Texas City High School

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Texas City High School
Address
Texas City High School
1431 9th Avenue North, Texas City, TX 77590

Texas City
,
Galveston
,
Texas
77590

United States
Coordinates 29°23′37″N94°54′54″W / 29.3935546°N 94.91500539999998°W / 29.3935546; -94.91500539999998
Information
School type Public
Established1952
LocaleSuburb
School district Texas City School District
SuperintendentDr. Melissa Duart
PrincipalLincoln Hypolite
Teaching staff115.73 (FTE) [1]
Gender Coed
Enrollment1,721 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio14.87 [1]
Color(s)  Orange   Black
Fight song "All hail to TC High School"
Athletics conference University Interscholastic League
Team nameStingarees & Lady Stingarees
Communities served Texas City
Feeder schoolsBlocker Middle School
Website tchs.tcisd.org

Texas City High School (TCHS) is a public high school in Texas City, Texas, in the Greater Houston area. It is one of two high schools in the Texas City Independent School District (TCISD), the other being La Marque High School.

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The main school building for Texas City High opened in 1952. Another building for Texas City High opened in 1957, and the previous one became Blocker Junior High School. [2]

As of September 2021, Texas City High School had 1,791 students. [3]

Academics

Texas City High School is ranked #11,174 in the National Rankings and ranked #1,036 within Texas, according to U.S. News & World Report. 58% of students are proficient in Reading, while 69% of students are proficient in Mathematics. TCHS' student graduation rate is 88%.

Athletics

Texas City High School competes as a member of the University Interscholastic League who creates rules for and administers almost all athletic, musical, and academic contests for public primary and secondary schools in the U.S. state of Texas. Teams are called the "Stingarees" or "Stings" for short. Colors are Orange and Black. [4]

The school sponsors interscholastic teams for young men and women in Tennis, Track & Field, Cross Country, Swimming & Diving/Water Polo, Soccer, Powerlifting, and Basketball. Young women may compete in Volleyball and Softball, while young men may compete in Football, Wrestling, Golf, and Baseball.

Demographics

The racial makeup of TCHS was 42% Hispanic, 32% Caucasian, 23% African American, 2% Mixed-Race, 1% Native American, 0.4 Asian American, and 0.3% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander.

Feeder patterns

Guajardo, Heights, Roosevelt-Wilson, and Kohfeldt elementaries, Levy-Fry Intermediate School, and Blocker Middle School feed into Texas City High. [5]

Notable alumni

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  2. ↑ Mitchell, Albert L. Texas City (Images of America). Arcadia Publishing, 2011. ISBN   073857970X, 9780738579702. p. 92.
  3. ↑ NCES. Texas City High School. April 6, 2021. Retrieved on September 15, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Texas City High School - Texas City Independent School District". www.tcisd.org. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  5. ↑ "TCISD Attendance Zones". Texas City Independent School District . Retrieved 2022-02-22.
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