Brackenridge High School | |
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Address | |
400 Eagleland Street , , 78210 | |
Coordinates | 29°24′19″N98°29′15″W / 29.405395°N 98.487604°W |
Information | |
School type | Public, high school |
Established | 1917 |
School district | San Antonio Independent School District |
Superintendent | Pedro Martinez |
Principal | Mrs. Davila |
Assistant Principal | Mandie Holtsford |
Faculty | 117 |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1,568 [1] (2022-23) |
Color(s) | |
Athletics conference | UIL Class 5A |
Team name | Mighty Eagles |
Website | Official Website |
G.W. Brackenridge High School is a public high school located in central San Antonio, Texas, United States, and classified as a 5A school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). This school is one of 12 high school 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]
The school was founded in 1917 on the city's south side along the San Antonio River near the King William neighborhood. It was named for George Washington Brackenridge. The original three-story brick structure was demolished and replaced with today's shorter, more sprawling structure in 1974. [3] That year, the school was renamed in honor of Phillis Wheatley, the first published African-American poet, a woman taken in childhood from West Africa, enslaved and taken to Boston, and eventually freed. In 1988, bowing to some alumni concerns, the school's original name was restored. [4]
The Brackenridge Mighty Eagles compete in the following sports: [5]
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