The school opened in 1938 as Vickery Meadows High School. In 1945 it was renamed to Hillcrest High School.[3]
Prior to the 1970s Hillcrest was known as "Hebrew High" due to the number of Jewish students enrolled.[7][8]
Campus
The Franklin Stadium is located at Hillcrest. In June 2011 the DISD board voted against renaming the stadium after
John McClamrock.[9]
In fall 2019 a new addition with 22 classrooms, an administrative area, a 7,500-square-foot (700 m2) competition gymnasium, a locker room, and a tornado shelter, along with renovations, are to be completed.[10]
Neighborhoods served
Several Dallas communities such as portions of
Preston Hollow (including a portion of Old Preston Hollow, Preston Hollow North, and Preston Hollow West),
University Meadows, a small portion of
Vickery Meadow, and a portion of
Addison are zoned to Hillcrest.[11]
Notable alumni
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^Williams, Patrick (January 1, 2004).
"Sob Story". Dallas Observer. Retrieved May 12, 2019. apologizes to parents and students of Dallas' Hillcrest High [...] at Hillcrest--once known as "Hebrew High" for its large body of Jewish students
This list is incomplete. Italicized public schools are not in the "full purpose" Dallas city limits but have portions of Dallas in their attendance boundaries.