Enid Public Schools
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Enid Public Schools is a public school district
located in Enid, Oklahoma
. The school district has an enrollment of 6,636 students as of October 2008.
. Washington school, founded in 1896, and instructing students of all grades, was originally located near Government Springs Park
at the current location of the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center
, but moved to a larger building on 5th street in 1921. Carver elementary school was constructed in 1949 as an all black school. A third school, encompassing grades 1-8, Douglas school briefly operated from 1918 to 1920. Enid Public Schools were integrated in 1959. From 1967 to 1969, Jackson and Carver split grades 1-3 and 4-6, respectively, between the two schools. Ultimately, both of these schools closed in 1969. Jackson school
, originally an all-white school was built in 1936 and designed by Roy Shaw, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
. Architect Roy Shaw also designed several other Enid school buildings including Enid High, Adams, Garfield, Roosevelt, and Longfellow. Following integration in the 1970s, Carver High School became Carver Educational Center and Washington became the Booker T. Washington Community Center.
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
located in Enid, Oklahoma
Enid, Oklahoma
Enid is a city in Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States. In 2010, the population was 49,379, making it the ninth largest city in Oklahoma. It is the county seat of Garfield County. Enid was founded during the opening of the Cherokee Outlet in the Land Run of 1893, and is named after Enid, a...
. The school district has an enrollment of 6,636 students as of October 2008.
Elementary schools
- Adams Elementary School
- Coolidge Elementary School
- Eisenhower Elementary School
- Garfield Elementary School
- Glenwood Elementary School
- Hayes Elementary School
- Hoover Elementary School
- McKinley Elementary School
- Monroe Elementary School
- Prairie View Elementary School
- Taft Elementary School
Secondary schools
- Emerson Middle School
- Longfellow Middle School
- Waller Middle School
- Enid High SchoolEnid High SchoolEnid High School is a public secondary school in Enid, Oklahoma operated by the Enid Public Schools school district. With a student body of about 1,700 in grades 9-12, Enid High School has about a 65 percent matriculation rate...
Historical schools
Enid's first school began on March 12, 1894. Central, Jefferson, and East Hill (now known as Garfield) were Enid's first educational institutions. Roosevelt Elementary school was built in 1925 and later demolished. Wilson School was built in 1937.Segregation
Oklahoma schools became segregated with statehood in 1907. Likewise, Enid Public Schools were segregated. Booker T. Washington and George Washington Carver were the city's black schools during the period of segregationRacial segregation in the United States
Racial segregation in the United States, as a general term, included the racial segregation or hypersegregation of facilities, services, and opportunities such as housing, medical care, education, employment, and transportation along racial lines...
. Washington school, founded in 1896, and instructing students of all grades, was originally located near Government Springs Park
Government Springs Park
Government Springs Park is a park located in Enid, Oklahoma. Prior to Oklahoma statehood, the park was a natural spring used by Native Americans, and later soldiers and cattle drivers along the Chisholm Trail. Skeleton Ranch, was another stop on the trail, served by stage coach lines after 1874...
at the current location of the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center
Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center
The Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center museum at the eastern edge of Enid, Oklahoma focuses on the history and culture of the Cherokee Outlet and the Land Run of September, 16, 1893...
, but moved to a larger building on 5th street in 1921. Carver elementary school was constructed in 1949 as an all black school. A third school, encompassing grades 1-8, Douglas school briefly operated from 1918 to 1920. Enid Public Schools were integrated in 1959. From 1967 to 1969, Jackson and Carver split grades 1-3 and 4-6, respectively, between the two schools. Ultimately, both of these schools closed in 1969. Jackson school
Jackson School (Enid, Oklahoma)
Jackson School, built in 1936, is located in Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma and listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1989. It is one of three Mission/Spanish Colonial buildings in Enid. The other two are the 1928 Rock Island Depot, also listed on the register, and the Ehly...
, originally an all-white school was built in 1936 and designed by Roy Shaw, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
. Architect Roy Shaw also designed several other Enid school buildings including Enid High, Adams, Garfield, Roosevelt, and Longfellow. Following integration in the 1970s, Carver High School became Carver Educational Center and Washington became the Booker T. Washington Community Center.