United High School (Laredo, Texas)

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United High School
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Location
United High School (Laredo, Texas)
2811 United Ave.
Laredo, Texas, United States
Coordinates 27°37′31″N99°27′56″W / 27.62522°N 99.46554°W / 27.62522; -99.46554
Information
Type Public
Established1963
School district United Independent School District
Staff224.51 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment3,644 (2022-23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio16.23 [1]
Color(s)Orange and white   
MascotLonghorn
Website uhs.unitedisd.org

United High School is a public high school located in the northern portion of Laredo, Texas, United States, and is a part of the United Independent School District. A new campus opened on August 24, 2009, for the 2009-2010 school year to alleviate overcrowding at the old campus. Freshman students have been placed in a new campus right next to the main campus. It is the most populated school in Laredo.

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Attendance boundary

Communities within the United High boundary include portions of Laredo and the following census-designated places: [2] [3]

Feeder schools

Feeder middle schools include Elias Herrera Middle School, George Washington Middle School, and the newly established Juan Ramirez Middle School.

Magnet school

United High School also houses the United Engineering & Technology Magnet, which has a robotics program.

"The Protected School"

The school was built to contain civil defense facilities. United High School was the subject of a 1965 propaganda film issued by the Office of Civil Defense, "The Protected School". [4]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "UNITED H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  2. ↑ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2020 CENSUS): Webb County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved April 19, 2021. - 2010 map
  3. ↑ "Boundary Map". United High School. Retrieved August 29, 2022. - PDF map Archived August 30, 2022, at the Wayback Machine - See interactive school district map
  4. ↑ "The Protected School"
  5. ↑ Alvarado, Celina (July 19, 2006). "Beauty brawl leaves scars". Laredo Morning Times . Laredo, TX: Hearst Corporation . Retrieved February 15, 2015.
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