United High School (Laredo, Texas)
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| Coordinates | 27°37′31″N 99°27′56″W / 27.62522°N 99.46554°W |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1963 |
| School district | United Independent School District |
| Staff | 224.51 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 3,644 (2022-23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.23[1] |
| Color(s) | Orange & White |
| Mascot | Longhorn |
| Website | uhs.unitedisd.org |
United High School is a public high school located in the northern portion of Laredo, Texas, United States, and is a part of the United Independent School District. A new campus opened on August 24, 2009, for the 2009-2010 school year to alleviate overcrowding at the old campus. Freshman students have been placed in a new campus right next to the main campus. It is the most populated school in Laredo.
Attendance boundary
[edit]Communities within the United High boundary include portions of Laredo and the following census-designated places:[2][3]
Feeder schools
[edit]Feeder middle schools include Elias Herrera Middle School and George Washington Middle School.
Magnet school
[edit]United High School also houses the United Engineering & Technology Magnet, which has a robotics program.
"The Protected School"
[edit]The school was built to contain civil defense facilities. United High School was the subject of a 1965 propaganda film issued by the Office of Civil Defense, "The Protected School".[4]
Notable alumni
[edit] | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (August 2022) |
- Steve Asmussen (Class of 1985), horse trainer and racer
- Ana Rodriguez (Miss Texas USA 2011)[5]
- Edgar Valdez Villareal, captured drug lord for the Betran-Leyva Cartel
- Marco Antonio Flores
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "UNITED H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2020 CENSUS): Webb County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-04-19. - 2010 map
- ^ "Boundary Map". United High School. Retrieved 2022-08-29. - PDF map - See interactive school district map
- ^ "The Protected School"
- ^ Alvarado, Celina (July 19, 2006). "Beauty brawl leaves scars". Laredo Morning Times. Laredo, TX: Hearst Corporation. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
External links
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