New Braunfels High School
New Braunfels High School | |
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Address | |
2551 Loop 337 North , 78130 | |
Coordinates | 29°43′07″N 98°08′58″W / 29.718594°N 98.149518°W |
Information | |
School type | Public high school |
Established | 1845 |
School district | New Braunfels Independent School District |
Principal | Chris Smith |
Teaching staff | 104.15 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1,869 (2019–20)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 17.95[1] |
Campus type | Suburban |
Color(s) | Royal Blue & White |
Athletics conference | UIL Class AAAAAA |
Nickname | Unicorns |
Website | schools |
New Braunfels High School (commonly referred to as NBHS) is a public high school in New Braunfels, Texas, United States, that was established in 1845. Up until 2008, New Braunfels was one of the largest 4A high schools in Texas and is classified as a 6A school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL) as of 2016. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[2]
Academics
In 2014-2015, New Braunfels High School students scored an average of 1023 (on the critical reading and math sections) on the SAT college admissions test. This is above the state and national averages, which are 956 and 1006 respectively.[3]
Demographics
The demographic breakdown in 2020-21 was:
- Male - 50%
- Female - 50%
- Native American/Alaskan - 0.5%
- Asian - 1%
- Black - 2.5%
- Hispanic - 43%
- White - 51%
- Multiracial - 2%
29.9% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[1]
Athletics
The New Braunfels Unicorns compete in the following sports:[4]
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Marching Band
- Powerlifting
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving
- Tennis
- Track & Field
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
State titles
- Baseball [5]
- 2006 (4A)
- Girls Bowling
- 2003 & 2007
- Girls Cross County [6]
- 1993 (4A), 1994 (4A), 1995 (4A)
- Boys Soccer [7]
- 1994 (All)
- Team Tennis [8][9]
- 2007 (4A), 2008 (5A), 2009 (5A), 2010 (5A), 2011 (5A), 2012 (5A), 2013 (5A), 2015 (6A)
- Girls Track [10]
- 1996 (4A)
- Volleyball [11]
- 2000 (4A), 2005 (4A)
Notable alumni
- Nell Fortner, Class of 1977, U.S. Olympic Women's Basketball Coach [Gold Medal 2000], WNBA Coach [Indiana Fever], NCAA Coach [Purdue, Auburn, Georgia Tech]
- Kliff Kingsbury, Arizona Cardinals head football coach
- James Langabeer
- Leigh Nash, Class of 1994, lead singer of Sixpence None the Richer
- George E. Nowotny, Class of 1951, former Arkansas politician and retired Tulsa businessman
- Marja Tiura, Class of 1986, became a Member of Parliament in Finland as well as deputy chairman of the Finnish National Coalition Party[citation needed]
- Devin Patrick Kelley (1991—2017), Class of 2009, Perpetrator and shooter of Sutherland Springs church
- Jordan Westburg, professional baseball shortstop
- Damien Roberts, former professional tennis player from South Africa
- Geoff Hangartner, former American football guard
References
- ^ a b c d "NEW BRAUNFELS H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ "2015 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency.
- ^ "NBISD News Blog". Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ http://www.theathleticsdepartment.com/schools/New-Braunfels/
- ^ "UIL Baseball State Champions". uil100.org. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ "UIL Girls Cross Country State Champions". uil100.org. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ "UIL Boys Soccer State Champions". uil100.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ "UIL Team Tennis State Champions". uil100.org. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ "UIL Team Tennis State Champions". Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "UIL Girls Track & Field State Champions". uil100.org. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ "UIL Volleyball State Champions". uil100.org. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.