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Granbury High School

Granbury High School is a public high school located in the city of Granbury, Texas, United States and classified as a 5A school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). It is part of the Granbury Independent School District which serves students grades 9–12 from Granbury, Hood County along with portions of Johnson County and Parker County. The school was founded around 1870 at a different location.[5] The present high school was built in the 1970s at its current location. It was the first public school in Hood County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[6]

Granbury High School
Granbury High School in 2018
Location
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2000 W. Pearl St.
Granbury, Texas, Hood County, 76048-1888

United States
Coordinates32°26′19″N 97°48′36″W / 32.438537°N 97.810000°W / 32.438537; -97.810000
Information
TypePublic
Established1870s
School districtGranbury Independent School District
NCES District ID4821390[1]
NCES School ID482139002141[2]
PrincipalJamie Robinson[3]
Staff155.50 (FTE)[4]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,202 (2022-2023)[4]
Student to teacher ratio14.16[4]
Colour(s)    Purple and Gold
Athletics conferenceUIL Class AAAAA
MascotPirate/Lady Pirates
WebsiteGranbury High School

Athletics

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Johnny Perkins Field at Pirate Stadium

The Granbury Pirates compete in these sports - [7]

Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Powerlifting, Swimming, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Baseball & Softball

State titles

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  • Boys Soccer - [8]
    • 1999(4A)

State finalists

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  • Girls basketball – [9]
    • 1954(1A), 1955(1A), 1978(2A)

Leta Andrews

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Granbury High School was the home to Leta Andrews, the winningest high school basketball coach in the United States. She won 1,416 games during her 52 seasons of coaching,[10][11] surpassing Robert Hughes, who won 1,333 games in his career.[12] She announced her retirement on May 1, 2014.[10]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Granbury Independent School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  2. ^ "Search for Public Schools - Granbury High School (482139002141)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  3. ^ "Jamie Robinson Named Principal of Granbury High School". 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  4. ^ a b c "GRANBURY H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "SURVEY OF HISTORIC RESOURCES - North Side of City - GRANBURY, TEXAS" (PDF). Granbury.org. April 2009. p. 26. Retrieved January 12, 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.
  7. ^ The Athletics Department
  8. ^ UIL Boys Soccer Archives Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ UIL Girls Basketball Archives
  10. ^ a b "Leta Andrews retires with 1,416 wins". ESPN. Mar 1, 2014. Retrieved 20 Mar 2014.
  11. ^ Jere Longman (February 14, 2011). "Basketball Coach Leta Andrews Still Setting a High Standard - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  12. ^ "The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame - Morgan Wootten Lifetime Achievement Award". The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on December 6, 2010. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  13. ^ Repko, Melissa (August 12, 2016). "After Silicon Valley success with Ustream, Dallas' Brad Hunstable revving up next project in Texas". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  14. ^ "Jia Perkins Bio". WNBA.com. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  15. ^ "Dana Vollmer". Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
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