Mansfield High School is a public secondary school located at 3001 East Broad Street in Mansfield, Texas. Part of the Mansfield Independent School District, the school serves a portion of Mansfield. As of 2018, the school had 2,688 students. Mansfield High School is known for their baseball and golf sports programs. As well as being the last school district in the country to desegregate, and only doing so when the national guard was brought to escort the first 3 African American students into the building.[3]
| Mansfield High School | |
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| Address | |
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3001 East Broad Street , 76063 United States | |
| Information | |
| Motto | Where Every Story Matters |
| Established | 1909 (current building in 2002) |
| Oversight | Mansfield ISD |
| Principal | Regenia Crane [2] |
| Teaching staff | 148.53 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,619 (2022–23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.63[1] |
| Color(s) | Black Gold |
| Song | We're putting you first Mansfield High We're showing you off Mansfield High We know you're the best, in most every test That's why we love you so Mansfield High...Rah, Rah It isn't all work or all play It isn't the same every day We love you with all our might We'll stick to you day and night Yes Sir, it's good old Mansfield High |
| Fight song | Now Tiger fans from everywhere may sing of colors true. But who has a better right than we to hold the banner true. For Mansfield shows its Tiger Pride in everything so bold. And proves the Tigers' right to wear the Tiger Black and Gold. |
| Athletics conference | 6A |
| Mascot | Tigers |
| Rival | Mansfield Summit High School Lake Ridge High School |
Academics
Mansfield High School has a notable academic presence, as it is the highest performing High School in Mansfield, with a 96% graduation rate as well as having 83% Proficiency in Reading and 85% Proficiency in Mathematics. Mansfield offers 24 AP Courses, ranging from Human Geography to Calculus BC. The average AP Enrollment is 40% and the average Pass Rate is 46%.[4]
Feeder patterns
The following elementary schools[5] feed into Mansfield High School:[6]
- Boren
- Brown
- Nash (partial)
- Reid
- Tipps
The following intermediate schools[7] feed into Mansfield High School:
- Asa Low (partial)
- Orr (partial)
The following middle schools[7] feed into Mansfield High School:
- Wester (partial)
- Worley (partial)
Notable alumni
- David Graham, perpetrator of the murder of Adrianne Jones[8]
- Sam Hilliard, 2012, MLB outfielder for the Colorado Rockies.[9]
- Adrianne Jones, murder victim[10]
- Lenzy Pipkins, 2012, American football player[11]
- Hassan Ridgeway, 2012, American football player[12]
- Kenneth Sheets, Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives
- Stepfan Taylor, 2009, former NFL running back for the Arizona Cardinals[13]
- Trystan Andrew Terrell, perpetrator of the 2019 University of North Carolina at Charlotte shooting[14]
- Jordan Walden, 2006, former MLB pitcher[15]
- Sean Williams, 2004, professional basketball player[16]
- Kennedy Brooks, 2017, Oklahoma Sooners football running back[17]
- David Cook, Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives and former mayor of Mansfield.
- Charles Ray Hicks, confessed serial killer on Death Row in Pennsylvania. ""Man sentenced to Death Row""
- Toby Onwumere actor.