Miss Ela Hockaday established the Hockaday School in 1913 with just ten pupils. She first taught classes in a Dallas home before the school grew and eventually added a Lower School and Boarding School division. 

Yes! There is a selection of summer programs offered at The Hockaday School. The most popular program is Kaleidoscope Day Camp for ages 3 to Grade 2. They also offer Kinder Camp, Exploration Lower School Camps and Classes for Grades K-4, camps and classes for Grades 5-8, and Athletic Camps for Grades 4-12.

The Hockaday School has been ranked one of the top private schools in Texas, subsequently causing their acceptance rate to sit at 20%.

French and Spanish are taught from pre-kindergarten. Students can start taking Latin classes in 7th grade and Mandarin classes in 9th grade.