Walnut Grove High School (Texas)

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Walnut Grove High School
Address
Walnut Grove High School (Texas)
3500 E First St

Prosper
,
Texas
75078

United States
Coordinates 33°13′57″N96°44′53″W / 33.2324°N 96.74803°W / 33.2324; -96.74803
Information
Type Co-Educational, Public, Secondary
School district Prosper Independent School District
PrincipalDustin Toth
Teaching staff138.78 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,716 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio12.36 [1]
Color(s)    Navy, Silver, and White
Athletics conference UIL Class 5A
MascotWildcat
Website www.prosper-isd.net/o/wghs

Walnut Grove High School is a public high school in Prosper, Texas in the United States. Walnut Grove is currently one of three high schools in Prosper ISD, the others being Prosper High School and Rock Hill High School.

Athletics

Walnut Grove's nickname is the Wildcats. The school colors are navy blue and silver.

Walnut Grove won the 2025 UIL 5A D1 Boys Soccer state title. [2] The team beat San Antonio Southwest by a score of 3-2 in 2OT off a 97th-minute goal by a freshman. [3]

The school’s boys’ swim & dive team won the 2025 UIL 5A Boys’ Swimming & Diving state title, while the girls’ team placed 3rd.

As of the 2024-25 school year, Walnut Grove High School is a part of 5A Division 2 District 4 in Football. Other schools in this district are Anna High School, Denison High School, Frisco Emerson High School, Frisco Independence High School, Frisco Liberty High School, Frisco Memorial High School, Lucas Lovejoy High School, and Melissa High School. With the caliber of schools involved, some have referred to it as the "District of Doom" [4]

In sports other than football, Walnut Grove is a part of 5A Region 2 District 9, along with Anna, Denison, Greenville, Lovejoy, McKinney North, Melissa, and Sherman.

Walnut Grove's first program wins in each sport were on the following dates:

Walnut Grove opened as a UIL Class 5A school. As Walnut Grove opened in between realignment periods, the school played the 2023 football season without a district, having to play multiple private schools and out of state teams in order to create a schedule. This included Malvern High School in Arkansas and the Cathedral Fighting Irish from El Paso at a neutral site.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "WALNUT GROVE H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Prosper Walnut Grove captures first boys soccer state title in extra-time thriller". Dallas News. 2025-04-12. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
  3. ↑ "Texas high school soccer: Class 5A boys, girls championship recaps". High School On SI. 2025-04-11. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
  4. ↑ "Meet the playoff teams that made it out of 4-5AII, the 'new District of Doom'". Dallas News. 2024-11-12. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
  5. ↑ "Schedule - Walnut Grove Wildcats (Prosper, TX) Varsity Baseball 23-24". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
  6. ↑ "Schedule - Walnut Grove Wildcats (Prosper, TX) Varsity Basketball 23-24". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
  7. ↑ "Schedule - Walnut Grove Wildcats (Prosper, TX) Girls Varsity Basketball 23-24". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
  8. ↑ "Schedule - Walnut Grove Wildcats (Prosper, TX) Varsity Football 23-24". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
  9. ↑ "Schedule - Walnut Grove Wildcats (Prosper, TX) Varsity Soccer 23-24". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
  10. ↑ "Schedule - Walnut Grove Wildcats (Prosper, TX) Girls Varsity Soccer 23-24". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
  11. ↑ "Schedule - Walnut Grove Wildcats (Prosper, TX) Varsity Softball 23-24". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
  12. ↑ "Schedule - Walnut Grove Wildcats (Prosper, TX) Varsity Volleyball 23-24". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
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