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The Dunham School

Coordinates: 30°22′57″N 91°05′06″W / 30.3824°N 91.0851°W / 30.3824; -91.0851
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The Dunham School
The Dunham School (2007)
Location
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11111 Roy Emerson Dr.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

United States
Coordinates30°22′57″N 91°05′06″W / 30.3824°N 91.0851°W / 30.3824; -91.0851
Information
Motto"Educating the Mind and the Heart for Christ"
Established1981
PrincipalAmanda McIlwain (Upper School)
Mary Theriot (Middle School)
Deedra LaPlace (Lower School)
Head of schoolSteve Eagleton
Staff37
Faculty91
GradesPreK3-12
Enrollment761 (2021)
282 Upper School
226 Middle School
253 Lower School
Student to teacher ratio8:1
Campus size23 acres (93,000 m2)
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Cardinal, White, Silver, and Navy
       
Mascot"Trafton" the Tiger
NicknameTigers
YearbookLagniappe
AffiliationChristian
Information(225) 767-7097
Websitehttp://www.dunhamschool.org/

The Dunham School is an independent, inter-denominational, Christian, college-preparatory, coeducational day school in unincorporated East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Located in the Oak Hills Place census-designated place,[1][2] and founded in 1981, it serves students from pre-kindergarten through grade twelve. The school is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and the Louisiana Department of Education and is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools. The school also won a 2005 Blue Ribbon Award and has been recognized as a seven-time Apple Distinguished School for its one-to-one laptop program, which was started in 2009.

It is in the proposed City of St. George.[3]

Campus

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The campus is located on 23 acres (93,000 m2) in the Wimbledon subdivision off Perkins Road in South Baton Rouge. The school has a total of 89 classrooms. The Lower School Complex consists of 30 classroom spaces, a library, a music studio and an art studio. The Brown-Holt Chapel Arts Center is the central hub for artistic expression at the school. The school's weekly chapel services take place here as well as the yearly fine art performances. Brown-Holt contains the Dunham Family chapel auditorium, two art studios, a black box theatre, as well as the band and choir studio spaces. The campus also includes a 12,000 square foot athletic center, weight and training rooms, baseball and softball fields, Lower and Middle School gymnasium, Upper School gymnasium, golf practice facility with putting green, football and soccer complex, and an indoor baseball practice facility. The McKay Academic Center (MAC) focuses on specialized learning for students that learn differently. The MAC hosts eleven classrooms itself.

For the 2020–2021 school year there are 91 faculty and 37 staff members and 761 enrolled students: 282 in the Upper School, 226 in the Middle School, and 253 in the Lower School.

Athletics

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The Dunham School athletics competes in the LHSAA.

Championships

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Football championships

  • (1) State Championship: 2004[4]

Baseball championships

  • (1) State Championship: 1987

Boys' basketball championships

  • (3) State Championship: 1998, 2018, 2020[5]

Notable alumni

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Home". The Dunham School. Retrieved 2019-11-17. 11111 Roy Emerson Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70810
  2. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Oak Hills Place CDP, LA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 6, 2017.
  3. ^ "Map". City of St. George. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  4. ^ Louisiana High School Football Championships Archived 2008-02-28 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Basketball State Champions
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