Type Public Secondary Grades 9–12 Color(s) Red and Gray Yearbook Aries Principal Dale Mitchell | Established 1959 Number of students 1635 Mascot Rams Phone +1 713-688-1361 | |
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Address 1900 W 34th St, Houston, TX 77018, USA Similar Lamar High School, Osborne Elementary School, Northbrook High School, Spring Woods High Sch, Aldine Senior High Sch Profiles | ||
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Stephen Pool Waltrip High School is a secondary school located at 1900 West 34th Street in Houston, Texas, United States, 77018.
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- Thelonius monkinstitute of jazz educates houstonisd waltrip high school students
- History
- School song
- Neighborhoods served by Waltrip
- Student body
- Athletics
- Facilities
- Dress code
- Feeder patterns
- Notable alumni
- References
Waltrip, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Houston Independent School District.
Waltrip has Houston ISD's Research and Technology magnet program.
The school's namesake is a former principal at the defunct Houston Heights High School, who transferred to Reagan High School (now Heights High School) after that school replaced Houston Heights High.
History
Waltrip High School opened in 1960 to serve many newly developed post-World War II subdivisions, and relieved Reagan High School of many students when it did so. It was relieved by Scarborough Junior-Senior High School when that school opened in 1969. The school was named after Stephen Pool Waltrip, a funeral home owner in the Houston Heights named principal of Reagan High School in 1918.
The school remained majority white until the early 1990s, when the school was equally white, black, and Hispanic.
In 1997 a portion of the Reagan High School boundary was rezoned to Waltrip. By the 2000s, Waltrip became majority Hispanic.
Waltrip has become one of the highest performing comprehensive high schools in Houston ISD by being named "Recognized" by the Texas Education Agency, one of the few urban high schools in Houston ISD to receive such a designation. (Reference: Texas Education Agency website).
Around 2012, each year a total of 400 students transfer from Booker T. Washington High School to Waltrip and Reagan.
In 2015 Andria Schur got a job as the principal of a charter school in Dallas, Texas, causing her to leave her post as principal of Waltrip. Dale Mitchell, previously the principal of Sterling High School, became the principal of Waltrip.
School song
The Waltrip school song, "Our Waltrip High", was written by alumni Jon Enloe with music by Joe Stuessy, both from the Class of 1961.
Neighborhoods served by Waltrip
Neighborhoods served by Waltrip include Garden Oaks, Timbergrove Manor, Shepherd Forest, Shepherd Park Plaza, Lazybrook, Shady Acres, most of Oak Forest, most of Cottage Grove, Candlelight Plaza and a small portion of the Houston Heights.
A townhome complex called Cottage Grove is zoned to Waltrip.
At one point, all of the Houston Heights was zoned to Reagan. In 1997, a small portion was rezoned to Waltrip.
Student body
As of 2006, the student body is predominantly Hispanic.
The makeup of the 1,808 students enrolled during the 2008-2009 school year was:
Approximately 73% of the students qualified for free or reduced lunch programs.
Athletics
The Athletics Department at Waltrip consists of the following teams:
Facilities
The school houses the Waltrip High School Child Development Center, a preschool program for low income children.
Dress code
Collared shirt (appropriate fit, NOT revealing), college shirt, or Waltrip spirit shirt. Blue jeans (NOT ripped, bleached, nor colors), solid khaki - pants, capris, or knee-length shorts (must touch/reach knee). Solid hoody or Waltrip hoody allowed.
The Texas Education Agency specified that the parents and/or guardians of students zoned to a school with school uniforms (the definition includes dress codes which limit colors) may apply for a waiver to opt out of the uniform policy so their children do not have to wear the uniform; parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.
Feeder patterns
Elementary schools that feed into Waltrip include:
Middle schools that feed into Waltrip include: