Margaret Long Wisdom High School

Margaret Long Wisdom High School
Address
Map
6529 Beverly Hill Ln

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Texas 77057-6406

Coordinates29°43′47″N 95°30′00″W / 29.72969°N 95.49993°W / 29.72969; -95.49993
Information
TypePublic, Secondary
Motto"Be the Good in the World"
Established1962
School districtHouston Independent School District - District 18-6A
PrincipalReginald Bush
Staff106.17 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,260 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio21.29[1]
CampusUrban
Color(s)    Black & Gold
MascotGeneral
NewspaperThe Wisdom Chronicle[2]
YearbookSaber
Feeder schools
Websitewww.houstonisd.org/wisdom

The front of the school after its 2012 renovation

Margaret Long Wisdom High School, formerly Robert E. Lee High School, is a publicly funded secondary school located in Southwest Houston, Texas, United States 77057. The Houston Independent School District, the 7th largest school district in the United States, operates Wisdom, a public admission school that enrolls grades 9 through 12 (ages 14–18). The school serves the neighborhoods of Uptown, Briargrove, Westchase, and Gulfton areas of the city of Houston. Houston Independent School District will submit construction documents in 2016–2017 school year. After the construction documents are submitted, They will vote to seek approval for the new school.

The school is named after teacher Margaret Long "Tiny" Wisdom (October 2, 1922 - November 16, 2006).[3]

  1. ^ a b c "WISDOM H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "**The Wisdom Chronicle**". Wisdom High School. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  3. ^ "Who Was Margaret Long Wisdom?" Words of Wisdom, Wisdom High School Student News. Retrieved on August 28, 2016.