Stamford High School (Texas)

Not to be confused with Stamford High School (Stamford, Connecticut) or Stamford High School, Lincolnshire.
Stamford High School
Address
Map
700 East Reynolds Street

Stamford
,
Texas
79553-5701

United States
Coordinates32°56′24″N 99°47′35″W / 32.939897°N 99.793190°W / 32.939897; -99.793190
Information
School typePublic High School
School districtStamford Independent School District
PrincipalGreg London (2016)
Teaching staff21.98 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment183 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio8.33[1]
Color(s)    Blue & White
Athletics conferenceUIL Class AA
MascotBulldog
YearbookThe Bulldog
WebsiteStamford High School

Stamford High School is a public high school located in Stamford, Texas and classified as a 2A school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). It is part of the Stamford Independent School District located in north central Jones County. In 2013, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[2]

Athletics

The Stamford Bulldogs compete in these sports:[3]

State titles

  • Football - [4]
    • 1955(2A), 1956(2A), 1958(2A), 2012(1A/D1), 2013(1A/D1)
  • Boys' Golf - [5]
    • 1954(1A)
  • Boys' Track - [6]
    • 1957(1A), 1997(2A), 2009(1A)
  • Girls' Softball
    • 2021(2A)

^Stamford was stripped of the 1959 Class AA state football championship by the UIL resulting in Brady winning by forfeit 2-0. (the actual score was 19-14 Stamford). This was the first and (as of 2008) one of only two instances where a Texas state football championship was awarded via forfeit.[7]

State finalists

  • Football [4]
    • 1959(1A/D1) **2011(1A/D1)
  • Girls Basketball
    • 2022(2A)

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "STAMFORD H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "2013 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2013-06-15.
  3. ^ The Athletics Department
  4. ^ a b Lone Star Football Network
  5. ^ UIL Boys Golf Archives Archived 2012-03-01 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ UIL Boys Track Archives Archived 2015-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Dave Campbell's Texas Football, 2008 edition, page 362
  8. ^ Greene, Tyler (26 September 2022). "Former Stamford high football star returns to Texas to play for Dallas Cowboys". KTXS.


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