Roosevelt Senior High School

Theodore Roosevelt Senior High School

Roosevelt Senior High School
Address
4301 13th Street Northwest[1]
District of Columbia, DC 20011
United States
Coordinates 38°56′36″N 77°1′41″W / 38.94333°N 77.02806°W / 38.94333; -77.02806Coordinates: 38°56′36″N 77°1′41″W / 38.94333°N 77.02806°W / 38.94333; -77.02806
Information
School type Public high school
Established 1932
School district District of Columbia Public Schools Ward 4
Principal Aqueelha James
Faculty 66.0 (on FTE basis)[2]
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment 600 (as of 2016–17)[3]
Student to teacher ratio 10.36[2]
Campus type Urban
Color(s)      Orange
     Blue
Mascot Rough Riders
Website www.theodorerooseveltdc.org

Theodore Roosevelt Senior High School is a public high school operated by the District of Columbia Public Schools in the Petworth neighborhood of Ward 4 neighborhood of Northwest Washington, D.C. Roosevelt enrolls 428 students (2013–2014) in ninth through 12th grade.[3] Additionally, the high school is also home to Roosevelt S.T.A.Y. program, an alternative academic and career/technical program that leads to a high school diploma or vocational certificate.

In the early portion of the 20th century (and at a different location), the school was known as Business High School. The high school, located at 13th and Upshur Streets NW was built in 1932 to accommodate 1,200 students. It is currently undergoing a $121 million, two-year facility modernization.[4] The renovation was scheduled to be completed for the 2015–2016 academic year. During the renovation period, classes are being conducted at the MacFarland Middle School campus nearby at 4400 Iowa Avenue, NW.[3]

Uncovered New Deal artwork

The American Panorama, a 1934 New Deal–funded fresco by the Baltimore-born artist Nelson Rosenberg,[5] was uncovered during renovation work in the cafeteria in fall 2013.[6] The fresco is currently being restored and will be incorporated into the final renovation.

Notable alumni

References

  1. GNIS entry for Theodore Roosevelt Senior High School; [[USGS; December 31, 1981.]
  2. 1 2 National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 6, 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 "Roosevelt High School @ MacFarland". Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  4. "Roosevelt High School Project". DC Department of General Services. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  5. "Nelson Rosenberg". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  6. Wiener, Aaron. "Rough Ride: Can a new building, redrawn boundaries, and a changing neighborhood transform D.C.'s struggling Roosevelt High School?". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 13 January 2015.


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