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Stephen F. Austin High School | |
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1715 West Cesar Chavez Street , United States | |
Coordinates | 30°16′26″N 97°45′59″W / 30.27389°N 97.76639°W |
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School type | Public, High school |
Motto | Loyal Forever[1] |
Established | 1881 |
School district | Austin Independent School District |
Principal | Melvin Bedford[3] |
Teaching staff | 133.87 (FTE) [2] |
Grades | 9–12[2] |
Enrollment | 2,360 (2019–2020)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 17.63[2] |
Color(s) | Maroon White |
Athletics conference | UIL 25-AAAAAA |
Mascot | Mr. Maroo[4] |
Team name | Maroons[4] |
Website | Official website ![]() |
Stephen F. Austin High School, more commonly known as Austin High, is a public high school in Austin, Texas, United States, and part of the Austin Independent School District (AISD). Founded in 1881, it is one of the oldest public high schools west of the Mississippi River, and was one of the first public high schools in the state of Texas.
The campus is located near Downtown Austin along the Colorado River (Lady Bird Lake). The school, originally known simply as Austin High School, was renamed in 1953 after Stephen F. Austin, locally revered as the "Father of Texas".[6] It is one of thirteen high schools in the Austin Independent School District.
Roughly 2,300 students attend the school in grades nine through twelve. The school's current building is its seventh, following four 19th-century and two 20th-century locations in other buildings.[5]
Austin High's official motto is Mens Agitat Molem (Latin: The Mind Moves the Masses) or, "Mind Over Matter". The official mascot is Mr. Maroo.
...generations of Texans have come to revere Austin as the Father of Texas...