University High School (Waco, Texas)

University High School
Address
Map
3201 South New Road

,
76706-3793

United States
Coordinates31°30′16″N 97°08′11″W / 31.50449°N 97.13648°W / 31.50449; -97.13648
Information
School typePublic high school
Motto"Once a Trojan, Always a Trojan"
Established1946
School districtWaco Independent School District
PrincipalAlonzo McAdoo
Teaching staff110.79 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,678 (2022-2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.15[1]
Color(s)    Purple & White
Athletics conferenceUIL Class AAAAA
MascotTrojan/Lady Trojan
YearbookThe Spirit
WebsiteUniversity High School

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.

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]

  1. ^ a b c "UNIVERSITY H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2013-12-24.