Sam Houston High School (San Antonio, Texas)

Public high school in San Antonio, Texas, United States

Sam Houston High School

Location

4635 East Houston Street

San Antonio

Texas

78220

United States

Coordinates| 29°25′31″N 98°23′57″W﻿ / ﻿29.425233°N 98.399182°W﻿ / 29.425233; -98.399182
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.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]

* Baseball
* Basketball
* Cross Country
* Football
* Golf
* Soccer
* Softball
* Swimming and Ding
* Tennis
* Track and Field
* Volleyball

## 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 d "Search for Public Schools - Houston High School (483873004363)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
2. ^ "TEA". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved February 20, 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.

## External links

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* Official website

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San Antonio Independent School District

Bexar County, Texas

High schools|

* G.W. Brackenridge High School
* Luther Burbank High School
* Center for Applied Science & Technology High School
* Thomas Edison High School
* Fox Technical High School
* Highlands High School
* Sam Houston High School
* Thomas Jefferson High School
* Sidney Lanier High School
* Phoenix Middle College
* St. Philip's Early College High School
* Travis Early College High School

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