Waltrip High School

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S.P. Waltrip High School
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Waltrip High School in 2009
Location
Waltrip High School
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United States
Coordinates 29°49′10″N95°26′03″W / 29.819442°N 95.434284°W / 29.819442; -95.434284
Information
Type Public high school
Established1959;65 years ago (1959)
School district Houston Independent School District
PrincipalRhonda Honore
Staff105.83 (FTE) (2022–23) [1]
Grades9–12
Number of students1,597 (2022–23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio15.09:1 (2022–23) [1]
Color(s)  
MascotRams
NewspaperThe Waltrip Tribune
YearbookAries
Website www.houstonisd.org/domain/2131

Stephen Pool Waltrip High School is a public high school located at 1900 West 34th Street in Houston, Texas, United States, 77018.

Contents

Waltrip, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Houston Independent School District.

Waltrip has Houston ISD's Research and Technology magnet program.

The school's namesake is a former principal at the defunct Houston Heights High School, [2] who transferred to Reagan High School (now renamed Heights High School) after that school replaced the original Houston Heights High. [3]

History

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Waltrip JROTC, 2013 Martin Luther King Day Parade in Midtown Houston

Waltrip High School opened in 1960 to serve many newly developed post-World War II subdivisions, and relieved Reagan High School of many students when it did so. It was relieved by Scarborough Junior-Senior High School when that school opened in 1969. The school was named after Stephen Pool Waltrip, a funeral home owner in the Houston Heights named principal of Reagan High School in 1918. [4]

The school remained majority white until the early 1990s, when the school was equally white, black, and Hispanic. [5]

In 1997 a portion of the Reagan High School boundary was rezoned to Waltrip. [6] By the 2000s, Waltrip became majority Hispanic. [5]

Waltrip has become one of the highest performing comprehensive high schools in Houston ISD by being named "Recognized" by the Texas Education Agency[ when? ], one of the few urban high schools in Houston ISD to receive such a designation. (Reference: Texas Education Agency website). [7] [ citation needed ]

Around 2012, each year a total of 400 students transfer from Booker T. Washington High School to Waltrip and Reagan. [8]

In 2015 Andria Schur got a job as the principal of a charter school in Dallas, Texas, causing her to leave her post as principal of Waltrip. Dale Mitchell, previously the principal of Sterling High School, became the principal of Waltrip. [9]

The campus began receiving a renovation around 2015. [10]

School song

The Waltrip school song, "Our Waltrip High", was written by alumni Jon Enloe with music by Joe Stuessy, both from the Class of 1961. [11]

Neighborhoods served by Waltrip

Neighborhoods served by Waltrip include Garden Oaks, Timbergrove Manor (Timbergrove Manor Civic Club and Timbergrove Manor Neighborhood Association), [12] [13] Shepherd Forest, Shepherd Park Plaza, Lazybrook, Shady Acres, most of Oak Forest, most of Cottage Grove, [14] Candlelight Plaza and a small portion of the Houston Heights.

A townhome complex called Cottage Grove is zoned to Waltrip.

At one point, all of the Houston Heights was zoned to Reagan. In 1997, a small portion was rezoned to Waltrip. [6]

Student body

The makeup of the 1,597 students enrolled during the 2022-2023 school year was:

Approximately 74% of the students qualified for free or reduced lunch programs.

Athletics

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Waltrip Rams logo

The Athletics Department at Waltrip consists of the following teams:

Margaret Downing of the Houston Press stated in 2012 that the school culture placed importance on American football. [15]

Facilities

In 2012 it housed the Waltrip High School Child Development Center, a preschool program for low income children. [16] Since 2015 it no longer does so.[ citation needed ]

Academic performance

The Texas Education Agency rankings in 2009-2010 and 2011 were "Recognized" and "Academically Acceptable". Downing stated in 2012 that "Waltrip High is neither the worst nor the best high school in HISD." [15]

Dress code

campus. All students will be issued one ID badge and a lanyard.

manner that no cleavage or midriff is exposed.

School dress code. Leggings may be worn but they must not be sheer and they must be paired with a top that covers the buttock area.

Crocs, students should use the back strap for safety of use. House slippers are not allowed.

Feeder patterns

Elementary schools that feed into Waltrip [17] include:

Middle schools that feed into Waltrip include:

Notable alumni

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