Tarkington High School

Tarkington High School is a public high school serving students grades 9–12[4] located in Tarkington Prairie, Liberty County, Texas, United States, 7.5 miles from Cleveland, Texas. It is the only high school part of the Tarkington Independent School District.[5] It is wholly attended by students residing in unincorporated communities of Tarkington, Ainsworth, Rayburn, and Macedonia including other portions of Liberty County.[6] Students compete in UIL Region 3A.[7] In 2022, the school received a "B" rating from the Texas Education Agency.[8] In 2015, it was commended for meeting all indexes and having high improvement in performance.[9]

Tarkington High School
Location
2770 FM 163
Cleveland, Texas 77575

United States
Coordinates30.3150°N 94.9640°W / 30.3150; -94.9640
Information
School typePublic
School districtTarkington Independent School District
PrincipalJennifer Fierro[1]
Faculty41.58 (on FTE basis)[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment518 (2021-2022)[2]
Student to teacher ratio12.46[2]
Color(s)Maroon   and gold  [3]
Athletics conferenceUIL 4A
MascotLonghorn[3]
Websitewww.ths.tarkingtonisd.net/o/ths

Athletics

The Tarkington Longhorns participate in the following sports:[10][11]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Jennifer Fierro Tarkington High School". Tarkington High School. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  2. "Tarkington H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  3. "Tarkinton (Cleveland, TX) High School Sports". www.maxpreps.com.
  4. "Explore Tarkington High School". Niche. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  5. "Search for Public Schools - Search Results". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  6. "2020 Census School District Reference Map" (PDF). United States Census. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  7. "UIL Reclassification and Realignment 2022-2024" (PDF). UIL Texas. June 6, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  8. "2022 Accountability Ratings Overall Summary TARKINGTON H S". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  9. Brashier, Vanesa (August 13, 2015). "TEA's accountability ratings show improvement for Cleveland ISD". Chron. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  10. "Tarkington High School". www.ths.tarkingtonisd.net. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  11. "Tarkington (Cleveland, TX) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved June 6, 2023.


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