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Sam Houston High School (San Antonio, Texas)

Coordinates: 29°25′31″N 98°23′57″W / 29.425233°N 98.399182°W / 29.425233; -98.399182
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Sam Houston High School
Location
Map
4635 East Houston Street

,
78220

United States
Coordinates29°25′31″N 98°23′57″W / 29.425233°N 98.399182°W / 29.425233; -98.399182
Information
TypePublic high school
School districtSan Antonio Independent School District
Faculty67.58 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment856[1] (2022–2023)
Student to teacher ratio12.67[1]
Color(s)     
Team nameHurricanes
Websiteschools.saisd.net/page/006.homepage

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]

Athletics

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The Sam Houston Hurricanes compete in the following sports:[3]

Shooting

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On 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

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  1. ^ a b c "HOUSTON H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. ^ "TEA". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  3. ^ The Athletics Department
  4. ^ "3 San Antonio teens wounded". The Victoria Advocate, Volume 145, Number 128 (Victoria, Texas). September 12, 1990. p. 3C.
  5. ^ "Three shot, wounded in confrontation on school grounds". United Press International. September 11, 1990.
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