Paul Laurence Dunbar High School

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School

  • MOTTO

    "Excellence is the expectation, not the exception!"

     

    MISSION

    To build an inclusive school community focused on a collaborative culture with engaging curriculum to support student success.

     

    VISION

    To instill "Wildcat Pride" while creating independent thinkers who are socially and academically ready for the future.

     

    CORE VALUES

    Collaborative Action

    -Systems - Accountability - Support

     

    Culture and Climate

    -Sense of Community - Social Spirit - Safe Learning Environment

     

    Curriculum

    - Literacy - Instruction - Technology

     

    HISTORY of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School

    Dunbar High School was named for the dialectical poet, Paul Laurence Dunbar. Dunbar was established as a high school in 1953 and the first graduating class was 1957.  Dunbar has a rich history rooted in the Stop Six community of East Fort Worth. 

    The current campus was completed in 1967 for $2.1 million. In 2017, a bond was passed for $31.3 million that allowed Dunbar to renovate the building by creating collaboration spaces for learning and student interaction, creating new science labs, updating new technology in all classrooms, renovating the main entrance, and updating the library.

    Dunbar is known for its state championship high school basketball team led by Coach Robert Hughes, who retired in 2005. Coach Hughes is currently the winningest boys high school basketball coach in the United States with 1,333 wins. In 2017, Coach Hughes was inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.