S. H. Rider High School

S. H. Rider High School
Address
Map
4611 Cypress Avenue

Wichita Falls
,
Wichita
,
Texas
76310

United States
Coordinates33°51′44″N 98°34′10″W / 33.862281°N 98.569506°W / 33.862281; -98.569506
Information
School typePublic secondary
MottoOne Family, One Team
Established1961
ClosedMay 24, 2024; 7 months ago (May 24, 2024)[1]
School districtWichita Falls Independent School District
Staff102.79 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,520 (2018-19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio14.79[2]
Color(s)    Black and gold
NicknameRaiders
RivalsWichita Falls High School

S.H. Rider High School was a public school in Wichita Falls, Texas, United States. It was part of the Wichita Falls Independent School District. The school opened in 1961 and served students in grades nine through twelve, until its closure in May 2024.[1]

History

The school opened for classes in the fall of 1961. It was named for Stephen H. Rider, a long-time educator in the Wichita Falls Independent School District. He was principal of Wichita Falls High School from 1919 to 1949.[3]

Although Rider did not open until seven years after the U.S. Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision, none of Wichita Falls's high schools integrated their classes until the late 1960s.[4]

Rider shut its’ doors permanently at the end of the 2023-2024 school year, with two new high schools, Legacy High and Memorial High, near completion.[5] Students were transferred to one of the new high schools depending on which zone they lived in. The campus will sit vacant until a potential school bond election in 2027 is proposed to convert it into a middle school.[6]

Demographics

In the 2016–2017 academic year, 59.3% of Rider's graduates were white, 22.3% were Hispanic, 9.8% were African American, 4.3% were Asian, 1.6% were American Indian, 0.3% were Pacific Islander, and 2.4% were multiracial.[7]

Academics

During the 2016–2017 school year, 8.2% of Rider students were in the school's gifted and talented education program.[8] Another 10.4% of Rider students were in the school's special education program.[8]

In 2016, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) gave Rider an academic accountability rating of "Met standard".[8] In 2018, the TEA began grading schools in five key areas of performance.[9] In 2017, four "preliminary" grades were given to Rider: a B, two Cs, and a D.[9]

Sports

Memorial Stadium is home to the Rider Raiders and other district high school teams.

In 1970, Wichita Falls Independent School District built Memorial Stadium, the first high school stadium in Texas with AstroTurf.[10] Seating capacity is over 14,500.[11]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b Final day for three WFISD high schools by Rowan Hardman - May. 24, 2024
  2. ^ a b c "RIDER H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  3. ^ Rider High School yearbook (1962). "S(tephen) H. Rider". Reproduced on the Wichita Falls Independent School District website. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  4. ^ Hollandsworth, Skip (December 1994). "Whatever Happened to Ronnie Littleton?". Texas Monthly. See especially the first long paragraph of the original article. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  5. ^ Hoggard, Joshua (January 18, 2023). "Final day of high school at Hirschi, Rider, WFHS confirmed". Texoma’s Home Page. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  6. ^ Smith, Spencer R. (August 15, 2023). "WFISD school board discuss middle school plans". KAUZ-TV. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  7. ^ Texas Education Agency (2017). "2016-17 Texas Academic Performance Reports". Rider H S report, p. 16. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  8. ^ a b c Author unidentified (2017). "Rider High School". The Texas Tribune, Austin-based nonprofit journalism website. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  9. ^ a b Sweeten-Shults, Lara (January 6, 2017). "WFISD Scores Cs, Ds on Preliminary Ratings Report". Times Record News, Wichita Falls daily newspaper. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  10. ^ Sherrod, Rick (2013). Texas High School Football Dynasties. The History Press / Arcadia Publishing, p. 77. ISBN 978-1-60949-612-8.
  11. ^ Author unidentified (date not given). "Memorial Stadium". Midwestern State University "Athletics" website. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  12. ^ Bordow, Scott (May 22, 2014). "D-Backs Rookie Chase Anderson on Childhood, Lawn Mowing". Arizona Republic. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  13. ^ Newberry, Andy. "Newberry: Ryan Brasier out from behind the plate and throwing in 2018 World Series". Times Record News.
  14. ^ Kinney, Makayla (November 7, 2012). "Frank Plans to Maintain Job Growth". The Wichitan, news website at Midwestern State University. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  15. ^ "Steve Railsback, S H Rider High School, Class of 1966". classfinders.com. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  16. ^ Hall, Jonathan (April 27, 2020). "Rider quarterback Jacob Rodriguez commits to University of Virginia". Times Record News. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  17. ^ Jones, Carolyn (February 4, 1977). "'Man Without Country' Free To Come Home After 10 Years". Wichita Falls Times, pp. 1, 2. Mentions Satin's S. H. Rider graduation. Includes quotes from one of his Rider teachers.
  18. ^ Cloud, Dana L. "'Socialism of the Mind': the New Age of Post-Marxism". In Simons, Herbert W., and Billig, Michael, eds. (1994). After Postmodernism: Reconstructing Ideology Critique. SAGE Publications, pp. 222–247. Includes extended discussion of one of Satin's political books. ISBN 978-0-8039-8878-1.
  19. ^ a b Gholson, Nick (August 25, 2011). "Rider's 50 Best in 50 Years". Times Record News, Wichita Falls daily newspaper.
  20. ^ Hendren, Mike (May 14, 2014). "Rider Graduate Signs with Titans". KWFS (AM), Wichita Falls radio station. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  21. ^ Duncan, Zach (January 13, 2009). "Rider Receiver Eric Ward Now Headed to Texas Tech Instead of OU". Times Record News, Wichita Falls daily newspaper. Archived from the original on January 16, 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2014.