City of Balch Springs Location of Balch Springs in Dallas County, Texas Location of Balch Springs in Dallas County, Texas Balch Springs (/b lk/ bahlk or /b lt / bahlch) is a town/city in Dallas County, Texas, United States.
5.1.2 Dallas Independent School District Balch Springs is positioned at 32 43 3 N 96 36 55 W (32.717381, -96.615154). It is situated approximately 16 miles (26 km) east of Downtown Dallas and 34 miles (55 km) southeast of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
Major highways running through Balch Springs include Interstate 635, which bisects the town/city into two nearly equal halves.
Balch's property as Balch Springs, and use of the name continued even after he moved away a several years after his arrival.
Around 1885, a county school was titled after the springs.
To avoid annexation by Dallas, Balch Springs incorporated as a town/city on June 13, 1953. The new town/city encompassed the communities of Balch Springs, Zipp City, Five Points, Jonesville, and Triangle as well as portions of Rylie and Kleberg. A mayor-council form of government was adopted after incorporation.
By 1956, Balch Springs had a populace of around 3,500.
As of the 2010 census Balch Springs had a populace of 23,728.
Balch Springs Fire Department serves the town/city with one fire station.
Balch Springs has 30 experienced fire fighters, one Chief, and an Inspector.
The Balch Springs Fire Department is a civil service department.
The southwest portion of Balch Springs is served by Dallas Independent School District, while the northeast portion is served by Mesquite Independent School District.
Floyd Elementary School (Pre - K-5, Balch Springs) Gray Elementary School (Pre - K-5, Balch Springs) Hodges Elementary School (Pre - K-6, Balch Springs) Mackey Elementary School (Pre - K-5, Balch Springs) New Middle School (grades 6-8, Balch Springs) and West Mesquite High School (9-12).
Some MISD students (in the portion zoned to Mc - Whorter) are zoned to Wilkinson Middle School (6-8) and WMHS.
A small portion (the portions zoned to Moss and Gentry) of Balch Springs is zoned to Agnew Middle School (7-8) and Mesquite High School. Samuell High School serves a portion of the DISD section of Balch Springs Balch Springs Middle School was scheduled to open in an region in or near Balch Springs in 2012. Previously it was a coeducational middle school serving most of the DISD portion, while other portions were zoned to Fred F.
Florence Middle School. In fall 2016 Balch Springs was converted into a girls' only middle school; boys in its zone were zoned to Florence, now an all-boys' school.
Students from the former Balch Springs MS zone who wish to attend a coeducational middle school would go to E.
Hood Middle School) in Pleasant Grove. In addition Seagoville Middle School serves both genders in a portion of Balch Springs. Prior to the opening of Balch Springs MS, Comstock and Florence served portions of the city. Samuell High School, and Seagoville High School serve portions of the DISD region of Balch Springs. As of 2006 some Balch Springs inhabitants wish for the DISD portion to be rezoned into MISD. Balch Springs Christian Academy is a private school inside the town/city limits that serves students from kindergarten to 12th grade, and uses the A Beka curriculum.
Balch Springs Christian Academy is a subsidiary of Seagoville Road Baptist Church, which was established in 1974. Ten members of the school and church died in a flood in central Texas in 1987. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Balch Springs city, Texas".
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"Balch Springs: The Early Days" (PDF).
2010 general profile of populace and housing characteristics of Balch Springs from the US census "Balch Springs Police Department".
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City of Balch Springs official website DISD middle school: Young Women's STEAM Academy at Balch Springs
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