Students
As of 2007, the school had over 1800 students. The enrollment then was 71% European-American, 24% African-American, 2.5% Hispanic, and about 2.5% Asian/Pacific Islander and Native American. Over 13% of the students receive special education, a high mark. Additionally, almost 36% of the students receive free or reduced meals, also considered very high. Results from the 2006 High School Assessment (HSA) are mixed. Only 39.9% of the students passed the Algebra portion of the test, while 68% passed Biology, 65.6% passed Government, and 50.7% passed English.
| *2008 | 1,786 |
| *2007 | 1,849 |
| *2006 | 1,854 |
| *2005 | 1,865 |
| *2004 | 1,841 |
| *2003 | 1,781 |
| *2002 | 1,759 |
| *2001 | 1,649 |
| *2000 | 1,572 |
| *1999 | 1,569 |
| *1998 | 1,469 |
| *1997 | 1,426 |
| *1996 | 1,340 |
| *1995 | 1,309 |
| *1994 | 1,290 |
| *1993 | 1,193 |
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“If we became students of Malcolm X, we would not have young black men out there killing each other like they’re killing each other now. Young black men would not be impregnating young black women at the rate going on now. We’d not have the drugs we have now, or the alcoholism.”
—Spike Lee (b. 1956)
“Separatism of any kind promotes marginalization of those unwilling to grapple with the whole body of knowledge and creative works available to others. This is true of black students who do not want to read works by white writers, of female students of any race who do not want to read books by men, and of white students who only want to read works by white writers.”
—bell hooks (b. 1955)
“We must continually remind students in the classroom that expression of different opinions and dissenting ideas affirms the intellectual process. We should forcefully explain that our role is not to teach them to think as we do but rather to teach them, by example, the importance of taking a stance that is rooted in rigorous engagement with the full range of ideas about a topic.”
—bell hooks (b. 1955)