Cedar Hill High School
Address
1 Longhorn Boulevard Cedar Hill , Texas 75104 United States
Coordinates	32°34′52″N 96°57′01″W / 32.581065°N 96.950183°W / 32.581065; -96.950183
Information
School type	Public high school
Motto	Putting Respect In Decisions Every Day
School district	Cedar Hill Independent School District
Principal	Leroy Joffre
Teaching staff	146.55 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2,276 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.53[1]
Color(s)	Red & Black
Athletics conference	UIL Class 6A
Mascot	Longhorn/Lady Longhorn
Rival	Desoto High School and Duncanville High School
Newspaper	The Hoofbeat
Yearbook	The Longhorn
Website	www.chisd.net/Domain/11

Cedar Hill High School (CHHS) is a comprehensive public high school located in the city of Cedar Hill, Texas (USA) in Dallas County and is classified as a 6A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Cedar Hill Independent School District located in southwest Dallas County. In 2018-19, the school received a "C" rating by the Texas Education Agency^[2]

The district, and therefore the school, serves most of the city of Cedar Hill and portions of Grand Prairie, Ovilla, Duncanville and Dallas.^[3]

Academics

Cedar Hill has several Advanced Placement courses which allow ambitious students an opportunity to take college-level courses on campus. Cedar Hill established a S.T.E.A.M. program in 2015-2016 academic year which is designed to groom and engage students seriously interested in pursuing a career in science, technology, engineering, arts, or mathematics.^[4]

Demographics

In 2018-19, 73.3 percent of the students were African-American, 19.9% Hispanic, 3% Two or More Races, and 1% Other.^[2]

Athletics

The Cedar Hill Longhorns compete in the following sports:^[5]

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Football
• Golf
• Powerlifting
• Soccer
• Softball
• Swimming and Diving
• Tennis
• Track and Field
• Volleyball

Marching Band and CHHS Cheer

The Cedar Hill Longhorn Red Army Marching Band and Cheerleaders are the two largest student organizations dedicated to supporting CHHS athletics.

State titles

• Football.^[6]
  • 2006 5A Division II (defeated Houston Cypress Falls)
  • 2013 5A Division II (defeated Katy)
  • 2014 6A Division II (defeated Katy)

On December 23, 2006, the 16-0 Cedar Hill High School Longhorn football team won its first state championship, defeating Cypress Falls 51-17 at the Alamodome in San Antonio.

On December 21, 2013, the football team won its second state title, defeating Katy High School 34-24 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.^[7]

In 2014, Cedar Hill football program was ranked as one of the nation's Top 10.^[8]

Rivalry

Cedar Hill maintains a popular and well-noted rivalry with the nearby Desoto High School Eagles.^[9] The rivalry is known as the "Battle of the Belt Line".^[10]

Notable alumni

• Quincy Adeboyejo, professional football player
• Josh Allen, professional football player^[11]
• Messiah Bright, professional soccer player
• Dezmon Briscoe, former professional football player^[12]
• Trevis Gipson, football player^[13]
• Thomas Gipson, professional basketball player and brother of Trevis.
• Joyner Holmes, American professional basketball player
• Daniel Horton, former professional basketball player
• Ugo Ihemelu, professional soccer player^[14]
• T-Dre Player, professional football player
• Jason Richardson, silver medalist in the 110m hurdles at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.^[15]
• Josh Thomas, professional football player
• Derrius Thompson, former professional football player and current Cedar Hill Teacher/Coach