Richard King High School

Richard King High School
Richard King High School
Address
	5225 Gollihar Rd.; Corpus Christi, Texas 78412-3317; United States
Information
School type	Public high school
Motto	"To the Stars with Knowledge"
Established	1965
School district	Corpus Christi Independent School District
Principal	Prudence Farrell since ‘21-‘22 SY)
Teaching staff	89.22 (FTE)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,549 (2019-20)
Student to teacher ratio	17.36
Color(s)	Forest Green and White
Athletics conference	UIL Class AAAAA
Mascot	Mustangs/Lady Mustangs
Newspaper	Hoof Beat
Website	Richard King High School

Richard King High School, commonly referred to as King, is one of six secondary schools that are part of the Corpus Christi Independent School District in Corpus Christi, Texas. It is one of the largest high schools within the Corpus Christi area and is classified as a 5A school by the UIL. In 2013, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.^[2]

Administrative

King's operating budget for the 2005–2006 school year was $12,151,016.00. Their attendance rate for 2003-2004 was 93.8%. As of the 2021-2022 school year, Prudence Farrell serves as the high school's Principal.

The King High School band received a 1st division at UIL in 2013 and 2014, for their shows "Every Which Way". In the 2014–2015 school year, they received a 1st division for their show "The Tribal Affect". Most recently, their show "Vertigo" also received a 1st division at UIL for the 2015–2016 school year.

Notable alumni

Iann Dior, rapper, hip hop artist. Dior attended King, but graduated from Veterans Memorial.^[3]
Burt Hooton, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers
Danny Lohner, musician in Nine Inch Nails
Stan Moore, drummer and leader of Zakary Thaks^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "KING H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
^ "2013 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2013-06-15.
^ Falcon, Meagan (14 November 2020). "Vets Memorial grad Iann Dior hits No.1 on Billboard Hot 100 with feature on 'Mood'". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
^ "The Zakary Thaks Story". Cicadelic Records.

External links

Official site

27°43′10.7″N 97°22′13.8″W / 27.719639°N 97.370500°W / 27.719639; -97.370500

[NCES-1] "KING H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 20, 2021.

[2] "2013 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2013-06-15.

[3] Falcon, Meagan (14 November 2020). "Vets Memorial grad Iann Dior hits No.1 on Billboard Hot 100 with feature on 'Mood'". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Retrieved 19 January 2023.

[4] "The Zakary Thaks Story". Cicadelic Records.

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v t e Education in Nueces County, Texas
Public high schools
Agua Dulce ISD	Agua Dulce High
Banquete ISD	Banquete High
Bishop ISD	Bishop High
Calallen ISD	Calallen High
Corpus Christi ISD	Mary Carroll Richard King Roy Miller Foy H. Moody W. B. Ray Veterans Memorial Collegiate
Flour Bluff ISD	Flour Bluff High
London ISD	London High
Port Aransas ISD	Port Aransas High
Robstown ISD	Robstown High
Tuloso-Midway ISD	Tuloso-Midway High
West Oso ISD	West Oso High
Private high schools
Religious high schools	Incarnate Word Academy St. John Paul II High School
Tertiary
Four year	Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi
Community college	Del Mar College
Some areas are within Aransas Pass ISD; its high school is not in Nueces County Driscoll ISD does not operate any high schools La Gloria Independent School District was initially of Nueces County when it was established in 1909, but moved to Jim Wells County with its new name as of 1911.

Authority control databases
International	ISNI
Geographic	NCES