who are enrolled in the magnet program are eligible for bus transportation. The METRO city bus line also operates the 66 Yale bus line, which stops at the intersection of Yale Street and Cockerel Street. Student body Washington had 1,520 students in 1995, about 900 students in 2010, and 823 students in February 2012, a historic low based on population statistics of the area. In the 2011–2012 school year, the magnet school, with a capacity of 400 students, had 226 students. School uniforms Washington has a school uniform policy. Washington requires its students to feel free in the environment as long as its appropriate. The Texas Education Agency specified that the parents and/or guardians of students zoned to a school with school uniforms (the definition includes dress codes which limit colors) may apply for a waiver to opt out of the uniform policy so their children do not have to wear the uniform. However, parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections. Feeder patterns The following elementary schools feed into Washington High School: Burrus Hohl Kennedy Wesley Garden Oaks (partial) Highland Heights (partial) Osborne (partial) Roosevelt (partial) Most of M.C. Williams Middle School and small parts of Black Middle School and Alexander Hamilton Middle School feed into Booker T. Washington. Notable alumni J. V. Cain (class of 1969) - NFL tight end for St. Louis Cardinals Eldridge Dickey (class of 1964) - Former quarterback/wide receiver for the AFL Oakland Raiders; in 1968 became the first African-American Quarterback to be selected in the first round of a professional football draft Nate Hawkins - Former NFL wider receiver for the Houston Oilers Mercury Hayes (class of 1992) - Former NFL wide receiver/kick returner for the New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons, and Washington Redskins practice squad. Jennifer Holliday (class of 1978) - Grammy award-winning singer and actress. Lawrence Marshall (class of 1951) - Former board member for Houston Independent School District Speedy Thomas (class of 1965) - Former NFL receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals, and New Orleans Saints. See also History of the African-Americans in Houston List of things named after Booker T. Washington References External links Booker T. Washington High School Educational institutions established in 1893 Houston Independent School District high schools Magnet schools in Houston Public high schools in Houston Historically segregated African-American schools in Texas 1893 establishments in Texas African-American history in Houston Relocated schools