| Definition of Terms |
James Madison High School |
| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 8 - 12 |
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| County |
Dallas County, TX |
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| Total Students |
602 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
53% /
47% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
55 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 196 students | | Grade 10 - 140 students | | Grade 11 - 147 students | | Grade 12 - 119 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:11 |
1:14 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
n/a |
2% |
| % Hispanic |
13% |
37% |
| % Black |
86% |
13% |
| % White |
n/a |
46% |
| % Unknown |
1 % |
2% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
71% |
32% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
3% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
1% |
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(TX) Statewide Testing Performance |
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| School District Name |
Dallas Independent School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
255 |
5 |
| Number of Students Managed |
161,471 students |
1,220 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$1,432,324,000 |
$11,313,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$1,833,704,000 |
$11,189,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$8,870 |
$9,273 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$11,356 |
$9,171 |
| District Graduation Rates |
77% |
97% |
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- For schools with a similar name, see Madison High School.
- James Madison High School, formerly Forest Avenue High School, is a public secondary school located at 3000 Martin L. King Boulevard in south Dallas, Texas (USA). Madison High School enrolls students in grades 9-12 and is a part of the Dallas Independent School District.
- The school serves several areas, including much of Downtown Dallas and Cedars. The structure is a Dallas Landmark.
- History
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The original Forest Avenue High School was constructed in 1916 in the style of Italian Renaissance architecture, in what were then fast-growing suburban areas of Dallas. The building is on the United States National Register of Historic Places on the basis of its architecture as well as its importance in the growing South Dallas community over the period ending with the close of World War II in 1945. Over the 40 years after the building was erected, demographics of the surrounding community shifted as large numbers of African-Americans moved into the area.
- On June 14, 1956, the Dallas Board of Education announced that Forest Avenue High School would have its attendance zone redrawn to relieve overcrowding at the two existing "Negro schools," Booker T. Washington High School and Lincoln High School. In keeping with its existing policy on racial segregation, the school would be reassigned as a school for Black students and the current White student body would attend Crozier Tech High School. The following day, the front page of The Dallas Morning News reported the criticism of the Texas Field Secretary of the NAACP, Edgar Washington, Jr., of the district's decision to turn over the school rather than to integrate; the paper also ran an editorial in the same day's paper applauding the school system for providing Black students with an excellent facility while not violating state law by integrating the school. One week later, the paper reported a petition by "the Dad's Club [1] and Parent-Teacher Association" of the school — with signatures from the student body — to request that the school's name, colors (green and white), and emblem (lion) be retired, with the colors and emblem remaining available to any future whites-only school that might request to use them. The principal announced at that same meeting that all Forest Avenue trophies and other memorabilia were to be transferred to Crozier Tech. The school reopened that fall as James Madison High School, and the first day was reported as uneventful, though the district's faculty and staff had been prepared for possible repetition of the 1955 attempts of 24 Black students to enroll in five White schools.
- Statistics
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The attendance rate for students at the school is 87%, compared with a state average of 96%. 64% of the students at Madison are economically disadvantaged, 14% enroll in special education, 12% enroll in gifted and talent programs, and 6% are considered "limited english proficient."
- The ethnic makeup of the school is 86% African American, 13% Hispanic, 1% White American, non-Hispanic, and less than 1% Asian American/Pacific Islander American.
- Test Scores
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Below is a list of percentages that represent the percent of students meeting or exceeding standards on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test.
- Notable alumni
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As Forest Avenue High School:
- Stanley Marcus '21, department-store magnate
- Aaron Spelling '40, television producer
- Ruthe Lewin Winegarten '47, author and activist
- Jack Glatzer '56, concert violinist
- As James Madison High School:
- Stone Johnson, 1960 Olympic track star, Kansas City Chiefs star
- Brett Maxie, assistant coach with the NFL's Dallas Cowboys, former NFL player
- Dave Stallworth, NBA player (first-round draft pick), won championship with New York Knicks
- Dwight White, former NFL Pro Bowl player, member of Pittsburgh Steelers "Steel Curtain" defense
- External links
- Dallas ISD listing for James Madison High School
- School profile (PDF)
- Attendance zone map (PDF)
- Madison High School Football
- Forest Ave High School Collection at the Dallas Public Library
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
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| About This Zip Code (75215) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
18,731 people |
19,677,938 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
9% |
23% |
| Population Average Age |
34 years old
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32 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.6 persons
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2.7 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$16,043
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$42,049 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
4.3 rooms |
5.1 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
56 years old |
33 years old |
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Zipcode (75215)
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| % Owning / % Renting |
34% / 66% |
63% / 37% |
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