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Public high school in Washington D.C., United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Theodore Roosevelt High School is a public high school operated by the District of Columbia Public Schools in the Petworth neighborhood of Ward 4 neighborhood of Northwest Washington, D.C. Roosevelt enrolls 698 students (2017–2018) in ninth through 12th grade.[5] Additionally, the high school is also home to Roosevelt S.T.A.Y. program, an alternative academic and career/technical program that leads to a high school diploma or vocational certificate.
Theodore Roosevelt High School | |
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4301 13th Street NW[1] 20011 United States | |
Coordinates | 38°56′36″N 77°1′44″W |
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School type | Public high school |
Established | 1932 |
Status | Open[2] |
School board | District of Columbia State Board of Education |
School district | District of Columbia Public Schools |
NCES District ID | 1100030 [3] |
CEEB code | 090220 |
NCES School ID | 110003000008[2] |
Faculty | 74.70 (on an FTE basis) |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 752 (2020–2021) |
• Grade 9 | 245 |
• Grade 10 | 239 |
• Grade 11 | 137 |
• Grade 12 | 131 |
Student to teacher ratio | 10.07 |
Campus type | Urban |
Color(s) | Orange and blue |
Athletics conference | District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association, District of Columbia State Athletic Association |
Nickname | Rough Riders |
USNWR ranking | 13,383–17,843 (2022) |
Communities served | Ward 4 |
Website | theodorerooseveltdc |
Theodore Roosevelt Senior High School | |
Built | 1932 |
Architect | Albert L. Harris |
Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival |
MPS | Public School Buildings of Washington, DC MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 100003213[4] |
The high school, located at 13th and Upshur Streets NW, was built in 1932 to accommodate 1,200 students. Just before the 2016–2017 academic year, it completed a $121 million, two-year facility modernization.[6] During the renovation period, classes were conducted at the MacFarland Middle School campus nearby at 4400 Iowa Avenue, NW.[7] The school campus has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Plans for the school began in 1920, and it opened in 1932. The 64-room school was designed to hold 1,551 students.[8] Alongside a regular college entrance curriculum, the school included business-oriented classes to accommodate the interests of white students who had previously been served by the Business High School at Ninth Street and Rhode Island Avenue Northwest.[8] The business focus was in contrast to the technical focus of McKinley Technical High School and Armstrong Technical High School.[8] The school integrated in 1953, one of the first schools in the District of Columbia to do so.[8]
In 1934, art students under the guidance of the Baltimore-born artist Nelson Rosenberg[9] created a mural in the cafeteria. Titled An American Panorama, the mural was created as part of the New Deal-era Public Works of Art Project. It was later accompanied by other murals, added by later students, around the school.[8] An American Panorama was uncovered during renovation work in the cafeteria in the fall of 2013.[10] The fresco is currently being restored and will be incorporated into the final renovation.[when?]
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