Hockaday Today
Hockaday has occupied its campus in a residential area of northwest Dallas since 1961. The enrollment is approximately 1000 students from pre-K to 12, about 450 in the Upper School. The student to faculty ratio is approximately 10:1. Hockaday students enjoy also a 100% acceptance rate to college.
The school colors are dark green and white, and the current school uniform for Upper and Middle School consists of saddle-oxfords, white dress shirts or polo shirts, and a uniform green and white plaid skirt. Green blazers are added on "dress uniform days" for grades 5 – 11, while seniors gain the privilege of wearing white blazers. It is viewed as a rite of passage to earn one's white blazer, along with the senior ring, at the end of junior year. The Lower School Uniform, for Pre-K to 3rd graders, consists of a white blouse and dark green jumper worn over dark green shorts. 4th graders wear an Oxford shirt and a dark green. pinafore over dark green shorts.
The school crest bears a unicorn and has been considered the official mascot for nearly 100 years. The daisy has always been a part of Hockaday's history but it wasn't until the 1980s that the "killer daisy" was adopted as a secondary mascot. Students are frequently referred to as Hockadaisies.
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