Woodrow Wilson High School (Dallas)

Woodrow Wilson High School
Address
Map
100 South Glasgow Drive

,
75214

United States
Coordinates32°48′21″N 96°45′03″W / 32.805903°N 96.750726°W / 32.805903; -96.750726
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1928; 96 years ago (1928)
School districtDallas Independent School District
PrincipalChandra D Hooper-Barnett [1]
Teaching staff122.56 (FTE) (2022–23)[2]
Grades912
Enrollment1,809 (2022–23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio14.76 (2022–23)[2]
CampusLarge city[2]
Color(s)Crimson and gray    
AthleticsUIL District 12-4A
MascotWildcat
NewspaperWildcat News
YearbookCrusader
Websitewww.dallasisd.org/woodrow Edit this at Wikidata
Designated1989
Reference no.6923
DesignatedJanuary 22, 1992[3]
Reference no.H/53

Woodrow Wilson High School, commonly known locally in short as Woodrow, is a public high school located in East Dallas, Texas (U.S.). Woodrow enrolls students in grades 912 and is a part of the Dallas Independent School District (DISD). It is located adjacent to the Junius Heights historic district.[4]

It was named in honor of former U.S. president Woodrow Wilson, who died just three years before the school building was completed. The structure is a Dallas Landmark,[5] as well as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark,[6] the highest honor the state can bestow on a historic structure. The National Trust for Historic Preservation wrote that the Woodrow Wilson school "defines how a historic neighborhood school can remain a vital and integral part of the educational process and continue to serve surrounding historic neighborhoods."[7]

In 2009, DISD authorized Woodrow to apply to become certified as the first Dallas school to be authorized as an IB World School offering the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB degree).[8] It earned its official designation as an IB World School on March 18, 2011. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[9]

  1. ^ "Meet Our Principal / School Profile".
  2. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - Woodrow Wilson H S (481623001387 )". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  3. ^ Sam A. Lindsay (January 22, 1992). "Ordinance No. 21181" (PDF). City of Dallas. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  4. ^ "Junius Heights Historic District Map". Junius Heights Historic District. Retrieved November 9, 2019. PDF (includes map of the district, which indicates the locations of Lipscomb, the library, and Woodrow Wilson) and "Junius Heights Historic District". City of Dallas. Retrieved November 9, 2019. (includes map of the district)
  5. ^ "Dallas Landmarks Structures and Sites". City of Dallas. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  6. ^ "Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5113006923." Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved on October 16, 2015.
  7. ^ "Historic Schools Success Stories: Woodrow Wilson High School Dallas, Texas (Archive). National Trust for Historic Preservation. Retrieved on September 29, 2015.
  8. ^ Wamre, Rick (February 8, 2009). "Woodrow's degree program expected to change school's makeup, academics". Dallas Advocate.
  9. ^ "2015 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency.