Highland Park ISD is consistently ranked among the best districts in Texas. For most students, it delivers an exceptional education. For students with dyslexia, ADHD, or other learning differences, the pace and expectations of a high-performing district can widen the gap between potential and performance.
Fairhill School at 16150 Preston Road, Dallas, TX 75248 is about 15-20 minutes north of the Park Cities. We are a college preparatory school designed entirely for students with learning differences.
Beyond Highland Park ISD
Highland Park ISD attracts families who value academic excellence. When a child in that environment has a learning difference, the pressure intensifies. Peers advance quickly. The curriculum moves fast. And accommodations, while available, do not change the pace or the teaching method.
At Fairhill, every student has a learning difference. The curriculum is college preparatory but delivered through multisensory methods designed for how your child actually learns. A 7:1 ratio means no student is invisible. Faculty with 12-15 years average tenure and 70% holding advanced degrees bring expertise that general education teachers simply do not have.
Every classroom, every day. Teachers know your child by name and catch struggles before they become failures.
Our graduates arrive at college knowing how they learn, what they need, and how to advocate for themselves.
Since 1971. 70% of faculty hold advanced degrees with 12-15 years average tenure teaching students with learning differences.
What Changes
Park Cities families sometimes worry that leaving HPISD means settling for less academic rigor. The opposite is true. Fairhill maintains college prep standards with a 100% college acceptance rate. The difference is that students are taught through their strengths rather than around their weaknesses.
Students develop self-advocacy, executive function skills, and the confidence to take on challenges they once avoided. They graduate not just accepted to college but prepared to succeed there independently.
Fairhill has served the Park Cities community for over 55 years. Many Highland Park and University Park families are among our longest-standing enrollment families.
The Difference
Highland Park ISD: 25-30 students per class Fairhill: 7 students per teacher
Highland Park ISD: Standard curriculum with accommodations Fairhill: Multisensory instruction designed for LD
Highland Park ISD: Student with an IEP or 504 plan Fairhill: Student at a school built for them
Getting Here
Take the Dallas North Tollway north or Preston Road north from the Park Cities. Fairhill is on Preston between Arapaho and Belt Line. Several Park Cities families carpool together.
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