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Public high school in Fort Worth, Texas, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School is a comprehensive high school in the Stop Six neighborhood of Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Named for the dialectical poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, the school strives to educate the majority African-American community it serves.
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Paul Laurence Dunbar High School | |
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Address | |
5700 Ramey Ave , 76112 United States | |
Coordinates | 32°43′34″N 97°14′40″W[1] |
Information | |
School type | Public high school |
Established | 1953 (as high school) |
School district | Fort Worth Independent School District |
CEEB code | 442516 |
Principal | Justin Edwards |
Teaching staff | 69.94 FTE (2017-18)[2] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 933 (2017-18)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 13.34 (2017-18)[2] |
Campus type | Urban |
Colour(s) | Blue and white |
Slogan | “Excellence is the expectation, not the exception” |
Mascot | Wildcat |
Rival | Eastern Hills High School |
Website | Dunbar High School |
Formal education in the Stop Six area was established in 1907 with the Rustville School, which joined the Fort Worth Public School System in 1924. The school changed its name to Paul Laurence Dunbar School in 1938 and began adding high school classes in 1953, graduating its first class in 1957.
From 1973 to 2005, Dunbar High School's boys basketball team was coached by Robert Hughes, the winningest boys high school basketball coach in US sports[3] and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee.[4]
The current Dunbar High School building was completed in 1967 for $2.1 million.[5]
Dunbar High School houses an Aviation Engineering, Aviation Technology, and Entrepreneur and Urban Development academic programs.[6]
The Dunbar Wildcats actively compete in the following sports in the UIL:
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