Thomas Jefferson High School | |
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Address | |
723 Donaldson Avenue , 78201 United States | |
Information | |
School type | Public, High School |
Motto | In omni uno |
Founded | 1932 |
School district | San Antonio ISD |
Principal | Ralf Halderman |
Teaching staff | 117.12 (FTE) [1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,686 [1] (2022-23) |
Student to teacher ratio | 14.40 [1] |
Color(s) | Red, White and Blue |
Nickname | Mustangs |
Newspaper | The Declaration |
Website | www |
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Thomas Jefferson High School | |
Coordinates | 29°27′55″N98°32′17″W / 29.46528°N 98.53806°W |
Built | 1932 |
Architectural style | Mission/Spanish Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 83003093 |
RTHL No. | 5470 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | September 22, 1983 [3] |
Designated | June 29, 1983 |
Designated RTHL | 1983 |
Thomas Jefferson High School is a public high school in San Antonio, Texas, United States, and is one of ten high schools in the San Antonio Independent School District. Completed in 1932 at a cost of $1,250,000, it was the third high school built in the city. [4] For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given a "B" by the Texas Education Agency. [5]
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The SAISD school board paid $94,588.75 to buy "Spanish Acres," a 32-acre (13 ha) property, to develop the third high school in San Antonio. Construction began in the fall of 1930 and ended in January 1932. [6] It was built for over $1.25 million. [7]
In 1983 it became a part of the National Register of Historic Places. It was also designated a Texas historic landmark. [7]
The school was designed by the company Adams and Adams. The entrance has two towers of different heights and is designed in the Baroque style. [8] The towers are topped with silver. The school uses wrought-iron balconies and Spanish-tiled roofing. The school has two courtyards, [7] both landscaped, bordered by portales. [9] One courtyard has a hexagonal pond with decorative tiling. [7] Hannibal and Eugene Pianta, an Italian immigrant and his son, [6] decorated the main entrance columns and balconies with cast-stone ornamentation. [7] Jay C. Henry, the author of Architecture in Texas: 1895-1945, stated that the architecture is similar to that of Lubbock High School. [9]
In 1938 the school had an armory, a cafeteria, a drill ground, two gymnasiums, and a theater. [10]
A music facility and the East Wing, a three-story addition, were built at a later time. [7]
Its Moorish/Spanish architecture make it a visually distinct element in what was the old Woodlawn district. [11]
In 1983 Jefferson was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [12] In 1995, it was included in the Local Historic District by the City of San Antonio. [13] In 2010, Jefferson was selected as Grammy Signature Award Winner. [14]
The demographic breakdown of the 1,829 students enrolled in 2012-2013 was:
86.6% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch. [2]
In 1938 the school had 2,394 students. At the time over 60% of the students were scheduled to matriculate to universities and colleges. [10] In addition there were 89 teachers, including 56 female teachers. The student-teacher ratio at the time was 25 to 1. [15]
In 1938 the school had an ROTC unit, multiple school-recognized clubs including the girls' pep squad "Lassos", and fraternities and sororities unrecognized by the school. [10] As of 1938 the "Lassos" were made up of 150 female students. [16]
In 1938 the ROTC had 33 student officers, all male; each were allowed to choose a female student to accompany him. [17]
The 1940 Twentieth Century Fox film High School used exteriors and back-projection footage shot at TJHS. [18]
The Jefferson Mustangs compete in the following sports: [19]
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