Travis High School Explained

Travis High School should not be confused with Travis Early College High School.

William B. Travis High School
Logo Alt:A scarlet uppercase 'T' outlined with a white line and thicker black line and the name TRAVIS in black capital letters laid across, interrupting the 'T'
Us Nces District Id:4819650
Superintendent:Christie Whitbeck
Grades:9-12
Ceeb:445848
Us Nces School Id:481965010669
Principal:Sarah Laberge
Principal Label1:Associate Principal
Principal1:Mario MacDonald
Enrollment:3,205 (2022–2023)[1]
Grade9:879
Grade10:806
Grade11:796
Grade12:724
Ratio:19.54 (FTE)
Faculty:227
Teaching Staff:164.06 (FTE)
Free Label5:TEA Rating
Yearbook:Stripes
Feeder Schools:Macario Garcia Middle SchoolSartartia Middle SchoolJames Bowie middle schoolCrockett Middle School
Free Text5:A (2019)
Hours In Day:7.25
Campus Type:Large suburb
Athletics Conference:UIL District 20
Sports:
Mascot:Tiger
Rival:Austin High School[2]
Usnwr Ranking:2,198[3]
Streetaddress:11111 Harlem Road
Zipcode:77406
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA

William B. Travis High School, known simply as Travis High School, is a public high school in Pecan Grove, Fort Bend County, Texas. Located off Grand Parkway and in Houston's extraterritorial jurisdiction,[4] the school is Fort Bend Independent School District's (FBISD) tenth high school and the largest school by enrollment in the district. Opened in 2006, Travis holds a Richmond, Texas address although the school (nor the district) do not serve any part of the city. The school serves part of Pecan Grove, part of Aliana, and part of New Territory (in addition to the employee residences of the nearby Jester State Prison Farm units).[5] Travis is considered one of the most racially diverse public high schools in the state.[6] [7]

The school's mascot is the tiger and the school colors are scarlet, gray, and white.[8]

Travis hosts two of FBISD's high school academies: the Global Studies Academy (GSA) and the International Business and Marketing Academy (IBMA).[9]

History

Travis High School is named after Texas pioneer William B. Travis. The campus opened on August 21, 2006 and received its dedication on October 15 of the same year.[10] The opening of Travis relieved Austin High School and George Bush High School,[11] with grades 9 and 10 immediately zoned to Travis,[12] and grades 11 to 12 continuing to go to Austin with a phaseout of one grade per year.[13] It became Fort Bend ISD's tenth high school.

In January 2022, more than 200 students at the school signed a petition urging FBISD to close schools in response to rising COVID-19 cases.[14]

In the 2022-2023 school year, district administrators proposed new attendance boundaries to combat overcrowding at the school of more than 3,000 students. The plans include zoning all students from New Territory (which is currently split between Travis and Austin) to only Austin High School, and possibly transferring the two academies the school hosts to another high school in the district such as Kempner High School.[15] [16] The change was approved in February 2023.[17]

The school's student council is known for bringing dogs in for stress relief dogs prior to exam week.[18]

Campus

Travis is located on Harlem Road, off Grand Parkway/SH 99[19] and surrounded by the Harvest Green neighborhood, a master-planned community by Johnson Development.[20] [21] Directly to the north across Harvest Corner Drive are a number of commercial shops, including Subway and Kung Fu Tea. Additional shops are to the east across Harlem, including an Exxon.[22] [23]

The south half of the campus property contains many athletic facilities, including a turfed football field and track, a baseball field, a softball field, three practice fields, and 8 tennis courts, along with a fieldhouse.

Athletics

Travis, as well as all other high schools in the district, have teams represented in every UIL sport except for wrestling. In the 2012-2013 school year, Travis was the UIL 5A basketball state champion.

Feeder patterns

The attendance boundary of the school include Pecan Grove, Aliana, New Territory, and the employee residences of some of the nearby Jester State Prison Farm units.

The following elementary schools feed into Travis:

The following middle schools[24] feed into Travis:

Under proposed changes, Brazos Bend Elementary and Sartartia Middle School would no longer feed into Travis, and some areas may attend Crockett Middle School instead of Bowie Middle School (but remain zoned to Travis.

