The school, named in honor of the Dallas school superintendent who served from 1946 to 1968, is located in North Dallas about a mile southwest of the Interstate 635 (LBJ Freeway) and Dallas North Tollway intersection. Parts of North Dallas are zoned to W. T. White, as well as sections of Addison, Carrollton, and Farmers Branch.
The school was established in 1964 and named for the superintendent then in office, Dr. Warren Travis White. The current principal is Beth Wing.
Campusedit
The original school building was designed for 1,600 students. By 2015 W.T. White had over 2,300 students, which meant that the school was at 160% of its capacity. The campus had portable buildings installed to handle excess students. In 2015 the DISD board approved a $21 million renovation and expansion of the campus as part of a school improvement program worth almost $130 million; the renovation will add 39,045 square feet (3,627.4 m2) of space.[4] WRA Architects is in charge of the project and a graduate of W.T. White is the head architect. The project is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2017.[5][needs update]
Vocational academiesedit
The school has some career-oriented academies, such as the Academy of Engineering.[citation needed]
Demographicsedit
In 2009, the state classified almost half of White's graduates as "college ready," or ready to undergo university studies. The State of Texas defined "college readiness" by scores on the ACT and SAT and in the 11th grade Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) tests."[6]
In 2019 80.00% of the student body consisted of diversity students.[7]
^"2015 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
^"DISD Gives Unanimous Approval For $130 Million Improvement Plan Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine." CBS 11. March 27, 2015. Retrieved on June 9, 2016.
^Wilonsky, Robert. "A video sneak peeks DISD’s new and improved — and very expanded — W.T. White High School Archived 2016-06-12 at the Wayback Machine." The Dallas Morning News. November 24, 2015. Retrieved on June 9, 2016.
^Hacker, Holly K. "Analysis shows true Texas high school performance, stripping away socioeconomic factors Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine." The Dallas Morning News. September 3, 2011. Retrieved on February 10, 2012.
^"Eddie Mitchell Tasby, et al., Plaintiffs-appellees, and Dallas Metropolitan Branches of the Naacp, et al., intervening Plaintiffs-appellees, v. Linus Wright, General Superintendent, Dallas Independent School District, et al., Defendants-appellants, and Donald E. Curry, et al., Intervening Defendants-appellants, 713 F.2d 90 (5th Cir. 1983) Archived 2016-08-09 at the Wayback Machine." U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit - 713 F.2d 90 (5th Cir. 1983). August 11, 1983. Posted at Justia. Retrieved on June 9, 2016.
^"Demographic Studies Archived 2017-02-08 at the Wayback Machine." Dallas Independent School District. Retrieved on June 8, 2016. Includes a map of cities within the DISD boundary. Use this map to check against the WT White attendance zone.
^"Schools - The Athletics Department .com". www.theathleticsdepartment.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
^ abcd"My High School: W. T. White HS famous alumni," Archived 2011-05-24 at the Wayback MachineThe Dallas Morning News sports section online.
^Gretel C. Kovach. "Q&A with Vice Adm. John G. Cotton - 'My friends were murdered. So I'm doing it for them.' - Former American Airlines pilot sets out to make the Navy 'one team'," The Dallas Morning News, September 26, 2004, Sunday Reader section, page 6H.
^Ken Stephens. "Baseball's lack of blacks: faster sports, inner-city troubles steer them away from game," The Dallas Morning News, May 28, 1989, Sports Day section, page 1B: "Calvin Murray has every skill a major league scout could want in a baseball player -- able to hit, hit with power, run, throw and field. At the very least, Murray, a senior at Dallas' W.T. White High School, will attend the University of Texas next fall on a baseball scholarship. But Murray, ranked the nation's No. 7 prospect by Baseball America, likely will be a high pick in the major league draft June 5 and might opt to sign a professional contract."
External linksedit
Texas portal
Schools portal
Official website
W. T. White PTO website
"WRA Architects Designed Major Renovations for Dallas ISD W. T. White High School ." WRA Architects. November 23, 2015.