Spingarn High School

Joel Elias Spingarn Senior High School

Spingarn Senior High School located in the Carver Langston neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
Address
2500 Benning Road Northeast[1]
Washington, DC 20002
United States
Information
School type Public high school
Established 1952
School district District of Columbia Public Schools Ward 5
Principal Gary Washington
Faculty 43.0 (on FTE basis)[2]
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment 538 (as of 2009-10)[2]
Student to teacher ratio 12.51[2]
Campus type Urban
Color(s)      Green
     Vegas Gold
Mascot Might Green Wave
Website http://profiles.dcps.dc.gov/Spingarn

Joel Elias Spingarn High School was a public high school located in the District of Columbia. The school is named after Joel Elias Spingarn (1875–1939) an American educator and literary critic who established (1913) the Spingarn Medal, awarded annually for outstanding achievement by an African American.

The District of Columbia Public Schools announced on November 13, 2012 that Spingarn High School would be closing along with other schools in the city. [3]

As of 2013 students living in the Spingarn attendance boundary may go to Dunbar High School, Eastern High School, or H.D. Woodson High School.[4]

Notable alumni

References

  1. "GNIS entry for Spingarn Senior High School". USGS. January 16, 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 "National Center for Education Statistics". Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  3. Kennedy, Suzanne (November 13, 2012). "LIST: 20 D.C. schools to be closed". Allbritton Communications Company. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  4. "Attendance Zones for Neighborhood High Schools S.Y. 2013-2014" (Archive). District of Columbia Public Schools. Retrieved on April 14, 2015.

Coordinates: 38°53′58.3″N 76°58′15.3″W / 38.899528°N 76.970917°W / 38.899528; -76.970917

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