S.P. Waltrip High School | |
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Location | |
, United States | |
Coordinates | 29°49′10″N 95°26′03″W / 29.819442°N 95.434284°W |
Information | |
Type | Public high school |
Established | 1959 |
School district | Houston Independent School District |
Principal | Rhonda Honore |
Staff | 97.16 (FTE) (2018–19)[1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Number of students | 1,907 (2018–19)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 19.63:1 (2018–19)[1] |
Color(s) | |
Mascot | Rams |
Newspaper | The Waltrip Tribune |
Yearbook | Aries |
Website | www |
Stephen Pool Waltrip High School is a public high school located at 1900 West 34th Street in Houston, Texas, United States, 77018.
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]
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]
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 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]
As of 2006, the student body [15] is predominantly Hispanic.
The makeup of the 1,808 students enrolled during the 2008-2009 school year was:
Approximately 73% of the students qualified for free or reduced lunch programs.
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.[16]
In 2012 it housed the Waltrip High School Child Development Center, a preschool program for low income children.[17] Since 2015 it no longer does so.[citation needed]
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."[16]
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.
Elementary schools that feed into Waltrip [18] include:
Middle schools that feed into Waltrip include: