New Braunfels High School
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New Braunfels High School | |
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Address | |
2551 Loop 337 North , 78130 | |
Coordinates | 29°43′07″N 98°08′58″W / 29.718594°N 98.149518°W |
Information | |
School type | Public high school |
Established | 1845 |
School district | New Braunfels Independent School District |
Principal | Gregory Hughes |
Teaching staff | 104.08 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1,926 (2022-23)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 18.50[1] |
Campus type | Suburban |
Color(s) | Royal Blue & White |
Athletics conference | UIL Class AAAAA |
Nickname | Unicorns |
Website | nbhs |
New Braunfels High School (commonly referred to as NBHS) is a public high school in New Braunfels, Texas, United States, that was established in 1845. In 2022, the school was given an overall rating of a B by the Texas Education Agency.[2]
Academics
[edit]In 2014-2015, New Braunfels High School students scored an average of 1023 (on the critical reading and math sections) on the SAT college admissions test. This is above the state and national averages, which are 956 and 1006 respectively.[3]
Demographics
[edit]The demographic breakdown in 2021-22 was:
- Male - 50.4%
- Female - 49.6%
- Native American/Alaskan - 0.3%
- Asian - 1.2%
- Black - 2.1%
- Hispanic - 46.3%
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander - 0.1%
- White - 48%
- Multiracial - 2%
28.2% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[1]
Athletics
[edit]New Braunfels is classified as a 5A school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL).[4] The New Braunfels Unicorns compete in the following sports:[5]
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Marching Band
- Powerlifting
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving
- Tennis
- Track & Field
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
State titles
[edit]- Baseball [6]
- 2006 (4A)
- Girls Bowling
- 2003 & 2007
- Girls Cross County [7]
- 1993 (4A), 1994 (4A), 1995 (4A)
- Boys Soccer [8]
- 1994 (All)
- Team Tennis [9][10]
- 2007 (4A), 2008 (5A), 2009 (5A), 2010 (5A), 2011 (5A), 2012 (5A), 2013 (5A), 2015 (6A)
- Girls Track [11]
- 1996 (4A)
- Volleyball [12]
- 2000 (4A), 2005 (4A)
Notable alumni
[edit]- Nell Fortner, U.S. Olympic and college Women's Basketball coach
- Geoff Hangartner, former American football guard
- Kliff Kingsbury, football coach
- James Langabeer, scientist and academic
- Bryce Miller (2017), professional baseball pitcher[13]
- Leigh Nash, lead singer of Sixpence None the Richer
- George E. Nowotny, former Arkansas politician and businessman
- Damien Roberts, South African former professional tennis player
- Terry Tausch, former NFL guard
- Marja Tiura, Finnish politician [citation needed]
- Jordan Westburg (2017), professional baseball shortstop[13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "NEW BRAUNFELS H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- ^ https://rptsvr1.tea.texas.gov/cgi/sas/broker?_service=marykay&_program=perfrept.perfmast.sas&_debug=0&ccyy=2022&lev=C&id=046901001&prgopt=reports%2Facct%2Fsummary.sas.
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(help) - ^ "NBISD News Blog". Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "2024-26 Realignment Alphabetical Listing" (PDF). UIL Alignments. University Interscholastic League. p. 23. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "New Braunfels Varsity sports". TheAthleticsDepartment.com.
- ^ "UIL Baseball State Champions". uil100.org. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ "UIL Girls Cross Country State Champions". uil100.org. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ "UIL Boys Soccer State Champions". uil100.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ "UIL Team Tennis State Champions". uil100.org. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ "UIL Team Tennis State Champions". Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "UIL Girls Track & Field State Champions". uil100.org. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ "UIL Volleyball State Champions". uil100.org. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ a b Rill, Jake. "They homered off each other in Little League. It's time for the MLB showdown," MLB.com, Thursday, August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.