Enid Public Schools

Enid Public Schools (EPS)
Location
500 S. Independence Enid, OK 73701
Enid, Oklahoma
District information
Type Public
Excellence. Pride. Success.
Grades PK-12
Established 1892[1]
Superintendent Shawn Hime
Other information
Website information

Enid Public Schools is a public school district located in Enid, Oklahoma, USA. The school district had an enrollment of 7,540 students in September 2012.[2]

List of schools

Elementary schools

Secondary schools

Alternative education

Historical schools

Enid's first school began on March 12, 1894.[4] 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.[5]

The former Booker T. Washington High School in Enid is now a community center.

Segregation

Oklahoma schools became segregated with statehood in 1907,[6] including Enid Public Schools. Booker T. Washington and George Washington Carver were the city's black schools during the period of segregation.[7] Washington school, founded in 1896,[8] 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.[9] Carver elementary school was constructed in 1949 as an all black school.[10] A third school, encompassing grades 1-8, Douglas School operated from 1918 to 1920.[11]

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.[12] Both of these schools closed in 1969. Jackson School, originally an all-white school built in 1936 and designed by the architect Roy Shaw, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Shaw also designed several other Enid school buildings including Enid High, Adams, Garfield, Roosevelt and Longfellow.[5] Following integration in the 1970s, Carver High School became Carver Educational Center and Washington became the Booker T. Washington Community Center.[10]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.enidpublicschools.org/welcomebrochure.pdf
  2. ↑ EPS Enrollment Soars to 7,500, September 19, 2012
  3. ↑ Zorn, Phyllis, "New Prairie View Elementary School groundbreaking is Wednesday", Enid News & Eagle, May 14, 2011
  4. ↑ "Architectural/Historical Survey of Certain Parts of Enid", Meacham and Associates, 1992, page 25
  5. 1 2 "Architectural/Historical Survey of Certain Parts of Enid", Meacham and Associates, 1992, page 15
  6. ↑ Smallwood, James, "Segregation", Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture (accessed June 1, 2010).
  7. ↑ The History of the Booker T. Washington and Carver Schools, Enid Black Heritage (accessed June 1, 2010).
  8. ↑ Historic Resources Survey of the Southern Heights/East Park Project Area, Pt.1, 1997, page 42
  9. ↑ Historic Resources Survey of the Southern Heights/East Park Project Area, Pt.2, 1997, page 2
  10. 1 2 Historic Resources Survey of the Southern Heights/East Park Project Area, Pt.2, 1997, page 17
  11. ↑ Historic Resources Survey of the Southern Heights/East Park Project Area, Pt.1, 1997, page 62
  12. ↑ Historic Resources Survey of the Southern Heights/East Park Project Area, Pt.2, 1997, page 13

Coordinates: 36°23′31″N 97°52′48″W / 36.391976°N 97.879963°W / 36.391976; -97.879963

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