Tomball Memorial High School (TMHS) is a senior high school in
unincorporated Unincorporated may refer to:
* Unincorporated area, land not governed by a local municipality
* Unincorporated entity, a type of organization
* Unincorporated territories of the United States, territories under U.S. jurisdiction, to which Congress ...
Harris County, Texas
Harris County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas; as of the 2020 census, the population was 4,731,145, making it the most populous county in Texas and the third most populous county in the United States. Its county seat is Houston, ...
, United States, south of the city of
Tomball and in the
Houston metropolitan area
Greater Houston, designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget as Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land, is the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States, encompassing nine counties along the Gulf Co ...
. It is a part of the
Tomball Independent School District
Tomball Independent School District is a K-12 education school district serving Tomball, Texas, United States as well as the surrounding area.
Tomball ISD encompasses 83 square miles in northwest Harris County and southwest Montgomery County, an ...
(TISD), and is the district's second high school. It is by Northpointe Lane and Northpointe Boulevard.
History
The school was built as part of a 2007 bond, worth $198 million in total, and had a cost of $59.2 million. It opened on August 12, 2011. It initially held grades 9 and 10 and had about 840 students.
The first principal, Carol Houston, was previously associate principal at
Tomball High School
Tomball High School is an accredited public high school in the city of Tomball, Texas. It was the only high school in the Tomball Independent School District before the construction of Tomball Memorial High School in 2011. The high school was rem ...
.
The first 12th grade class was scheduled to graduate in 2014.
Campus
The campus has of space.
It has two stories and a capacity of 2,200 students.
School colors and mascot
The school colors are navy and silver and the mascot is the wildcat.
Demographics
In the 2018-2019 school year, there were 2,310 students. 6.1% were African American, 9.2% were Asian, 26.8% were Hispanic, 0.2% were American Indian, 0.1% were Pacific Islander, 53.1% were White, and 4.3% were two or more races. 17.2% of students were Economically Disadvantaged, 2.5% were English Language Learners, and 6.8% received Special Education services.
[Profile: Tomball Memorial H S.]
Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
Academics
For the 2018-2019 school year, the school received an A grade from 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. , with an overall score of 93 out of 100. The school received an A grade in two domains, Student Achievement (score of 95) and School Progress (score of 92), and a B grade in Closing the Gaps (score of 89). The school received five of the seven possible distinction designations for: Academic Achievement in Mathematics, Academic Achievement in English Language Arts/Reading, Academic Achievement in Social Studies, Top 25%:Comparative Academic Growth, and Top 25%:Comparative Closing the Gaps. The two distinction designations the school did not receive were Academic Achievement in Science and Post-Secondary Readiness.
Athletics
Tomball Memorial's primary athletic rival is
Tomball High School
Tomball High School is an accredited public high school in the city of Tomball, Texas. It was the only high school in the Tomball Independent School District before the construction of Tomball Memorial High School in 2011. The high school was rem ...
.
[ As of 2018, the school is in Conference 6a, Region II, District 14.
The school held its first homecoming game, against ]Waller High School
Waller High School is a public high school in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, north of Waller, and classified as a 6A school by the UIL. It is part of the Waller Independent School District and serves students from Waller, Pine Island, ...
, in 2014. Tomball Memorial lost 41-31.
Basketball
In a three-year span until 2016, Tomball Memorial High had three head coaches. The basketball team entered its first playoff in 2014 against Wheatley High School, which ended in Wheatley's loss. In the 2014-2015 school year, Tomball Memorial won the district title by 13-1 and two playoff games;[ the team won its first ever playoff against ]Sharpstown High School
Sharpstown High School is a secondary school at 7504 Bissonnet Street in Greater Sharpstown, Houston, Texas, United States with a zip code of 77074. It serves grades 9 through 12 and is a part of the Houston Independent School District.
The sc ...
.[ The school's overall record that year was 24-10.][
]
Soccer
The soccer team took only 3 years after opening to make the playoffs. In their first playoff run in 2014, they lost in the 4th round to Waco University by a score of 3-0. The following year, in the 4th season of being open, the wildcats soccer team made a run in the playoffs and found themselves in the UIL Texas State Tournament. They finished 3rd in the state after losing to Lufkin
Lufkin is the largest city in Angelina County, Texas and the county seat. The city is situated in Deep East Texas and about 60 miles west of the Texas-Louisiana border. Its estimated population is 35,021 as of July 1, 2019.
Lufkin was founded ...
in the state semifinal by a score of 1-0.
Other programs
The band uniforms were designed to fit each gender and to remain fashionable for their seven-year lifespans. In January 2011 the TISD board approved spending $75,000 for the creation of these uniforms, about $298 per uniform.
References
External links
Tomball Memorial High School
{{authority control
Tomball Independent School District high schools
2011 establishments in Texas
Educational institutions established in 2011