Brazosport High School
Public school in Freeport, Texas, United States
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Brazosport High School is a public high school located at the intersection of Brazosport Boulevard and West 2nd Street in Freeport, Texas, United States. It handles grades nine through twelve and is part of the Brazosport Independent School District.
| Brazosport High School | |
|---|---|
Main entrance to Brazosport | |
| Location | |
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1800 West 2nd Street , 77541 28°57′24″N 95°22′10″W | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Education Today, Success Tomorrow |
| Established | 1951 |
School district | Brazosport Independent School District |
Principal | Quinton Virgil[1] |
Teaching staff | 72.88 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 915 (2023–2024)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 12.02[2] |
| Colors | Red, White, and Blue |
| Nickname | Exporters |
| Rival | Brazoswood High School |
| Accreditation | Texas Education Agency |
| Yearbook | The Exporter |
| Website | bphs |
The high school serves[3] Freeport, as well as surrounding Jones Creek,[4] Oyster Creek,[5] Quintana,[6] and Surfside Beach.[7] The campus recently[when?] received major renovations, removing the majority of the original campus.[citation needed]
Athletics
Brazosport High School is often nicknamed "B-Port" by its students. Athletic teams are known as the "Exporters" and sport the colors red, white and blue. The Exporters have earned two high school baseball state 4A championships (1964 and 1966). The Exporter football team plays their home games at Hopper Field located on-campus.
Brazosport High School is most known for their winter extracurricular activities, and offers Colorguard, Winterguard, The Shipmates Drill Team, Exporter Band, Orchestra, Sports, Academic Team, NHS, Student Council, Anime Club, FFA, and Debate Club.
The Brazosport Exporters compete in these sports - [8]
History
The high school was originally the only one in the area before Brazoswood High School opened in September 1969 to serve the communities of Clute, Lake Jackson, and Richwood in the Brazosport Independent School District (BISD). The opening of Brazoswood High School created an immediate rivalry between the two schools that is still alive today.
Feeder patterns
Freeport Elementary feeds into Velasco Elementary. Velasco feeds into Lanier Middle. Lanier Middle and SFA Stem Academy feed into Freeport Intermediate. Freeport Intermediate feeds into Brazosport.[3]
Academics
In 2007 Johns Hopkins University referred to Brazosport as a "dropout factory" where at least 40 percent of the entering freshman class does not make it to their senior year.[9]
See also
- Hopper Field - The Brazosport ISD stadium
Notable alumni
- Fred Beene, formerMajor League baseball player
- Bo Burris, former NFL football player
- King Hill, former NFL football player[10]
- Cedric Mack, former NFL football player[11]
- Jaleen Smith, basketball guard in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Ray Waddy, former NFL player
- Alan Weddell, former football player and coach[12]
- Melvin White, former NFL player[13]