| John Paul Stevens High School | |
| Streetaddress: | 600 North Ellison Drive |
| City: | San Antonio |
| State: | Texas |
| Zipcode: | 78251 |
| County: | Bexar County |
| Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 29.4403°N -98.6855°W |
| Established: | 2005 |
| Type: | Public Secondary |
| Enrollment: | 2,750[1] |
| Enrollment As Of: | 2023 |
| District: | Northside Independent School District |
| Grades: | 9-12 |
| Superintendent: | Dr. John M Craft[2] |
| Principal: | Ryan Purtell |
| Principal Label1: | Vice Principal |
| Principal1: | Wendy Reyes |
| Head Name: | Academic Dean |
| Head: | Tiffany Burrell |
| Head Name2: | Assistant Principal |
| Head2: | Jason Havrda Johnny Fair Christopher Lasko Melissa Herrera Moises Ochoa |
| Mascot: | Falcon |
| Colors: | Red, silver and black |
| Conference: | UIL Class AAAAAA |
| Free Label 1: | Sports District |
| Free 1: | 28-6A |
| Free Label 2: | Athletic Coordinator |
| Free 2: | Anthony Boykin |
| Website: | Official Website(www.runstevensrun.com) |
John Paul Stevens High School located in the Seaworld area, is one of nineteen public high schools in the Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas, USA.[3] The campus is located near SeaWorld San Antonio. As with all Northside ISD schools, the school is named for a United States Supreme Court justice, in this case John Paul Stevens, who attended the school's dedication in 2005.[4]
As of Fall 2023, the enrollment at Stevens is 2750 students, and middle schools that feed into Stevens are Pease Middle School and Vale Middle School.
In 1987, Pope John Paul II held mass on the site that later became Stevens High School. The service was part of his visit to San Antonio, and a monument sits near the school to commemorate the visit.[5] [6]
Stevens was built with funds from the voter approved 2001 Bond Issue. Designed by PBK Architects, it was built by Bartlett Cocke Contractors at a cost of $50 million. The 398000square feet, state of the art school building is two-story, and has an abundance of natural light.[7]
The Stevens Falcons compete in the following sports:[8]
Mykkele Thompson- Football- University of Texas and New York Giants
Elijah Garcia- Football- Rice University and Denver Broncos