Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts

Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Booker T. Washington HSPVA courtyard
Address
2501 Flora Street Dallas , Texas 75201 United States
Coordinates	32°47′28″N 96°47′48″W / 32.791185°N 96.796564°W / 32.791185; -96.796564
Information
Type	Secondary
Motto	To provide intensive training in the arts and academics.[2][failed verification]
School district	Dallas Independent School District
Principal	Gary Williams[1]
Staff	54.89 (FTE)[3]
Faculty	79[2][failed verification]
Grades	9-12
Number of students	1,002 (2017-18)[3]
Student to teacher ratio	18.25[3]
Color(s)	Blue and Black[2][failed verification]
Mascot	Pegasus[2][failed verification]
Trustee dist.	9[4]
Learning Community	Magnet Schools Learning Community, Tiffany Huitt[5]
Website	http://www.dallasisd.org/bookert
Dallas Landmark
Designated	24 April 2006

Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (BTWHSPVA) is a public secondary school located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas, United States. Booker T. Washington HSPVA enrolls students in grades 9-12 and is the Dallas Independent School District's arts magnet school (thus, it is often locally referred to simply as Arts Magnet). Many accomplished performers and artists have been educated in the school, including Norah Jones, Erykah Badu, Adario Strange, Valarie Rae Miller, Edie Brickell, Kennedy Davenport, Sandra St. Victor, Roy Hargrove, and Scott Westerfeld. Baseball Hall of Famer Ernie Banks is among the most notable graduates of the school previous to its conversion to the Arts Magnet.