Andrews High School or AHS is a

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based in

Andrews, Texas Andrews is the county seat of Andrews County, Texas, Andrews County in the Permian Basin of West Texas. Andrews sits to the far southwest within the Texas Panhandle's plains, about 30 miles east of New Mexico. Andrews was incorporated on Februar ...

, United States and classified as a 4A school by the

University Interscholastic League The University Interscholastic League (UIL) is an organization that creates rules for and administers almost all athletic, musical, and academic contests for public primary and secondary schools in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the largest organ ...

(UIL). It is a part of the

Andrews Independent School District Andrews Independent School District is a school district headquartered in Andrews, Texas, United States. Andrews ISD, which serves all of the city of Andrews and all of Andrews County, is served by the Educational Service Center Region 18. S ...

which serves all of Andrews County. During 20232024, Andrews High School had an enrollment of 1,196 students and a student to teacher ratio of 14.35. The school received an overall rating of "B" 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.

for the 20212022 school year.

History

In recent years, a new multi-use sports facility has been added which includes a swimming pool with a separate diving well, a basketball stadium, and a new performance center. AHS is further recognized to be an achieving academic school, with a variety of State Awards in UIL Accounting, Computer Applications, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, CX Debate, Computer Science, and UIL One Act Play. For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given a B 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.

. The school has an official National Forensics Association Charter, is an active National Speech and Debate school, and has regularly been noted in its state-ranking football team. The school also hosts an Aviation Academy which is a four year program split between the high school and Guilford Technical Community College. A similar program is also in place to fast track a career in education with little or no debt. After graduation the students are committed to being a teacher at the school for at least three years. In 2021, the high school playoff game between Andrews and Springtown was postponed after the Andrews High School marching band was involved in a crash where three people died. The school's band director and the bus driver, a retired math teacher were both killed, along with the driver of the pickup that was going the wrong way before striking the bus.

Athletics

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* Cross Country *

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Golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various Golf club, clubs to hit a Golf ball, ball into a series of holes on a golf course, course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standa ...

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Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

State Titles

*Band 2020 *Baseball - **1999(4A) *Boys Golf - **1960(3A), 1987(4A), 1999(4A), 2013(3A), 2014(3A) *Girls Golf - **1987(4A), 1989(4A), 1990(4A), 1991(4A), 1992(4A), 1996(4A), 2007(3A), 2008(3A), 2011(3A), 2012(3A), 2013(3A), 2014(3A), 2015(4A), 2016(4A), 2017(4A), 2018(4A), 2019(4A), 2021(4A), 2023(4A), 2024(4A), 2025(4A) *Boys Track - UIL Boys Track Archives
**1954(1A), 1958(2A), 1959(3A), 1960(3A), 1961(3A), 1981(4A) *Boys Swimming 2023(4A)

Notable alumni

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, PGA *

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, author *

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, track and field coach at Texas A&M University * C. Wesley Roberts, Texas State Representative *

Shaud Williams Shaud Rashae Williams (born October 2, 1980) is an American college football coach and former running back. He is the head strength and conditioning coach for Mississippi State University, a position he has held since 2024. Originally from Andre ...

, NFL, Mississippi State University Head strength and conditioning coach *

Jeff Lebby Jeff Lebby (born January 5, 1984) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Mississippi State University, a position he has held since 2024, earning an annual salary of $4.5 million. He has previ ...

, Mississippi State University Head Football Coach
Margie Deck
Award-Winning Writer

References

External links

Andrews ISDGreatschools.net profile
Great Schools {{authority control Public high schools in Texas Schools in Andrews County, Texas