- Morton Ranch High School
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Morton Ranch High School Location near Katy, Texas, United States Information Type Free public Motto "Safe,Civil,and Productive, THAT'S The Maverick Way" Established 2004 School district Katy Independent School District Principal Mark Grisdale Faculty 173 Grades 9th through 12th Enrollment 3,149 (2011) Campus size 112 acres (0.45 km2) Campus type Suburban Color(s) Purple, and white Mascot Maverick Website Morton Ranch Homepage Morton Ranch High School is a secondary school in the Katy Independent School District. It opened in 2004, and is located in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States. It is part of a multi-school complex, including Morton Ranch Elementary that opened in 2008 and Morton Ranch Junior High School that opened in 2003. The school serves a lot of the northern sections of Katy I.S.D., and has grades 9 through 12. The mascot is a maverick.
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Campus
Morton Ranch High School is a modified repeat design based on the award-winning Cinco Ranch High School plan. The major differences between Morton Ranch High School and Cinco Ranch High School are in the size of the science labs, the weight room, and the addition of a third gym at the east end of the building.
Specific detail changes requested by the end users have been incorporated to make a great plan even better. Also, the exterior of the building was changed to give it a different character. Morton Ranch also has a large library, located off the rotunda in the west wing of the school. Morton Ranch High School includes a Performing Arts Center that was master-planned during the original construction. [1]
Additions
The band's drumline in November 2008
For the growth that outdid Katy Independent School District predictions, a new bond was passed. The bond included a new Ninth Grade Center for Morton Ranch High School, that was completed for the 2008–2009 school year.
Originally, the 9th Grade Center at Morton Ranch High School was scheduled to be complete in time for the 2007–2008 school year, but a failed bond pushed the project back one year.
Athletics
Since the 2006–2007 school year, Morton Ranch High School has been entered as a school. It now plays several 5A Varsity sports including:
- Basketball
- Tennis
- Football
- Soccer
- Wrestling
- Baseball
- Softball
- Volleyball
- Track
- Cross Country
- Swimming
- Bowling
- Golf
Demographics
The breakdown for the school in 2007–2008 school year is White 34%, Hispanic 44%, African American 17%, Asian/Pacific Islander 5%, Native American 0.1%.
Feeder Patterns
The following elementary schools feed into Morton Ranch High School:
- Diane Winborn Elementary
- Franz Elementary
- Golbow Elementary
- King Elementary (partial)
- McRoberts Elementary (partial)
- Stephens Elementary (partial)
- Sundown Elementary
- Morton Ranch Elementary (partial)
The following junior high schools feed into Morton Ranch High School:
- Katy Junior High (partial)
- McDonald Junior High
- Morton Ranch Junior High
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Coordinates: 29°48′11″N 95°44′42″W / 29.80313°N 95.745019°W
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- High schools in Harris County, Texas
- Educational institutions established in 2005
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