Sam Houston High School (San Antonio, Texas)

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| name = Sam Houston High School

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| image = 2012-01-05 Sam Houston Hurricanes sign in front of Sam Houston High School in San Antonio.jpg

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| location = 4635 East Houston Street

| city = San Antonio

| state = Texas

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| zipcode = 78220

| country = United States

| coordinates = {{coord|29.425233|-98.399182|type:edu|display=inline,title}}

| us_nces_school_id = {{NCES School ID|483873004363|school_name=Houston High School|access_date=November 5, 2024|ref_name="NCES"}}

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| type = Public high school

| district = San Antonio Independent School District

| grades = 9{{ndash}}12

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| enrollment = 856

| enrollment_as_of = 2022{{ndash}}2023

| faculty = 67.58 {{FTE}}

| ratio = 12.67

| team_name = Hurricanes

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| website = {{URL|https://schools.saisd.net/page/006.homepage}}

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Sam Houston High School, also known as Houston High School, is a public high school located in eastern San Antonio, Texas, United States, and classified as a 4A school by the UIL. This school is one of twelve high schools in the San Antonio Independent School District. For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given a "B" by the Texas Education Agency.{{cite web |title=TEA |url=https://rptsvr1.tea.texas.gov/cgi/sas/broker?_service=marykay&_program=perfrept.perfmast.sas&_debug=0&ccyy=2022&lev=C&id=015907006&prgopt=reports%2Fsrc%2Fsrc.sas |publisher=Texas Education Agency |access-date=20 February 2024}}

Athletics

The Sam Houston Hurricanes compete in the following sports:[http://www.theathleticsdepartment.com/schools/San-Antonio-Houston/ The Athletics Department]

Shooting

On September 11, 1990, three high school students were shot and wounded in what was believed to be a gang-related confrontation on the school grounds. Three other students were arrested shortly afterwards. Witnesses told police a group of students had gathered on the patio when shots were fired into the group. 17-year-old John Campbell was wounded in the right foot, 18-year-old Larry Johnson was wounded in the right thigh and calf, and a 16-year-old boy received a chest wound.{{cite news |url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=15hSAAAAIBAJ&pg=5502,2197792 |title = 3 San Antonio teens wounded |work = The Victoria Advocate, Volume 145, Number 128 (Victoria, Texas) |date = September 12, 1990 |page = 3C }} The wounded students were all listed in stable conditions at various San Antonio hospitals. Police said they recovered a large-caliber pistol from the crime scene. Eighteen-year-old Kenneth Wolford, plus two other male students, were arrested and charged for the shooting. No serious incidents of violence at the school had occurred previously, although a cache of weapons had been found inside a school locker the week prior to the shooting and security was increased at the school as a result.{{cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/09/11/Three-shot-wounded-in-confrontation-on-school-grounds/4334653025600/|title=Three shot, wounded in confrontation on school grounds|work=United Press International|date=September 11, 1990}}

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