| Franklin D. Roosevelt High School | |
| Other Name: | Roosevelt High School |
| Motto: | Pride, Respect, and Responsibility |
| Locale: | City: Large |
| Address: | 525 Bonnie View Road |
| City: | Dallas |
| State: | Texas |
| Country: | United States |
| Zipcode: | 75216 |
| Pushpin Map: | Texas#United States |
| District: | Dallas Independent School District |
| Trustee: | Maxie Johnson (District 5) |
| Principal: | [1] |
| Teaching Staff: | 42.70 (FTE) (2017-18) |
| Ratio: | 16.67 (2017-18) |
| Fundingtype: | Public |
| Schooltype: | comprehensive high school |
| Grades: | 9-12 |
| Gender: | coeducational |
| Communities: | Southeast Oak Cliff |
| Feeder Schools: | Oliver W. Holmes Humanities/Communications Academy |
| Language: | English |
| Mascot: | Mustang |
| Team Name: | Mighty Mustangs |
| Colors: | Columbia Blue White red navy blue |
| Sports: | Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball, & Wrestling |
| Enrollment: | 712 (2017-18) |
| Grade9: | 260 |
| Grade10: | 197 |
| Grade11: | 142 |
| Grade12: | 113 |
| Free Label 1: | Students considered a racial minority |
| Free 1: | 649 (99.4%) (2016-17) |
| Free Label 2: | Students not considered a racial minority |
| Free 2: | 4 (0.6%) (2016-17) |
Franklin D. Roosevelt High School is a public secondary school in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas (USA), serving grades 9 - 12. The school opened in 1963[2] and is part of the Dallas Independent School District.
The school serves several South Dallas communities, including Cadillac Heights and some Oak Cliff neighborhoods.[3] [4]
Construction of the school began in 1961 at 525 Bonnie View Road in the Oak Cliff area. Built before the school district integrated its high schools, the campus was the first new "Negro high school" built in Dallas since 1939 at the time it opened in January 1963.[2] The school was built to serve a maximum capacity of 2000 students and at its opening was expected to draw about 1200 students from the Oak Cliff area, most previously attending Madison High School - which had itself been converted to a "Negro school" in 1956 to relieve overcrowding at Booker T. Washington and Lincoln high schools.[5]
The school is named after Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd U.S. President in honor of him passing and assisting lower class citizens opportunity for growth. School colors chosen were Columbia blue, White, and Cardinal red.[6] Most recent colors used for FDR are navy blue, light blue and white.
In 2005, after the closure of Wilmer-Hutchins High School. Roosevelt absorbed some WHISD high school students.[7]
In 2011 the district re-opened Wilmer Hutchins High.[8] Some former WHISD zones covered by Roosevelt were rezoned to Wilmer-Hutchins.[9] [10]
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| Name | Class Year | Notability | Reference | ||
| data-sort-value="Blackburn, Lew" | Lew Blackburn | 1974 | a trustee of the Dallas ISD school board | [11] | |
| data-sort-value="Bryant, Waymond" | Waymond Bryant | 1969(?) | former American football linebacker, played for the Chicago Bears | [12] | |
| data-sort-value="Fuller, Jeff" | Jeff Fuller | 1980 | former NFL football safety who played for the San Francisco 49ers from 1984 to 1989. He played in two Super Bowls as a member of the 49ers. | [13] | |
| data-sort-value="Martin, Roy" | Roy Martin | 1985 | sprinter, US high school record holder | [14] | |
| data-sort-value="Henry-Miller, Evelyn" | Evelyn Henry-Miller | 1976 | Chief Financial Officer, TDIndustries; formerly executive vice-president for The Dallas Morning News | ||
| data-sort-value="Wallace, Aaron" | Aaron Wallace | NFL player | [15] | ||
| data-sort-value="Webb, Richmond" | Richmond Webb | NFL player; 7-time NFL pro bowler and 5-time all-pro selection | [16] | ||
| data-sort-value="Williams, Kevin" | Kevin Williams | 1989(?) | former football wide receiver in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys, Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers |