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Travis High School

Coordinates: 29°39′13″N 95°42′59″W / 29.6535°N 95.71652°W / 29.6535; -95.71652
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William B. Travis High School
Address
Map
11111 Harlem Road

,
77406

Coordinates29°39′13″N 95°42′59″W / 29.6535°N 95.71652°W / 29.6535; -95.71652
Information
School typePublic high school
Established2006
School districtFort Bend Independent School District
SuperintendentChristie Whitbeck
CEEB code445848
NCES School ID481965010669
PrincipalSarah Laberge
Faculty227
Teaching staff148.46 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment3,008 (2020-2021)[1]
 • Grade 9875
 • Grade 10802
 • Grade 11794
 • Grade 12717
Student to teacher ratio17.72[1]
Color(s)Scarlet and Gray    
Athletics conferenceUIL Class AAAAAA
MascotTiger
AccreditationTexas Education Agency
TEA RatingA (2019)
WebsiteWilliam B. Travis High School website

William B. Travis High School is a public high school located on Harlem Road, southwest of the intersection of Harlem Road and State Highway 99 (Grand Parkway) in Pecan Grove,[2] unincorporated Fort Bend County, Texas, United States.

Travis High School which serves grades 9 through 12, is part of the Fort Bend Independent School District. Although having a Richmond, Texas address, the school is located outside the city limits of Richmond;[3] FBISD does not serve any portion of the City of Richmond.

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

The attendance boundary includes Pecan Grove and the employee residences of some of the Jester State Prison Farm units.[4]

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.[5]

The opening of Travis relieved Austin High School and George Bush High School,[6] with grades 9 and 10 immediately zoned to Travis,[7] and grades 11 to 12 continuing to go to Austin with a phaseout of one grade per year.[8] Travis became Fort Bend ISD's tenth high school.

The school's student council is known for bringing dogs in for stress relief dogs prior to exam week.[9]

Campus

Travis is located on Harlem Road, off Grand Parkway/SH 99[10] and surrounded by the Harvest Green neighborhood, a master-planned community by Johnson Development.[11][12] 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.[13][14]

Athletics

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

In the 2012-2013 school year, Travis was the UIL 5A basketball state champion.

Feeder patterns

The following elementary schools feed into Travis:

  • Brazos Bend
  • Neill
  • Pecan Grove
  • Oakland
  • Patterson (Partial)
  • Madden (Partial)
  • Malala (Partial)

The following middle schools[15] feed into Travis:

  • Sartartia Middle School (partial)
  • James Bowie Middle School
  • Garcia Middle School (partial)

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "WILLIAM B TRAVIS H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Pecan Grove CDP, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2019-09-13. - Pages: 1 and 2
  3. ^ "Official Zoning Map". City of Richmond. Retrieved 2020-09-28. - Use the address to note the school is not in the city limits.
  4. ^ "Elementary School Zones Middle School Zones High School Zones 2020-2021" (PDF). Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  5. ^ Fort Bend ISD History Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "High School Attendance Zones Effective Fall 2006." Fort Bend Independent School District. October 29, 2005. Retrieved on September 23, 2010.
  7. ^ "High School Attendance Zones Effective Fall 2006 9th and 10th Grades." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on September 23, 2010.
  8. ^ "High School Zone Effective Fall 2006 11th and 12th Grades." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on September 23, 2010.
  9. ^ Spurs, Terrian (2022-12-02). "Travis High School in Fort Bend ISD provides students pet therapy ahead of exams". FOX 26 Houston. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
  10. ^ "William B. Travis High School · 11111 Harlem Rd, Richmond, TX 77406, United States". William B. Travis High School · 11111 Harlem Rd, Richmond, TX 77406, United States. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  11. ^ "Harvest Green in Richmond, TX | Johnson Development". www.johnsondevelopment.com. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  12. ^ "2659-10900_Harvest Green_Land Plan Exhibit_1-31-2020" (PDF).
  13. ^ "Station detail". www.exxon.com. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  14. ^ "Richmond". Summer Moon Coffee. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  15. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-04-30. Retrieved 2011-04-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. ^ "Release: Sevens Acquire Aaron Harrison - Delaware 87ers". Delaware.dleague.nba.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  17. ^ "Charcer Burks Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  18. ^ Ryan Dunsmore (June 19, 2015). "Bertness selected by Angels in the 2015 MLB Draft". Fbherald.com. Retrieved March 8, 2017.