Palestine High School (Texas)

This article is about the current high school. For the old high school building, see Museum for East Texas Culture.

Palestine High School
Address
1600 South Loop 256 Palestine , Anderson County , Texas 75801-5898 United States
Coordinates	31°44′23″N95°36′21″W / 31.73974°N 95.60594°W / 31.73974; -95.60594
Information
School type	Public, high school
Established	1932
Locale	Town: Distant [1]
School district	Palestine ISD
NCES School ID	483405003788 [1]
Principal	William Stewart
Staff	79.34 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,016 [1]  (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio	12.81 [1]
Color(s)	Maroon & White
Athletics conference	UIL Class AAAA (4A)
Mascot	Wildcat
Website	Palestine High School

Palestine High School is a public high school located in Palestine, Texas (United States) and classified as a 4A school by the UIL. It is part of the Palestine Independent School District located in central Anderson County. The old Palestine High School built in 1915 is now The Museum for East Texas Culture. ^[2] During 2023–2024, Palestine High School had an enrollment of 1,016 students and a student to teacher ratio of 12.81. ^[1] The school received an overall rating of "B" from the Texas Education Agency for the 2021–2022 school year. ^[3]

Athletics

The Palestine Wildcats compete in the following sports ^[4]

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Football
• Golf
• Powerlifting
• Soccer
• Softball
• Tennis
• Track and Field
• Volleyball

State Titles

Palestine (UIL)

• Football ^[5]
  • 1964 (3A)
• Boys Golf ^[6]
  • 2005 (3A), 2006 (3A)
• Boys 4A Soccer 2016 state champ ^[7]

Palestine Green Bay (PVIL) ^[8]

• Boys Basketball ^[9]
  • 1954 (PVIL-A), 1955 (PVIL-A)

Notable alumni

• Bill Bradley, (b. 1947) is a former NFL Player and coach.
• Guy Brown, (b. 1955) is a former NFL linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys.
• Ivory Lee Brown, (b. 1969) is a former NFL running back for Arizona Cardinals
• Russ Cotton, (1915–2009) was an NFL quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers
• Adrian Peterson, NFL running back, currently a free agent.
• James Saxton, (1940–2014) was an All-American NFL halfback for the Dallas Texans
• Todd Staples, (b. 1963) is the former two-term Texas Commissioner of Agriculture.

References

1. "Search for Public Schools - Palestine High School (483405003788)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved November 22, 2024.
2. The Museum for East Texas Culture
3. "TEA". Texas Education Agency . Retrieved January 4, 2024.
4. The Athletics Department
5. Lone Star Football Network
6. UIL Boys Golf Archives Archived 2012-09-13 at archive.today
7. "CHAMPS: Palestine boys soccer team wins state". April 15, 2016.
8. "Prairie View Interscholastic League Collection". Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2012.
9. UIL Boys Basketball Archives Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Palestine ISD