Quitman High School is a public high school located in the city of
Quitman, Texas
Quitman is a city and the county seat of Wood County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,942 at the 2020 census. It is most notable for being the birthplace of Academy Award-winning actress Sissy Spacek. The city was named for John A. Qui ...
. It is a part of the
Quitman Independent School District
Quitman Independent School District is an Independent school district based in Quitman, Texas.
In 2015, the district was rated ''Met Standard'' by the Texas Education Agency
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government ...
located in central
Wood County.
Academics
Enrollment
the school had an enrollment of 294 students and 31.08 classroom teachers , for a
student–teacher ratio
Student–teacher ratio or student–faculty ratio is the number of students who attend a school or university divided by the number of teachers in the institution. For example, a student–teacher ratio of 10:1 indicates that there are 10 students ...
of 9.46. There were 119 students eligible for
free lunch and 24 eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
The student population at Quitman is predominantly
White
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, with a large
Hispanic and Latino Americans
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.
the school was rated ''Met Standard'' by the
Texas Education Agency
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government of Texas responsible for public education in Texas in the United States. .
Awards
the school was recognized for ''Academic Achievement in English Language Arts (ELA)/Reading'' by the
Texas Education Agency
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government of Texas responsible for public education in Texas in the United States. .
Programs
Advanced Placement (AP)
Quitman offers
Advanced Placement
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courses, which are provided by the Texas Virtual School Network.
Career and Technical Education (CTE)
In addition to the standard curriculum, the school also offers career and technical education (CTE) programs in the following fields.
*Agriculture
*Business Education
*Education and Training
*Finance
*Family and Consumer Sciences
*Health Science
*Industrial Technologies
Extracurricular activities
Athletics
the school offered varsity and junior varsity sports teams for boys and girls, with an additional ninth grade girls volleyball team. These sports are run under the direction of Athletic Director Bryan Oakes and include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, powerlifting, softball, tennis, track and volleyball.
Football games are played at Bud Moody Stadium. Basketball and volleyball games are played at the Delbert Ballard Gymnasium.
State titles
*Boys Golf
**2010 (
UIL Class AA)
=State finalist
=
*Boys Basketball
**1945 (
UIL Class A)
*Volleyball
**1988 (
UIL Class AA)
**2005 (
UIL Class AA)
Notable alumni
*
Sissy Spacek – Class of 1967, actress and singer.
References
External links
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Public high schools in Texas
Schools in Wood County, Texas