Jackson-Reed High School

Jackson-Reed High School
Woodrow Wilson High School (Washington, D.C.)
Address
Map
3950 Chesapeake St NW[1]

20016

United States
Coordinates38°57′00″N 77°04′40″W / 38.9500°N 77.0777°W / 38.9500; -77.0777[1]
Information
Former nameWoodrow Wilson High School (1935–2022)
School typePublic
MottoLatin: Haec olim meminisse juvabit
(In days to come, it will please us to remember this)
Established1935 (89 years ago) (1935)
School districtDistrict of Columbia Public Schools
NCES District ID1100030[2]
School numberDC-001-463[3]
CEEB code090230[4]
NCES School ID110003000133[3]
PrincipalSah Brown[5]
Faculty121.50 (on an FTE basis)[3]
Grades912
Enrollment1,994[3] (2023–24)
Student to teacher ratio16.06[3]
Campus size6 acres (2.4 ha)
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)Green and white
  
Athletics conferenceDCIAA, DCSAA
MascotTigers
USNWR ranking1,553[6]
NewspaperThe Beacon
InformationMetro Stop: Tenelytown-AU
Websitejacksonreedhs.org
Woodrow Wilson High School
Jackson-Reed High School is located in the District of Columbia
Jackson-Reed High School
Area6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built1935 (1935)
ArchitectAlbert L. Harris, Nathan C. Wyeth
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Colonial Revival
MPSPublic School Buildings of Washington, DC MPS
NRHP reference No.10000243[7]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 10, 2010
Designated DCIHSFebruary 25, 2010

Jackson-Reed High School (formerly known as Woodrow Wilson High School) is a public high school in Washington, D.C. It serves grades 9 through 12 as part of the District of Columbia Public Schools. The school sits in the Tenleytown neighborhood, at the intersection of Chesapeake Street and Nebraska Avenue NW. It primarily serves students in Washington's Ward 3, but nearly 30% of the student body lives outside the school's boundaries.

Opened in 1935, the school was originally named for Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of the United States. It was renamed in 2022 for Edna Burke Jackson, the school's first African American teacher, and Vincent Reed, its first African American principal.[8] The school building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010 and extensively renovated in 2010–2011.[9]

  1. ^ a b "Feature Detail Report for: Wilson High School". Geographical Names Information System (GNIS). USGS. April 1, 1993. Archived from the original on February 25, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
  2. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for District of Columbia Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Search for Public Schools - Woodrow Wilson HS (110003000133)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  4. ^ "K–12 School Code Search". College Board. Archived from the original on May 22, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  5. ^ "Principal's Message". About. Jackson-Reed High School. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  6. ^ "Woodrow Wilson High School". U.S. News High School Rankings. U.S. News & World Report L.P. 2021. Archived from the original on June 24, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  7. ^ "National Register Information System – (#10000243)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  8. ^ "Farewell, Woodrow Wilson—It's Jackson-Reed High School Now - Washingtonian". March 21, 2022. Archived from the original on February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  9. ^ "August Wilson High School". National Register of Historic Places Database. National Park Service. Archived from the original on January 21, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018.