Palestine High School (Texas)

This article is about the current high school. For the old high school building, see Museum for East Texas Culture.

Palestine High School
Location
1600 South Loop 256

Palestine
,
Anderson County
,
Texas
75801-5898

United States
Coordinates31°44′23″N 95°36′21″W / 31.73974°N 95.60594°W / 31.73974; -95.60594
Information
School typePublic, high school
Established1932
LocaleTown: Distant[1]
School districtPalestine ISD
NCES School ID483405003788[1]
PrincipalWilliam Stewart
Staff79.34 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,016[1] (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio12.81[1]
Color(s)    Maroon & White
Athletics conferenceUIL Class AAAA (4A)
MascotWildcat
WebsitePalestine High School

Palestine High School is a public high school located in Palestine, Texas (United States) and classified as a 4A school by the UIL. It is part of the Palestine Independent School District located in central Anderson County. The old Palestine High School built in 1915 is now The Museum for East Texas Culture.[2] During 2023–2024, Palestine High School had an enrollment of 1,016 students and a student to teacher ratio of 12.81.[1] The school received an overall rating of "B" from the Texas Education Agency for the 2021–2022 school year.[3]

Athletics

The Palestine Wildcats compete in the following sports [4]

State Titles

Palestine (UIL)

  • Football[5]
    • 1964 (3A)
  • Boys Golf[6]
    • 2005 (3A), 2006 (3A)
  • Boys 4A Soccer 2016 state champ[7]

Palestine Green Bay (PVIL) [8]

  • Boys Basketball[9]
    • 1954 (PVIL-A), 1955 (PVIL-A)

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public Schools - Palestine High School (483405003788)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  2. ^ The Museum for East Texas Culture
  3. ^ "TEA". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  4. ^ The Athletics Department
  5. ^ Lone Star Football Network
  6. ^ UIL Boys Golf Archives Archived 2012-09-13 at archive.today
  7. ^ "CHAMPS: Palestine boys soccer team wins state". April 15, 2016.
  8. ^ "Prairie View Interscholastic League Collection". Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2012.
  9. ^ UIL Boys Basketball Archives Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
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