John Marshall High School (Oklahoma)
John Marshall High School is a public high school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The original location of John Marshall High School opened in 1950 at 9017 N University Ave., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73114-1732.
The new location of John Marshall High School opened in 2005 at 12201 North Portland Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73120-4647. A map of the current boundary lines can be viewed at the following reference. It currently educates students from grades 6-12 and had 744 enrolled students in 2007-2008.
John Marshall High School has gone through several phases in its' history. Originally opening in far North Oklahoma City 1950, it served as a high school for The Village, Britton, Quail Creek, The Greens, Val Verde and Nichols Hills. The boundaries changed several times over the years. In 2005 the students were split between the original campus and the new campus. For one semester the Oklahoma Public Schools changed the name of the original location to Centennial High School in an attempted to use the original location as an alternative to the closed Gateway Academy. This did not work out and the remaining students were transferred to the new location. The original location was finally fully closed in 2006.
The original building was sold by the Oklahoma City school District for $3 million in 2011.
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