David W. Carter High School

"Dallas Carter" redirects here. For the baseball player, see Dallas Carter (baseball).
David W. Carter High School
Address
Map
1819 West Wheatland Road

Dallas
,
Texas
75232

United States
Coordinates32°38′54″N 96°50′54″W / 32.6483°N 96.8482°W / 32.6483; -96.8482
Information
Typepublic, secondary
Opened1966
School districtDallas Independent School District
PrincipalTroy A. Tyson
Faculty185[1]
Teaching staff69.48 (FTE)[2]
Grades9-12
Number of students1,082 (2022-23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio15.57[2]
Color(s)  Columbia Blue

  White   Red

[1]
MascotCowboys[1]
Trustee dist. 6, Joyce Foreman[3]
Learning Community  Central Network, Deardra Hayes-Whigham [4]
Websitedallasisd.org/carter

David Wendel Carter High School (commonly referred to as Dallas Carter) is a public high school located in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas, United States. The school is a part of the Dallas Independent School District and is classified as a 4A school by the UIL.[5] In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[6]

History

The school was built in 1965 and is named after David Wendel Carter, a doctor and member of the DISD school board. He served on the school board for 25 years, from 1925 to 1950, longer than any other member. Carter also served as the school board's president for 16 years.[1] The school graduated its first class of seniors in 1968.[7]

The school initially drew students from Justin F. Kimball High School; the two schools maintain a highly competitive rivalry to this day. The two schools face each other annually in football as "The Oak Cliff Super Bowl."[8]

In 2005, after the closure of the Wilmer-Hutchins Independent School District, Carter absorbed some WHISD high school students.[9]

In 2011 the district re-opened Wilmer Hutchins High School.[10] Some former WHISD zones covered by Carter were rezoned to Wilmer-Hutchins.[11][12]

Athletics

The David W. Carter Cowboys compete in the following sports:[13] The exploits of the football team, specifically the 1988 football team that won the 5A state title, was the subject of two films and they are mentioned at the end of the novel Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream, which was a chronicle of Permian High School that lost to Carter in the semifinals that year.[14] The Cowboys won 31-14 in the championship game over the Judson Rockets of Converse, before academic violations stripped the title from Carter and gave it to Judson. In addition to finishing as state semifinalist in 1971, 1974, 1982, and 1990, the team reached the playoffs in every year from 1990 to 2010.[15]

Feeder patterns

As of 2006, William H. Atwell and D. A. Hulcy Middle School feed into David W. Carter High School. [16]

Adelle Turner, Mark Twain Vanguard, and T. G. Terry Elementary Schools feed into William H. Atwell Middle School, and Birdie Alexander, Umphrey Lee, Ronald E. McNair, and Martin Weiss Elementary Schools feed into D. A. Hulcy Middle School, all of which ultimately feed into David W. Carter High School.[16]

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

See also

  • Carter High, a movie based on Carter's 1988 football team.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Dallas ISD - David W. Carter High School Archived 2007-07-13 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 10 June 2007.
  2. ^ a b c "DAVID W CARTER HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  3. ^ Dallas ISD - Schools by Trustee Archived October 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. (PDF). Retrieved on 10 June 2007.
  4. ^ Dallas ISD - Schools by Area Archived March 15, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. (PDF). Retrieved on 10 June 2007.
  5. ^ Corbett. "Dallas ISD schools will not opt up; Carter, Pinkston, Lincoln will ‘drop’ to Class 4A." The Dallas Morning News. December 2, 2013. Retrieved on March 30, 2014.
  6. ^ "2015 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2016-04-22.
  7. ^ David W. Carter Classes of '68 and '69 Archived 2007-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Whitmire, Keith. "About The History". The Carter Cowboys.
  9. ^ "Fall 2006 David W. Carter High School (9-12) Attendance Zone with Wilmer-Hutchins[permanent dead link‍]." Dallas Independent School District. Retrieved on July 15, 2011.
  10. ^ Hobbs, Tawnell D. "Dallas school district to open 3 Wilmer-Hutchins campuses, close 2 others." The Dallas Morning News. November 24, 2010. Retrieved on July 15, 2011.
  11. ^ "Fall 2010 David W. Carter High School Attendance Zone with Wilmer-Hutchins - Grades 9-12 Archived 2011-02-06 at the Wayback Machine." Dallas Independent School District. Retrieved on July 15, 2011.
  12. ^ "Fall 2011 Wilmer-Hutchins High School Attendance Zone Grades 9-12[permanent dead link‍]." Dallas Independent School District. Retrieved on July 15, 2011.
  13. ^ The Athletics Department[permanent dead link‍]
  14. ^ "The real Carter High story shook up a city". 30 October 2015.
  15. ^ "Flashback: Why Carter lost after so many years of high school football dominance". 4 July 2018.
  16. ^ a b Dallas ISD - 2006 School Feeder Patterns Archived April 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine - "Dallas ISD : Evaluation & Accountability Department". Archived from the original on 2006-10-12. Retrieved 2007-06-10.. Retrieved 10 June 2007.
  17. ^ "Pro Football reference profile". Profootballreference.com. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  18. ^ "Adrian Hamilton profile". Scout.com. Fox Sports. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
  19. ^ "DeMarcus Love". HawgNation. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  20. ^ "Liz Mikel". El Centro College. Archived from the original on 2013-06-23.
  21. ^ "Aggies all-time leading scorer shot and killed in Dallas". New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung. July 9, 1992. p. 7. Retrieved September 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ "Notable Dallasites" (PDF). Dallas Public Library. Retrieved February 21, 2013.