Travis High School

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Not to be confused with Travis Early College High School.

William B. Travis High School
A scarlet uppercase 'T' outlined with a white line and thicker black line and the name TRAVIS in black capital letters laid across, interrupting the 'T'
Address
Map
11111 Harlem Road

Pecan Grove
,
Fort Bend County
,
Texas
77406

United States
Coordinates29°39′13″N 95°42′59″W / 29.6535°N 95.71652°W / 29.6535; -95.71652
Information
School typePublic high school
OpenedAugust 21, 2006 (2006-08-21)
School districtFort Bend Independent School District
NCES District ID4819650
Educational authorityTexas Education Agency
SuperintendentChristie Whitbeck
CEEB code445848
NCES School ID481965010669
PrincipalSarah Laberge
Associate PrincipalMario MacDonald
Faculty227
Teaching staff148.46 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment3,100 (2021-2022)[1]
 • Grade 9833
 • Grade 10818
 • Grade 11745
 • Grade 12704
Student to teacher ratio17.72 (FTE)[1]
LanguageEnglish
Hours in school day7.25
Campus typeLarge suburb[1]
Color(s)Scarlet and Gray    
Athletics conferenceUIL District 20
Sports
MascotTiger
RivalAustin High School[2]
AccreditationTexas Education Agency (TEA)
USNWR ranking2,198[3]
YearbookStripes
Communities servedAliana

New Territory

Pecan Grove
Feeder schoolsMacario Garcia Middle School

Sartartia Middle School James Bowie middle school

Crockett Middle School
TEA RatingA (2019)
Websitewww.fortbendisd.com/ths

William B. Travis High School, known simply as Travis High School, is a public high school in Pecan Grove, Fort Bend County, Texas. Located off Grand Parkway and in Houston's extraterritorial jurisdiction,[4] the school is Fort Bend Independent School District's (FBISD) tenth high school and the largest school by enrollment in the district. Opened in 2006, Travis holds a Richmond, Texas address although the school (nor the district) do not serve any part of the city. The school serves part of Pecan Grove, part of Aliana, and part of New Territory (in addition to the employee residences of the nearby Jester State Prison Farm units).[5] Travis is considered one of the most racially diverse public high schools in the state.[6][7]

The school's mascot is the tiger and the school colors are scarlet, gray, and white.[8]

Travis hosts two of FBISD's high school academies: the Global Studies Academy (GSA) and the International Business and Marketing Academy (IBMA).[9]

History[edit]

Travis High School is named after Texas pioneer William B. Travis. The campus opened on August 21, 2006 and received its dedication on October 15 of the same year.[10] The opening of Travis relieved Austin High School and George Bush High School,[11] with grades 9 and 10 immediately zoned to Travis,[12] and grades 11 to 12 continuing to go to Austin with a phaseout of one grade per year.[13] It became Fort Bend ISD's tenth high school.

In January 2022, more than 200 students at the school signed a petition urging FBISD to close schools in response to rising COVID-19 cases.[14]

In the 2022-2023 school year, district administrators proposed new attendance boundaries to combat overcrowding at the school of more than 3,000 students. The plans include zoning all students from New Territory (which is currently split between Travis and Austin) to only Austin High School, and possibly transferring the two academies the school hosts to another high school in the district such as Kempner High School.[15][16] The change was approved in February 2023.[17]

The school's student council is known for bringing dogs in for stress relief dogs prior to exam week.[18]

Campus[edit]

Travis is located on Harlem Road, off Grand Parkway/SH 99[19] and surrounded by the Harvest Green neighborhood, a master-planned community by Johnson Development.[20][21] Directly to the north across Harvest Corner Drive are a number of commercial shops, including Subway and Kung Fu Tea. Additional shops are to the east across Harlem, including an Exxon.[22][23]

The south half of the campus property contains many athletic facilities, including a turfed football field and track, a baseball field, a softball field, three practice fields, and 8 tennis courts, along with a fieldhouse.

Athletics[edit]

Travis, as well as all other high schools in the district, have teams represented in every UIL sport except for wrestling. In the 2012-2013 school year, Travis was the UIL 5A basketball state champion.

Feeder patterns[edit]

The attendance boundary of the school include Pecan Grove, Aliana, New Territory, and the employee residences of some of the nearby Jester State Prison Farm units.[5]

The following elementary schools feed into Travis:

  • Brazos Bend Elementary
  • Neill Elementary
  • Pecan Grove Elementary
  • Oakland Elementary
  • Patterson Elementary (partial)
  • Madden Elementary (partial)
  • Malala Elementary (partial)

The following middle schools[24] feed into Travis:

  • Sartartia Middle School (partial)
  • James Bowie Middle School
  • Garcia Middle School (partial)

Under proposed changes, Brazos Bend Elementary and Sartartia Middle School would no longer feed into Travis, and some areas may attend Crockett Middle School instead of Bowie Middle School (but remain zoned to Travis.

Notable alumni[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "William B Travis High School in Richmond, Texas - US News Best High Schools". Instagram. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "William B Travis High School in Richmond, Texas - US News Best High Schools". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "City of Houston and ETJ" (PDF). Houston. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Elementary School Zones Middle School Zones High School Zones 2020-2021" (PDF). Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  6. ^ Young, Jessica Hamilton (March 28, 2016). "These are Texas' most diverse public high schools". Chron. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  7. ^ "2023 Most Diverse High Schools in Texas". Niche. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  8. ^ "Fort Bend Independent School District | School Colors and Mascots" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  9. ^ "Global Studies Academy / Academy". www.fortbendisd.com. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  10. ^ Fort Bend ISD History Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "High School Attendance Zones Effective Fall 2006." Fort Bend Independent School District. October 29, 2005. Retrieved on September 23, 2010.
  12. ^ "High School Attendance Zones Effective Fall 2006 9th and 10th Grades." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on September 23, 2010.
  13. ^ "High School Zone Effective Fall 2006 11th and 12th Grades." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on September 23, 2010.
  14. ^ Park, Brooke (January 31, 2022). "Texas students, frustrated by limited COVID-19 protocols, turn to petition drives and walkouts". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  15. ^ "Boundary Planning and Enrollment Management / Northwest Area Boundary Planning Public Hearing". www.fortbendisd.com. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  16. ^ "Jan 09, 2023 Board Meeting - Fort Bend County ISD, TX". fortbendisd.new.swagit.com. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  17. ^ "Boundary Planning and Enrollment Management / Department Home". www.fortbendisd.com. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  18. ^ Spurs, Terrian (December 2, 2022). "Travis High School in Fort Bend ISD provides students pet therapy ahead of exams". FOX 26 Houston. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  19. ^ "William B. Travis High School · 11111 Harlem Rd, Richmond, TX 77406, United States". William B. Travis High School · 11111 Harlem Rd, Richmond, TX 77406, United States. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  20. ^ "Harvest Green in Richmond, TX | Johnson Development". www.johnsondevelopment.com. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  21. ^ "2659-10900_Harvest Green_Land Plan Exhibit_1-31-2020" (PDF).
  22. ^ "Station detail". www.exxon.com. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  23. ^ "Richmond". Summer Moon Coffee. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  24. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 30, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  25. ^ "Release: Sevens Acquire Aaron Harrison - Delaware 87ers". Delaware.dleague.nba.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  26. ^ "Charcer Burks Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  27. ^ Ryan Dunsmore (June 19, 2015). "Bertness selected by Angels in the 2015 MLB Draft". Fbherald.com. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  28. ^ "HOME". CC (Revised) 2022-23. Retrieved August 11, 2023.

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