Cedar Hill High School (CHHS) is a comprehensive public high school located in the city of Cedar Hill, Texas (USA) in Dallas County and is classified as a 6A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Cedar Hill Independent School District located in southwest Dallas County. In 2018-19, the school received a "C" rating by the Texas Education Agency[2]
Cedar Hill High School | |
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Address | |
1 Longhorn Boulevard , 75104 | |
Coordinates | 32°34′52″N 96°57′01″W / 32.581065°N 96.950183°W |
Information | |
School type | Public high school |
Motto | Putting Respect In Decisions Every Day |
School district | Cedar Hill Independent School District |
Principal | Leroy Joffre |
Teaching staff | 146.55 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 2,276 (2018-19)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.53[1] |
Color(s) | Red & Black |
Athletics conference | UIL Class 6A |
Mascot | Longhorn/Lady Longhorn |
Rival | Desoto High School and Duncanville High School |
Newspaper | The Hoofbeat |
Yearbook | The Longhorn |
Website | www |
The district, and therefore the school, serves most of the city of Cedar Hill and portions of Grand Prairie, Ovilla, Duncanville and Dallas.[3]
Cedar Hill has several Advanced Placement courses which allow ambitious students an opportunity to take college-level courses on campus. Cedar Hill established a S.T.E.A.M. program in 2015-2016 academic year which is designed to groom and engage students seriously interested in pursuing a career in science, technology, engineering, arts, or mathematics.[4]
In 2018-19, 73.3 percent of the students were African-American, 19.9% Hispanic, 3% Two or More Races, and 1% Other.[2]
The Cedar Hill Longhorns compete in the following sports:[5]
The Cedar Hill Longhorn Red Army Marching Band and Cheerleaders are the two largest student organizations dedicated to supporting CHHS athletics.
On December 23, 2006, the 16-0 Cedar Hill High School Longhorn football team won its first state championship, defeating Cypress Falls 51-17 at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
On December 21, 2013, the football team won its second state title, defeating Katy High School 34-24 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.[7]
In 2014, Cedar Hill football program was ranked as one of the nation's Top 10.[8]
Cedar Hill maintains a popular and well-noted rivalry with the nearby Desoto High School Eagles.[9] The rivalry is known as the "Battle of the Belt Line".[10]