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WILLIAM B TRAVIS H S. National Center for Education Statistics. May 27, 2024.
  2. Web site: William B Travis High School in Richmond, Texas - US News Best High Schools. Instagram. February 5, 2023.
  3. Web site: William B Travis High School in Richmond, Texas - US News Best High Schools. U.S. News & World Report. February 4, 2022.
  4. Web site: City of Houston and ETJ . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230205224110/https://mycity.houstontx.gov/MYCITYDOCS/documents/map-2022CityLimits-ETJ_pj25405.pdf . 2023-02-05 . PDF . February 5, 2023 . Houston.
  5. Web site: Elementary School Zones Middle School Zones High School Zones 2020-2021 . 2020-09-28 . Fort Bend Independent School District.
  6. Web site: Young . Jessica Hamilton . 2016-03-28 . These are Texas' most diverse public high schools . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230204190515/https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/These-are-Texas-most-diverse-public-high-schools-7213192.php . 2023-02-04 . 2023-02-04 . . en-US.
  7. Web site: 2023 Most Diverse High Schools in Texas . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230204190510/https://www.niche.com/k12/search/most-diverse-public-high-schools/s/texas/ . 2023-02-04 . 2023-02-04 . . en.
  8. Web site: Fort Bend Independent School District School Colors and Mascots . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230408023950/https://www.fortbendisd.com/cms/lib09/TX01917858/Centricity/domain/4/campus%20resources/School%20Colors%20and%20Mascots%20w%20abbrev%202015-2016.pdf . 2023-04-08 . February 4, 2023 . PDF.
  9. Web site: Global Studies Academy / Academy . 2023-02-05 . www.fortbendisd.com . en.
  10. http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm Fort Bend ISD History
  11. "High School Attendance Zones Effective Fall 2006." Fort Bend Independent School District. October 29, 2005. Retrieved on September 23, 2010.
  12. "High School Attendance Zones Effective Fall 2006 9th and 10th Grades." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on September 23, 2010.
  13. "High School Zone Effective Fall 2006 11th and 12th Grades." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on September 23, 2010.
  14. Web site: Park . Brooke . 2022-01-31 . Texas students, frustrated by limited COVID-19 protocols, turn to petition drives and walkouts . 2023-02-07 . The Texas Tribune . en.
  15. Web site: Boundary Planning and Enrollment Management / Northwest Area Boundary Planning Public Hearing . 2023-02-04 . www.fortbendisd.com . en.
  16. Web site: Jan 09, 2023 Board Meeting - Fort Bend County ISD, TX . 2023-02-05 . fortbendisd.new.swagit.com . en.
  17. Web site: Boundary Planning and Enrollment Management / Department Home . 2023-02-18 . www.fortbendisd.com . en.
  18. Web site: Spurs . Terrian . 2022-12-02 . Travis High School in Fort Bend ISD provides students pet therapy ahead of exams . 2023-01-18 . . en-US.
  19. Web site: William B. Travis High School · 11111 Harlem Rd, Richmond, TX 77406, United States . 2022-05-08 . William B. Travis High School · 11111 Harlem Rd, Richmond, TX 77406, United States . en-IN.
  20. Web site: Harvest Green in Richmond, TX Johnson Development. . 2022-05-08 . www.johnsondevelopment.com . en.
  21. Web site: 2659-10900_Harvest Green_Land Plan Exhibit_1-31-2020 .
  22. Web site: Station detail . 2022-05-08 . www.exxon.com . en.
  23. Web site: Richmond . 2022-05-08 . Summer Moon Coffee . en.
  24. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-04-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110430041922/http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/cmf/var/tidbits/Tidbits_parentlinks_20070810_1515.pdf . 2011-04-30 .
  25. Web site: Release: Sevens Acquire Aaron Harrison - Delaware 87ers . Delaware.dleague.nba.com . March 8, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170203225612/http://delaware.dleague.nba.com/news/release-sevens-acquire-aaron-harrison/ . February 3, 2017 . dead . mdy-all .
  26. Web site: Charcer Burks Minor Leagues Statistics & History . Baseball-reference.com . March 8, 2017.
  27. Web site: Bertness selected by Angels in the 2015 MLB Draft . Fbherald.com . June 19, 2015 . Ryan Dunsmore . March 8, 2017.
  28. Web site: HOME . 2023-08-11 . CC (Revised) 2022-23 . en.

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