Brackenridge High School


G.W. Brackenridge High School is a public high school located in central San Antonio, Texas and classified as a 5A school by the UIL. This school is one of twelve schools in the San Antonio Independent School District. In 2017, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency

History

The school was founded in 1917 on the city's south side along the San Antonio River near the King William neighborhood. The original three-story brick structure was demolished and replaced with today's shorter, more sprawling structure in 1974.
That year, the school was renamed in honor of Phillis Wheatley, the first published African-American poet, a woman taken in childhood from West Africa, enslaved and taken to Boston, and eventually freed. In 1988, bowing to some alumni concerns, the school's original name was restored.

Athletics

The Brackenridge Mighty Eagles compete in the following sports: