The school opened for classes in the fall of 1961. It was named for Stephen H. Rider, a long-time educator in the Wichita Falls Independent School District. He was principal of Wichita Falls High School from 1919 to 1949.[3]
Rider shut its’ doors permanently at the end of the 2023-2024 school year, with two new high schools, Legacy High and Memorial High, near completion.[5] Students were transferred to one of the new high schools depending on which zone they lived in. The campus will sit vacant until a potential school bond election in 2027 is proposed to convert it into a middle school.[6]
Demographics
In the 2016–2017 academic year, 59.3% of Rider's graduates were white, 22.3% were Hispanic, 9.8% were African American, 4.3% were Asian, 1.6% were American Indian, 0.3% were Pacific Islander, and 2.4% were multiracial.[7]
In 2016, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) gave Rider an academic accountability rating of "Met standard".[8] In 2018, the TEA began grading schools in five key areas of performance.[9] In 2017, four "preliminary" grades were given to Rider: a B, two Cs, and a D.[9]
Sports
Memorial Stadium is home to the Rider Raiders and other district high school teams.
In 1970, Wichita Falls Independent School District built Memorial Stadium, the first high school stadium in Texas with AstroTurf.[10] Seating capacity is over 14,500.[11]
↑ Jones, Carolyn (February 4, 1977). "'Man Without Country' Free To Come Home After 10 Years". Wichita Falls Times, pp.1, 2. Mentions Satin's S. H. Rider graduation. Includes quotes from one of his Rider teachers.
↑ Cloud, Dana L. "'Socialism of the Mind': the New Age of Post-Marxism". In Simons, Herbert W., and Billig, Michael, eds. (1994). After Postmodernism: Reconstructing Ideology Critique. SAGE Publications, pp.222–247. Includes extended discussion of one of Satin's political books. ISBN978-0-8039-8878-1.
1 2 Gholson, Nick (August 25, 2011). "Rider's 50 Best in 50 Years". Times Record News, Wichita Falls daily newspaper.
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