William Howard Taft High School (San Antonio)

William H. Taft High School
New entrance and library, completed 2022
Address
Map
11600 Culebra Road

San Antonio
,
Bexar County
,
Texas
78253

United States
Coordinates29°29′54″N 98°43′18″W / 29.498255°N 98.721580°W / 29.498255; -98.721580
Information
School typePublic, high school
Founded1985
School districtNorthside Independent School District
SuperintendentDr. Brian T. Woods[2]
NCES School ID483312006148[1]
PrincipalMartha Cortinas-Fernandez
Vice PrincipalRichard Halle
Academic DeanJacquelyn Lambert
Assistant PrincipalLeandra Valdez
Jennifer Rios
Fernando Nieto
Brett Jeffries
Faculty155.52 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,719[1] (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio17.48[1]
LanguageEnglish
CampusSuburban
Color(s)    Red and white
Athletics conferenceUIL Class AAAAAA
MascotRaider
Sports District28-6A
Feeder Middle SchoolsH.B. Zachry
John B. Connally
Coke R. Stevenson
Wallace B. Jefferson
Dolph Briscoe
John Folks
Rival schoolsWilliam J. Brennan High School
Earl Warren High School
Sandra Day O'connor High School
WebsiteOfficial Website

William Howard Taft High School is a public high school in the Northside Independent School District (NISD) of San Antonio, Texas, United States. As with all NISD high schools, the school is named for a United States Supreme Court justice, in this case former Chief Justice William Howard Taft, who was also the 27th President of the United States.

Taft High School was the fifth NISD high school, and the first outside Loop 1604. It is home to the magnet school Communications Arts High School which focuses primarily on college readiness and technology. The building was designed by Noonan & Dockery & Noonan & Rogers Architects and was built by the H.B. Zachry Company.

Taft was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 1997-98.[3] For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given a "B" by the Texas Education Agency, with a distinction for Academic Achievement in Social Studies.[4]

Athletics

The Taft Raiders compete in the following sports:[5]

Marching Band

The Taft Raider Band has over 190 students from Communications Arts and Taft. The band qualified for the state marching contest in 2014. They participate in Region 29 and Area H UIL competitions.

Taft Raiders football

In December 2001 the Taft Raiders competed in the 2001 class 5A Division 1 State Championship game. The Taft Raiders faced the Mesquite Skeeters at Alamo Stadium in San Antonio,Texas. But the Taft Raiders would lose to the Skeeters by a final score of 14-13. And the Taft Raiders became 2001 State runner-up. The Taft Raiders year by year results of Texas high school football are below from 1997-2024

Years Records Head Coach Season Results
1997 N/A N/A State Semifinalist losing to Katy Tigers 16-35 (5A D1)
2001 12-3 Bridges State Finalist losing to Mesquite Skeeters 13-14 (5A D1)
2003 7-4 Bridges Bi District round losing to Smithson Valley Rangers 14-24(5A D2)
2004 10-4 Bridges State Quarterfinalist losing to Smithson Valley Rangers 24-42 (5A D2)
2005 2-8 Davenport No playoffs
2006 4-6 Davenport No playoffs
2007 4-7 Davenport Bi District round losing to East Central 17-22 (5A D2)
2008 3-7 Davenport No playoffs
2009 5-5 Davenport No playoffs
2010 1-9 Davenport No playoffs
2011 1-9 Davenport No playoffs
2012 3-7 Davenport No playoffs
2013 2-8 Davenport No playoffs
2014 4-6 Davenport No playoffs
2015 3-7 Davenport No playoffs
2016 4-6 Davenport No playoffs
2017 2-8 Davenport No playoffs
2018 3-8 Stade No playoffs
2019 3-7 Stade No playoffs
2020 8-4 Stade 3rd round playoff loss to Hays 41-62 (6A D2)
2021 9-3 Stade 2nd round playoff loss to Edinburg Vela 24-27 (6A D2)
2022 8-4 Stade 2nd round playoff loss to San Benito 19-38 (6A D1)
2023 6-5 Stade Bi District finalist losing to Laredo United 28-35 (6A D1)
2024 6-5 Stade Bi District finalist losing to San Antonio Johnson 7-49 (6A D1)

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - Taft High School (483312006148)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Northside ISD Superintendent". Archived from the original on 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  3. ^ "National Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-2017, Page 198, PDF" (PDF). U.S. Department of Education. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  4. ^ "TEA". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  5. ^ "The Athletics Department". Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  6. ^ a b Fanning, Timothy (December 21, 2021). "These famous people went to high school in San Antonio". San Antonio Express-News. Archived from the original on January 28, 2023.
  7. ^ Jakie, Jeanne (January 10, 2015). "Scarnato says 'Idol' has kept her career buzzing". San Antonio Express-News.
  8. ^ "Otis McDaniel Profile at IAAF". Archived from the original on 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  9. ^ "Ike Ofoegbu Player Profile, Southern Methodist". RealGM. High School: William Howard Taft High School [San Antonio, Texas]
  10. ^ "Julian Boyd College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.


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