Mockingbird Elementary School
• J.L. Long Middle School
• Woodrow Wilson High School

St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School

There is also a private school in the area called St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School. This school is run by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas. It teaches students from Kindergarten all the way through 8th grade (K-8).

The school has two main parts. The "upper school," which teaches grades 3-8, is located right in Wilshire Heights. The "lower school," for younger students from Pre-Kindergarten to 2nd grade, is in the nearby Caruth Terrace neighborhood. In 2011, the church that runs the school bought more land next to the upper school. This land was about 2.68 acres (or 1.08 hectares) in size.