Southwest High School (San Antonio, Texas)

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Southwest High School
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Southwest High School (San Antonio, Texas)
11914 Dragon Lane

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78252

Coordinates 29°18′30″N98°40′24″W / 29.308202°N 98.673407°W / 29.308202; -98.673407
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School type Public high school
MottoWe are Southwest!
Established1951
School district Southwest Independent School District
NCES School ID 484095004658 [1]
PrincipalAmanda Wagner
Teaching staff139.55 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,200 [1]  (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio15.76 [1]
Color(s)   Green & White
Athletics conference UIL Class AAAAAA
MascotDragons
Website Southwest High School website
Southwest High School front entrance Southwest High School, San Antonio, TX IMG 3188.JPG
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]

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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]

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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.