Dunbar Magnet Middle School
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Dunbar Magnet Middle School
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1100 Wright Ave. Little Rock, Arkansas United States |
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| Coordinates | 34°43′57″N 92°17′11″W / 34.7324°N 92.2863°W |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1929 |
| School district | Little Rock School District |
| Principal | Eunice Thrasher |
| Grades | 6-8 |
| Enrollment | 936 (2006-7); 811 (2007-8) |
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| Mascot | Bobcats |
| Website | [2] |
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Dunbar Junior and Senior High School and Junior College
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| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | August 17, 1929 |
| Architect | George H. Wittenberg, Lawson L. Delony |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| Part of | Paul Laurence Dunbar School Neighborhood Historic District (#13000789) |
| NRHP Reference # | 80000782 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | 1980 |
| Designated CP | September 27, 2013 |
Dunbar Gifted & Talented Education International Studies Magnet Middle School is a magnet middle school for students in grades 6 through 8 located in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. Dunbar Magnet Middle School is administered by the Little Rock School District. It is named for the nationally known African-American poet, Paul Laurence Dunbar.
With construction supported by the Rosenwald Fund and a matching program, the school was built in 1929. For nearly three decades it provided comprehensive education for black students in Little Rock, under a segregated system. Its curriculum covered junior and senior high school classes, as well as some junior college. After 1955 the junior college was discontinued and, with construction of a new high school, this building was devoted to junior high school. Later it was adapted as a magnet middle school in the public school system.
Dunbar Junior and Senior High School and Junior College, is located at the corner of Wright Avenue and Ringo Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. Named for Paul Laurence Dunbar, who was the first African American to gain national eminence as a poet. The institution has become significant in four distinct areas: African-American history, education history, legal history, and architecture/engineering achievement. Between 1929 and 1955, Dunbar provided comprehensive education for black students in Little Rock, under a state-segregated system. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Dunbar is located near the historically famous Little Rock Central High School and is a principal feeder into that school. Little Rock Central is also on the National Register of Historic Places.
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