W. B. Ray High School

W. B. Ray High School
Address
Map
1002 Texan Trail

,
United States
Coordinates27°45′08″N 97°23′41″W / 27.75225°N 97.3948°W / 27.75225; -97.3948
Information
TypePublic, Secondary
Established1950
PrincipalRoxanne Gonzalez Cuevas
Faculty96.66 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,640 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.97[1]
Color(s)Scarlet & Silver
MascotTex and Mary Lou
YearbookSilver Spur
Websiteray.ccisd.us

W. B. Ray High School is a 5A secondary school centrally located in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States, and is part of the Corpus Christi Independent School District. The school is named in honor of CCISD school board president, William Benton Ray. W. B. Ray High School opened in 1950. Ray High School is noted for its Socratic method, a system based on teacher and student interaction that promulgates discussion and inquiry-based learning in the classroom.[citation needed]

W. B. Ray High School one of 46 high schools in Texas designated as a World School by the International Baccalaureate Programme. W. B. Ray High School is the only high school in CCISD which offers the International Baccalaureate Program and is the district's only program for Gifted and Talented students at the high school level, offering higher level academic courses that surpass Honors and AP courses in both rigor and difficulty.

  1. ^ a b c "RAY H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 17, 2024.