Robert G. Cole Junior-Senior High School

Robert G. Cole Middle and High School is the only public middle school and public high school for the Fort Sam Houston Independent School District, and is classified as a 3A school by the UIL. It is named after Medal of Honor recipient Lt. Col. Robert G. Cole, who was born on Fort Sam Houston. As the boundaries of the district are coterminous with the boundaries of Fort Sam Houston, enrollment at Cole is open only to those pupils residing on the installation or nearby Camp Bullis, or transfer students whose parents work at either installation.^[2]

TypePublic middle & high school
secondary school

School district

Fort Sam Houston Independent School District

AuthorityTexas Education Agency

AuthorizerUnited States Department of Education

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Robert G. Cole Middle and High School
Location
1900 Winans Road San Antonio , Texas 78234-1498 United States 29.478331°N 98.416993°W / 29.478331; -98.416993
Information
Type	Public middle & high school secondary school
School district	Fort Sam Houston Independent School District
Authority	Texas Education Agency
Authorizer	United States Department of Education
Principal	Dr. Joseph Cerna
Teaching staff	73.24 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades	6-12
Gender	Co-Educational
Enrollment	788 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	10.76[1]
Colors	Green and Gold
Athletics conference	UIL Class AAA
Mascot	Cougar
Nickname	Cougars
Website	Robert G. Cole High School

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Cole has been twice named a National Blue Ribbon School, in 1986-87 and again in 1990-91.^[3] For the 2024-2025 school year, the school was given an "A" by the Texas Education Agency, with distinctions for Academic Achievement in Science, Academic Achievement in Reading/ELA, Postsecondary Readiness, Comparative Academic Growth, and Comparative Closing the Gaps.^[4]