| Andrews High School | |
| Address: | 1400 NW Avenue K |
| Zipcode: | 79714-3860 |
| Locale: | Town: Distant |
| Grades: | 912 |
| Principal: | Robert Webb |
| Enrollment: | 1,161 |
| Enrollment As Of: | 20222023 |
| Ratio: | 13.87 |
| Staff: | 83.70 |
| Colors: | Black & Gold |
| Conference: | UIL, AAAA |
| Mascot: | Mustang/Lady Mustang |
| Yearbook: | The Mustang |
| Website: | Andrews High School |
Andrews High School or AHS is a public high school based in Andrews, Texas, United States and classified as a 4A school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). It is a part of the Andrews Independent School District which serves all of Andrews County. During 20222023, Andrews High School had an enrollment of 1,161 students and a student to teacher ratio of 13.87. The school received an overall rating of "B" from the Texas Education Agency for the 20212022 school year. [1]
In recent years, a new multi-use sports facility has been added which includes a swimming pool with a separate diving well, a basketball stadium, and a new performance center. AHS is further recognized to be an achieving academic school, with a variety of State Awards in UIL Accounting, Computer Applications, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, CX Debate, Computer Science, and UIL One Act Play. For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given a B by the Texas Education Agency.[2]
The school has an official National Forensics Association Charter, is an active National Speech and Debate school, and has regularly been noted in its state-ranking football team. The school also hosts an Aviation Academy which is a four year program split between the high school and Guilford Technical Community College.[3] A similar program is also in place to fast track a career in education with little or no debt. After graduation the students are committed to being a teacher at the school for at least three years.[4]
In 2021, the high school playoff game between Andrews and Springtown was postponed after the Andrews High School marching band was involved in a crash where three people died. The school's band director and the bus driver, a retired math teacher were both killed, along with the driver of the pickup that was going the wrong way before striking the bus.[5] [6]
The Andrews Mustangs compete in these sports - [7]