south oak cliff high school was built in 1952.
south oak cliff high school was built in 1952.
when was south oak cliff high school built?
1952
south oak cliff opened in 1952 as the first disd high school to be constructed in almost 15 years (lincoln high opened in 1939.) the school served developing areas of south and east oak cliff. in the first year only a few hundred students enrolled, but the school grew rapidly as new housing developments were completed along kiest boulevard and ledbetter drive. in the late 1950s, before kimball and carter high schools were opened, soc was one of the largest high schools in the city. for its first 13 years soc was designated a "white" high school by disd, but the neighborhoods surrounding the school began to change rapidly to african-american in the early 1960s. many of the schools that fed into soc (holmes and zumwalt junior high schools and miller, stone, pease, bushman and mills elementary schools) were converted to "negro" elementary schools in the late 1960s.
south oak cliff high school
south oak cliff high school









































south oak cliff high school (colloquially referred to as soc, pronounced "sock") is a public secondary school located in the oak cliff area of dallas, texas (usa). south oak cliff high school enrolls students in grades 9-12 and is a part of the dallas independent school district (disd).
south oak cliff high school