The expansion preserved the historic main building. Statistics The attendance rate for students at the school is 96%, equal with the state average; 32% of the students at Washington are economically disadvantaged, 2% enroll in special education, 31% enroll in gifted and talent programs, and 1% are considered "limited English proficient." The class of 2017 managed to receive over $60 million in offered scholarships and grants. The ethnic makeup of the school is 39% White American, 23% African American, 32% Hispanic American, 3% Asian American/Pacific Islander American, 3% multiracial, and 1% American Indian/Alaskan Native. The average class sizes at Washington are 20 students for English, 27 for foreign language, 19 for math, 22 for science, and 25 for social studies. Notable faculty Julia Caldwell Frazier Notable alumni Notable alumni include: Erykah Badu - Grammy Award-winning artist Zac Baird - keyboardist for nu metal band Korn Ernie Banks - Hall of Fame baseball player Bill Blair - Negro leagues baseball player, newspaper publisher Edie Brickell - Grammy Award-winning artist Miguel Cervantes - actor, Hamilton in Chicago and on Broadway Reed Easterwood - rock guitarist Laganja Estranja - RuPaul's Drag Race season six, top eight Kennedy Davenport - RuPaul's Drag Race season seven, top four Todd Duffey - actor, Office Space (1999), Waiter with "flair" Arlo Eisenberg - X Games in-line skate athlete and visual artist Shahine Ezell - actor, producer, DJ Froy Gutierrez - actor, singer, model Roy Hargrove - Grammy Award-winning jazz musician, performer Darius Holbert - film/TV composer, album producer, performer Willie Hutch - singer, songwriter Norah Jones - Grammy Award-winning artist Shaun Martin - Grammy Award-winning jazz musician Bunny Michael - visual artist, musician, and rapper Elizabeth Mitchell - actress, known for her role as Dr. Juliet Burke on Lost Ephraim Owens - musician (trumpet) Shawn Pittman - blues rock singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and record producer Marc Rebillet - electronic musician and YouTube performer Julia Scott Reed - journalist Don Sidle - NBA draft pick from the University of Oklahoma Erica Tazel - actress (Justified, Roots, Mafia III, Firefly) See also History of the African Americans in Dallas-Fort Worth List of things named after Booker T. Washington References External links Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Booker T. Washington HS photos at the Portal to Texas History Arts Magnet Building Campaign Dallas Independent School District high schools Public high schools in Dallas Public