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High school in Quitman, Wood County, Texas, United States
Quitman High School
Address
1101 East Goode Street
Quitman, Wood County, Texas 75783-1640
United States
Coordinates32°47′51″N 95°25′42″W / 32.7974°N 95.4283°W / 32.7974; -95.4283
Information
School typePublic, high school
MottoEducating Every Child...Every Chance...Every Day
School districtQuitman Independent School District
Educational authorityTexas Education Agency
SuperintendentRhonda Turner
CEEB code445775
NCES School ID483630004078
PrincipalDana Hamrick
Teaching staff33.07 (FTE) (2018–19)
Grades9–12
Enrollment326 (2018–19)
Student to teacher ratio9.86:1 (2018–19)
Campus type
  • TEA - Non-metropolitan Stable
  • NCES - Town-Distant
Color(s)Red, White, and Blue    
Athletics conferenceUniversity Interscholastic League Class AAA
Sports
  • Baseball
  • basketball
  • cross country
  • football
  • golf
  • powerlifting
  • softball
  • tennis
  • track
  • volleyball
MascotBulldogs
USNWR ranking7,863 (2020)
YearbookThe Growl
Websitewww.quitmanisd.net/o/quitman-high

Quitman High School is a public high school located in the city of Quitman, Texas. It is a part of the Quitman Independent School District located in central Wood County.


Academics

Enrollment

As of the 2017–18 school year, the school had an enrollment of 294 students and 31.08 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.46. There were 119 students eligible for free lunch and 24 eligible for reduced-cost lunch. The student population at Quitman is predominantly White, with a large Hispanic and Latino Americans.

In 2018, the school was rated Met Standard by the Texas Education Agency.

Awards

In 2018, the school was recognized for Academic Achievement in English Language Arts (ELA)/Reading by the Texas Education Agency.

Programs

Advanced Placement (AP)

Quitman offers Advanced Placement courses, which are provided by the Texas Virtual School Network.

Career and Technical Education (CTE)

In addition to the standard curriculum, the school also offers career and technical education (CTE) programs in the following fields.

  • Agriculture
  • Business Education
  • Education and Training
  • Finance
  • Family and Consumer Sciences
  • Health Science
  • Industrial Technologies

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

As of 2019, the school offered varsity and junior varsity sports teams for boys and girls, with an additional ninth grade girls volleyball team. These sports are run under the direction of Athletic Director Bryan Oakes and include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, powerlifting, softball, tennis, track and volleyball.

Football games are played at Bud Moody Stadium. Basketball and volleyball games are played at the Delbert Ballard Gymnasium.

State titles

  • Boys Golf
    • 2010 (UIL Class AA)
State finalist
  • Boys Basketball
    • 1945 (UIL Class A)
  • Volleyball
    • 1988 (UIL Class AA)
    • 2005 (UIL Class AA)

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "Search for Public Schools - QUITMAN H S (483630004078)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  2. "Quitman High School". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Texas Education Agency 2018-18 School Report card QUITMAN HS (250904001)" (PDF). quitmanisd.net. Texas Education Agency. 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  4. ^ "2019-2020 Quitman High School Student Handbook" (PDF). quitmanisd.net. Quitman Independent School District. 21 August 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  5. "2019-2020 Quitman Independent School District Athletic Handbook" (PDF). quitmanisd.net. Quitman Independent School District. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  6. "UIL Boys Golf State Champions". uil100.org. University Interscholastic League. 1 March 2012. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  7. "1944-1945 1A Boys Basketball State Results — Basketball — University Interscholastic League (UIL)". uiltexas.org. University Interscholastic League. 1945. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  8. ^ "UIL Volleyball State Champions". uil100.org. University Interscholastic League. 28 July 2011. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  9. Sissy Spacek at IMDb

External links

Education in Wood County, Texas
School districts
Alba-Golden ISD
Hawkins ISD
Mineola ISD
Quitman ISD
Winnsboro ISD
Yantis ISD
Tertiary
Universities
Closed
Segregated schools
Portions of some school districts extend into other counties.
Some areas are within Big Sandy ISD, Como-Pickton Consolidated ISD, Harmony ISD, Pittsburg ISD, and Union Hill ISD; their high schools are not in Wood County.
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