Sam Houston High School, also known as Houston High School, is a public high school located in eastern San Antonio, Texas, United States, and classified as a 4A school by the UIL. This school is one of twelve high schools in the San Antonio Independent School District. For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given a "B" by the Texas Education Agency.[2]
| Sam Houston High School | |
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| Location | |
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4635 East Houston Street , 78220 United States | |
| Coordinates | 29°25′31″N 98°23′57″W / 29.425233°N 98.399182°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | San Antonio Independent School District |
| NCES School ID | 483873004363[1] |
| Faculty | 67.58 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 856[1] (2022–2023) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.67[1] |
| Color(s) | |
| Team name | Hurricanes |
| Website | schools |
Athletics
editThe Sam Houston Hurricanes compete in the following sports:[3]
Shooting
editOn September 11, 1990, three high school students were shot and wounded in what was believed to be a gang-related confrontation on the school grounds. Three other students were arrested shortly afterwards. Witnesses told police a group of students had gathered on the patio when shots were fired into the group. 17-year-old John Campbell was wounded in the right foot, 18-year-old Larry Johnson was wounded in the right thigh and calf, and a 16-year-old boy received a chest wound.[4] The wounded students were all listed in stable conditions at various San Antonio hospitals. Police said they recovered a large-caliber pistol from the crime scene. Eighteen-year-old Kenneth Wolford, plus two other male students, were arrested and charged for the shooting. No serious incidents of violence at the school had occurred previously, although a cache of weapons had been found inside a school locker the week prior to the shooting and security was increased at the school as a result.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - Houston High School (483873004363)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ "TEA". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ The Athletics Department
- ^ "3 San Antonio teens wounded". The Victoria Advocate, Volume 145, Number 128 (Victoria, Texas). September 12, 1990. p. 3C.
- ^ "Three shot, wounded in confrontation on school grounds". United Press International. September 11, 1990.