Southwest High School (San Antonio, Texas)

Southwest High School
Location
11914 Dragon Lane San Antonio , Bexar County , Texas 78252 United States
Coordinates	29°18′30″N98°40′24″W / 29.308202°N 98.673407°W / 29.308202; -98.673407
Information
School type	Public high school
Motto	We are Southwest!
Established	1951
School district	Southwest Independent School District
NCES School ID	484095004658 [1]
Principal	Amanda Wagner
Teaching staff	139.55 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,200 [1]  (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio	15.76 [1]
Color(s)	Green & White
Athletics conference	UIL Class AAAAAA
Mascot	Dragons
Website	Southwest High School website

Southwest High School front entrance

Southwest High School is a 6A public high school in the Southwest Independent School District of San Antonio, Texas, USA. For the 2021-22 school year, the school was given a "B" by the Texas Education Agency. ^[2]

History

Southwest High School has been serving southwestern Bexar County for over 68 years. Established in 1951, it has grown from a small rural high school with a graduating class of 11 students to a major 6A high school with over 2,000 students.

Organizations

The Dragons participate in UIL District 28 6A competitions for Academic Team, Athletics, Band, Drama, Choir, Color Guard, and Dance. Other co-curricular and extra-curricular opportunities include NJROTC, National Honor Society, Best Buddies, Student Council, FFA, TAFE, DECA, Skills USA, FCCLA, and Academic Decathlon along with a FIRST Robotics program.

Athletics

The Southwest Dragons compete in the following sports: ^[3]

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

Academics

Southwest High School offers a complete academic program including 18 dual credit classes, in association with Palo Alto College, as well as Advanced Placement classes in Science and English.

Notable alumni

• Ty Detmer, Heisman Trophy winning quarterback who played in the National Football League for twelve seasons ^[4]
• Chris Bordano, former American football linebacker in the National Football League ^[5]
• Shea Serrano, New York Times bestselling author and writer.
• Destinee Hooker, 2012 summer Olympic volleyball athlete for Team USA. She won silver medal, but got best Spiker award for the 2012 summer Olympics.

References

1. "Search for Public Schools - Southwest High School (484095004658)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved April 4, 2025.
2. "TEA". Texas Education Agency . Retrieved February 22, 2024.
3. The Athletics Department
4. "Ty Hubert Detmer". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
5. "Chris Bordano". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2013.

External links

• Southwest ISD