Henrietta M. King Early College High School | |
Established: | 1910 |
Type: | Public |
Schooltype: | high school |
District: | Kingsville Independent School District |
Grades: | 9–12 |
Enrollment: | 960 (2018–19)[1] |
Ratio: | 16.12 |
Teaching Staff: | 59.54 (FTE) |
Colors: | Black & gold |
Conference: | UIL Class 16 AAAA Div. I |
Mascot: | Brahma |
Streetaddress: | 2210 S Brahma Blvd |
City: | Kingsville |
State: | Texas |
Zipcode: | 78363-7108 |
Country: | USA |
Coordinates: | 27.4954°N -97.8541°W |
Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
Homepage: | Henrietta M. King High School |
Henrietta M. King Early College High School is a public high school located in Kingsville, Texas, US. It is part of the Kingsville Independent School District located in west central Kleberg County.
Henrietta M. King High School | |
Coordinates: | 27.5106°N -97.8667°W |
Map Label: | Henrietta M. King High School |
Locmap Relief: | yes |
Added: | May 9, 1983 |
Refnum: | 83003145 |
Designated Other1: | RTHL |
Designated Other1 Date: | 1981 |
Designated Other1 Number: | 2440 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
H. M. King High School is named after Henrietta King, the wife of Richard King, founder of the King Ranch. The school was previously located on a campus located at 400 West King Avenue. The Mission/Spanish Revival school building constructed on that site in 1909 was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 and designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1981.
The Kingsville Brahmas compete in cross country, volleyball, football, basketball, powerlifting, soccer, golf, tennis, track & field, softball, and baseball.
The school's football team plays its home games at Javelina Stadium.
Both the girls' and boys' soccer teams play their home games at Mopac Field. The girls' soccer team is a 3-time district champion, area champion, and regional quarterfinalist.
The school has a musical program which includes concert bands and a marching band. The H. M. King Mighty Brahma Marching Band reached the state-level UIL Marching Band Competition in San Antonio for the 14th time in the 2014–2015 marching season.