New Braunfels High School

New Braunfels High School (commonly referred to as NBHS) is a public high school in New Braunfels, Texas (USA) that was established in 1845. Up until 2008, New Braunfels was one of the largest 4A high schools in Texas and now is classified as a 6A school by the UIL as of 2016. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[2]

New Braunfels High School
Address
2551 Loop 337 North

New Braunfels
,
Texas
78130

United States
Coordinates29°43′07″N 98°08′58″W
Information
School typePublic high school
Established1845
School districtNew Braunfels Independent School District
PrincipalChris Smith
Teaching staff99.27 (FTE)[1]
Grades10-12
Enrollment1,766 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.79[1]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)          Royal Blue & White
Athletics conferenceUIL Class AAAAAA
NicknameUnicorns
RivalCanyon Cougars
Websitehttps://schools.nbisd.org/page/nbhs.homepage

The Haiti national football team temporarily held training sessions at New Braunfels High School's stadium, the 10,000-capacity Unicorn Stadium (football and soccer) as the Stade Sylvio Cator, the team's home field, was being used as a tent city for victims of the earthquake in Haiti in January 2010.[3]

From the official district website: "New Braunfels ISD provides an environment where all students are engaged and empowered to become self-reliant learners in a constantly changing world." [4]

Academics

Several New Braunfels graduates have been named as Scholars, Finalists, Semi-finalists, and Commended by the National Merit Scholarship Program. Along with the 4 core areas, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and English, NBHS offers many career classes. These range from Business Management to Automotive Technician. New Braunfels High School also offers Advanced Placement classes.

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. [5]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown in 2018-19 was:

  • Male - 51.9%
  • Female - 48.1%
  • Native American/Alaskan - 0.3%
  • Asian - 1.4%
  • Black - 2.9%
  • Hispanic - 41.9%
  • White - 52.2%
  • Multiracial - 1.2%

26.9% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[1]

Athletics

The New Braunfels Unicorns compete in the following sports:[6]

State titles
  • Baseball [7]
    • 2006 (4A)
  • Girls Bowling
    • 2003 & 2007
  • Girls Cross County [8]
    • 1993 (4A), 1994 (4A), 1995 (4A)
  • Boys Soccer [9]
    • 1994 (All)
  • Team Tennis [10][11]
    • 2007 (4A), 2008 (5A), 2009 (5A), 2010 (5A), 2011 (5A), 2012 (5A), 2013 (5A), 2015 (6A)
  • Girls Track [12]
    • 1996 (4A)
  • Volleyball [13]
    • 2000 (4A), 2005 (4A)

Notable alumni

References
  1. "NEW BRAUNFELS H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  2. "2015 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency.
  3. The Herald-Zeitung, "Haitian soccer team to train in New Braunfels", Chris Cobb, 12 April 2010 (accessed 27 January 2010)
  4. "NBHS Homepage". Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  5. "NBISD News Blog". Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  7. "UIL Baseball State Champions". uil100.org. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  8. "UIL Girls Cross Country State Champions". uil100.org. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  9. "UIL Boys Soccer State Champions". uil100.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  10. "UIL Team Tennis State Champions". uil100.org. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  11. "UIL Team Tennis State Champions". Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  12. "UIL Girls Track & Field State Champions". uil100.org. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  13. "UIL Volleyball State Champions". uil100.org. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
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