Uplift North Hills Preparatory
(Grades K-12)
606 E. Royal Lane
Irving, TX 75039
972.501.0645
Year opened: 1997-98
Number of students (2012-13): 1,502
Waiting List: 1,905
First graduating class: 2001-2002
School Leadership Team:
Shawn Stover, Managing Director
Richard Young, Upper School/Lead Director
George Rutzen, Middle School Director
Becky Christensen, Primary School Director
Deborah Hargrove, Upper School Dean of Students
Ben Hunt, Middle School Dean of Students
Christina Ballinger, Primary School Dean of Students
Tracy Odom, MYP Dean
Megan Goodhew, PYP Dean
Heather Pereira, Upper School Dean of Instruction for AP and IB Diploma Program
Ray Chavez, Operations Director
2011-12 Accountability Ratings:
Primary: Exemplary Middle: Exemplary
High: Exemplary
- Ranked as the 24th best public high school in America by The Washington Post for 2011
- Ranked in the top 20 public high schools in America by Newsweek 2006-2012
- International Baccalaureate certified for Primary Years Programme, Middle Years Programme and Diploma Programme
- 100% of 2012 graduates are attending college
- North Hills Prep is located in Northwest Dallas county and has no district boundaries. It serves students from Irving, Coppell, Dallas, Denton, Grapevine-Colleyville, Carrollton-Farmers Branch and Lewisville school districts. North Hills Prep’s charter was approved by the state of Texas in April 1996, and the first graduating class of 2002 contained 18 seniors.
