Alamo Heights High School
High school in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States
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Alamo Heights High School is a public high school located in the city of Alamo Heights, Texas and classified as a 5A school by the University Interscholastic League. Alamo Heights is the only high school in the Alamo Heights Independent School District. During 2024–2025, Alamo Heights High School had an enrollment of 1,569 students and a student to teacher ratio of 13.84.[1] The school received an overall rating of "B" from the Texas Education Agency for the 2024–2025 school year.[2]
Coordinates29.491199°N 98.464793°W
School typePublic, high school
EstablishedOriginal schoolhouse: 1909
Original High School building: 1923
Current High School building: 1950
Original High School building: 1923
Current High School building: 1950
LocaleSuburb: Large[1]
| Alamo Heights High School | |
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| Location | |
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6900 Broadway Street , , 78209 | |
| Coordinates | 29.491199°N 98.464793°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, high school |
| Established | Original schoolhouse: 1909 Original High School building: 1923 Current High School building: 1950 |
| Locale | Suburb: Large[1] |
School district | Alamo Heights ISD |
| Superintendent | Dana Bashara |
NCES School ID | 480759000045[1] |
Principal | Cory Smith |
Teaching staff | 113.34 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,569[1] (2024–2025) |
Student to teacher ratio | 13.84[1] |
Campus type | Suburban |
| Colors | Blue and gold |
Athletics conference | UIL Class AAAAA |
| Mascot | Mules |
| Newspaper | Hoof Print |
| Yearbook | Olmos |
| Website | Alamo Heights High School |
Athletics
The Alamo Heights Mules compete in the following sports:[3]
Cheerleading, Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Swimming, Diving, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Baseball & Softball.
State Titles
- Boys Basketball - [4]
- 1952(3A), 1954(3A)
- Football - [5]
- 2006(4A/D1)
- Boys Golf - [6]
- 1950(City), 1956(2A), 1963(4A), 1964(4A), 1965(4A), 1968(4A), 1970(4A)
- Boys Soccer - [7][8]
- 1987(All), 2012(4A)
- Girls Golf -
- 2023(5A), 2024(5A), 2025(5A)
- Girls Swimming - [9][10]
- 1973(3A), 2014(4A)
- Team Tennis - [11]
- 1984(4A), 1986(4A), 1987(4A), 1988(4A), 1993(4A), 1994(4A), 1995(4A), 1996(4A), 1998(4A), 1999(4A), 2000(4A),2002(4A)
- Cheerleading - [12]
- 2016(5A), 2017(5A), 2019(5A), 2020(5A)
Notable alumni
Actors/Producers
- Dayna Devon, class of 1988, is a former TV host of the syndicated show- EXTRA.[13]
- Brenda Marshall, actress[14]
- Ross Richie, class of 1988, comic book publisher and founder of Boom! Studios.
- Peter Weller, class of 1965, is an actor in movies such as RoboCop.[13]
Architects
- Robert Hammond, class of 1988, co-founder and the executive director of Friends of the High Line.
Authors/Journalists
- Marie Brenner, class of 1967, is an author, investigative journalist, and writer-at-large for Vanity Fair magazine.[citation needed]
- Rick Riordan, class of 1982, is a San Antonio-based novelist of the Tres Navarre mystery series for adults and The New York Times bestselling Percy Jackson series for children.[13]
Baseball
- Billy Grabarkewitz, class of 1964, former MLB player[15]
- Davey Johnson, class of 1961, former manager of MLB's Washington Nationals and 3 time World Series winner as coach & player[16]
- Forrest Whitley, 1st Round Draft Pick in 2016 by the Houston Astros[17]
Basketball
- Ben Lammers, professional basketball player
Biochemist/Biologist
- Angela Belcher, attended, is the Director of the Biomolecular Materials Group at MIT.[citation needed]
- William H. Cade, class of 1964, Animal Behaviorist, Othroperist, President Emeritus of the University of Lethbridge.
Educator
- Light Townsend Cummins, class of 1964, is the official State Historian of Texas.[citation needed]
Fashion Designer
- Marisol Deluna, class of 1985, is an American fashion designer.[18]
Football
- Patrick Bailey, class of 2004, former linebacker for the Tennessee Titans and won a Super Bowl with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2009.[13]
- Chase Clement, class of 2004, was a quarterback for the Las Vegas Locomotives and won the UFL's 2010 Championship Game taking home the game MVP trophy.
Inventors
- "Tito” Beveridge, class of 1979, founder of Tito’s Vodka
- Bette Nesmith Graham, inventor and founder of Liquid Paper
Military
- Kara Hultgreen, class of 1983, (D. 1994), first female carrier-based Navy fighter pilot.[19]
- Michael A. Nelson, class of 1955, (1937–2024), Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force.
Musician
- Arthur Barrow, musician, composer, producer, and arranger. Played with Frank Zappa, Robby Krieger, The Doors among others. Worked with Giorgio Moroder on Top Gun and other soundtracks.[20]
- Christopher Cross, class of 1969, is a recording artist with Top 40 hits including "Sailing" and "Arthur's Theme".[13]
- Clay Tarver, class of 1984, co-founder of the bands Chavez (band) and Bullet LaVolta, screenwriter for the movie Joy Ride and Writers Guild of America award-winning Executive Producer of the HBO show Silicon Valley[21]
Politician
- Howard Peak, class of 1967, mayor of San Antonio 1997–2001[22]
- Joe Straus, class of 1978, is a former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.[citation needed]
- Susan Weddington, class of 1969, state chairman of the Republican Party of Texas from 1997 to 2003[23]
- Jeff Wentworth, class of 1958, served in the Texas Senate from 1993 to 2013 after tenure in the Texas House of Representatives from 1988 to 1993.
- Paul W. Green, class of 1970, served on the Texas Fourth Court of Appeals from 1995 to 2004 and the Supreme Court of Texas from 2005 to 2020.
