University High School (Waco, Texas)

University High School
Location
3201 South New Road Waco , Texas 76706-3793 United States
Coordinates	31°30′16″N97°08′11″W / 31.50449°N 97.13648°W / 31.50449; -97.13648
Information
School type	Public high school
Motto	"Once a Trojan, Always a Trojan"
Established	1946
School district	Waco Independent School District
Principal	Alonzo McAdoo
Teaching staff	113.55 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,750 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.41 [1]
Color(s)	Purple & White
Athletics conference	UIL Class AAAAA
Mascot	Trojan/Lady Trojan
Yearbook	The Spirit
Website	University High School

University High School is a public high school located in the city of Waco, Texas, part of Waco Independent School District and classified as a 5A school by the University Interscholastic League. It is one of two public high schools in Waco ISD, the other being Waco High School.

Originally named Waco Technical High School when it opened on Bagby Avenue in 1946, its name was changed in 1954. In 2008, citizens voted to approve a bond issue to build a new University campus, which opened for the 2011 school year. In the fall of 2012, it absorbed the district magnet school A.J. Moore Academy as a separate unit on its campus, with a full merger between the two in the 2013 school year. The career-track academies continue to bear the A.J. Moore name within University High.

In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. ^[2]

Athletics

University High competes in these sports - ^[3]

Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Powerlifting, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Softball and Baseball.

State titles

• Boys Soccer ^[4]
  • 2013(4A)

Notable alumni

• Walter Abercrombie, all-time leading rusher for Baylor University, later NFL player.
• Perrish Cox, cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks
• Jerrell Freeman, NFL player (Chicago Bears)
• Mark W. Muesse, American philosopher and educator
• Jim Smith, professional baseball player
• LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU football star, NFL single-season touchdown record-holder, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee (2017).
• Juliana Yendork, attended as a freshman. Olympic Long Jumper, later National High School Record holder in the Triple Jump after moving to Walnut High School in California

References

1. "UNIVERSITY H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
2. "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
3. The Athletics Department
4. "UIL Boys Soccer Archives". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2015.

External links

• Waco Independent School District
• University High School Information
• Trojan Sports