Rockport-Fulton High School is a public high school in Rockport, Texas, United States, located on the Texas Gulf Coast. It is the only high school in the Rockport-Fulton Independent School District and classified as a 4A school by the UIL. During 2023–2024, Rockport-Fulton High School had an enrollment of 898 students and a student to teacher ratio of 13.00.[1] The school received an overall rating of "B" from the Texas Education Agency for the 2021–2022 school year.[2]
| Rockport-Fulton High School | |
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| Address | |
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1801 Omohundro Street , , 78382-3217 | |
| Coordinates | 28°02′34″N 97°02′42″W / 28.04277°N 97.04492°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, high school |
| Motto | Once a Pirate, Always a Pirate |
| Established | 1884 |
| Locale | Town: Distant[1] |
| School district | Rockport-Fulton ISD |
| NCES School ID | 480855000222 [1] |
| Principal | Rhonda Mieth |
| Faculty | 69.07 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 898[1] (2023–2024) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.00[1] |
| Color(s) | Forest Green & Gold |
| Athletics conference | UIL Class AAAA |
| Mascot | Pirates/Lady Pirates |
| Website | [1] |
Parts of the school collapsed in August 2017 due to Hurricane Harvey.[3] Its new gymnasium, built for $1 million donated by Ellen DeGeneres and Lowe's Home Improvement, has a capacity of 1,000 and opened in the fall of September 2019.[4]
Athletics
editThe Rockport-Fulton Pirates compete in the following sports [5]
Notable alumni
edit- Dat Nguyen – former NFL player for the Dallas Cowboys[6]
- Guy Clark - American country and folk singer, musician, songwriter, recording artist, and performer
- Tammie Brown - drag queen, best known for appearing on the first seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race and RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public Schools - Rockport-Fulton City High School (480855000222 )". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ "TEA". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ "HARVEY HITS COASTAL BEND: People reportedly trapped inside collapsed Rockport building". Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Rockport-Fulton ISD's new gym funded by Lowe's, Ellen DeGeneres". KIII at KHOU. 2019-01-15. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ "Schools - The Athletics Department .com". www.theathleticsdepartment.com. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Dat Nguyen". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
External links
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