University High School (Waco, Texas)
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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.
University High School | |
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Address | |
3201 South New Road , 76706-3793 United States | |
Coordinates | 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 | 113.84 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1,735 (2017-18)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.24[1] |
Color(s) | Purple & White |
Athletics conference | UIL Class AAAAA |
Mascot | Trojan/Lady Trojan |
Yearbook | The Spirit |
Website | University 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]