Ronald Reagan High School (San Antonio)

Ronald Reagan High School is a public high school located in the North East Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas, United States, and named after U.S. President Ronald Reagan. The school serves a portion of Timberwood Park and Stone Oak.^[2][3] For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given an "A" by the Texas Education Agency.^[4]

Ronald Reagan High School
Address
19000 Ronald Reagan Drive San Antonio , Texas 78258 United States
Coordinates	29.619188°N 98.487979°W / 29.619188; -98.487979
Information
School type	Public, high school
Motto	Learning for Life, Learning for Lea
Founded	1999
School district	North East ISD
NCES School ID	483294008116[1]
Principal	Dr. Charles Reininger, Jr.
Staff	187.12 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	3,409[1] (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio	18.22[1]
Language	English
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Emerald green, silver and black
Athletics conference	UIL Class AAAAAA
Mascot	Rattler
Feeder schools	Bush Middle School Lopez Middle School
Sports District	28-6A
Website	Official Website

In 2013, Reagan was ranked fifth on Children at Risk's ranking of the top-10 high schools in greater San Antonio.^[5]

History

San Antonio, like many Sun Belt cities, experienced explosive growth in its suburbs beginning in the early 1990s. This growth was particularly evident in affluent areas formed by people moving to the city. In Stone Oak and Sonterra north of Route 1604 and between the Blanco Road and US-281 corridors, this rapid growth caused severe overcrowding at nearby Winston Churchill High School. At the time, Churchill was the farthest-north school in the North East Independent School District, and its student population grew to 3,400 at a school designed for not more than 2,500. The district recognized this problem, and included an allocation to build a new high school in the area as a part of its 1997 bond issue. The property for the school was purchased from descendants of rancher William Classen prior to passage of the bond issue.

After voters approved the bond issue, construction began on the 84-acre (340,000 m²) campus. Spaw Glass was the general contractor for the project. The name "Ronald Reagan" was chosen by future students of the school (those currently in attendance at other North East schools) from a list selected by the district's board of trustees. A spirit committee selected the mascot "Rattlers" from three finalists and chose green, silver, and black as the school colors.

The opening of Lady Bird Johnson High School in 2008 relieved overcrowding at Reagan as San Antonio's population continued booming in the early part of the 2000s.^[6][7]

Band

The Reagan Marching Band has been in existence since the school was opened in 1999. With the exception of the 2009 BOA Arlington regional, the band has made the finals at every regional contest entered.^{[citation needed]} The band competes in the Texas University Interscholastic League marching competition held every other year, and competes annually in different Bands of America events, including the regionals in Arlington, Texas, and Houston, Texas, the super regionals in San Antonio, and the Grand National competition in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Two of the band’s recent major performances were the 2018 Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, and the 2019 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.^[8]

National competition

Event	Year	Level	Place	Source
Bands of America Grand National Championships	2002	Finals	11	[9]
Bands of America Grand National Championships	2003	Finals	2	[10]
Bands of America Grand National Championships	2005	Finals	2	[11]
Bands of America Grand National Championships	2007	Semi-Finals	16	[12]
Bands of America Grand National Championships	2012	Finals	11	[13]
Bands of America Grand National Championships	2016	Finals	7	[14]
Bands of America Grand National Championships	2021	Finals	9	[15]

Regional competition

Event	Year	Level	Place	Source
Bands of America Super Regional San Antonio	2018	Finals	2	[16]
Bands of America Super Regional San Antonio	2019	Finals	1 [a]	[17]

1. The band's first place finish set a record for the highest BOA Regional score (97.3); broken November 2023

Texas UIL state competition

Year	Class	Event	Place
2004	5A	Prelims	5
2004	5A	Finals	8
2006	5A	Prelims	7
2006	5A	Finals	5
2012	5A	Prelims	3
2012	5A	Finals	8
2014	6A	Prelims	5
2014	6A	Finals	5
2016	6A	Prelims	6
2016	6A	Finals	6
2018	6A	Prelims	6
2018	6A	Finals	6
2021	6A	Prelims	4
2021	6A	Finals	6
2022	6A	Prelims	3
2022	6A	Finals	6
2023	6A	Prelims	6
2023	6A	Finals	7

Source: Texas UIL Marching Band State Archives^[18]

Past shows

• Perpetual Motion 2000
• Out of the Box 2001
• The Journey Within 2002*
• Beyond Perimeters 2003*
• Synergy 2004
• You Never Know 2005*
• Transitions 2006
• It Chooses Me 2007*
• En Garde 2008
• Have You Got It In You? 2009
• RE- 2010
• Spaces 2011
• Let It Shine 2012*
• Epinicion 2013
• Through The Hourglass 2014
• Every(ONE) 2015
• One Love 2016*
• Us & Them 2017
• Loop 2018
• Secret World 2019
• Iconic 2020 (non-competitive season due to the COVID-19 Pandemic)
• The Path 2021*
• In Plain Sight 2022
• From Chaos 2023
• Fallen 2024
• Not So Simple 2025*

* Grand Nationals performance^[19]

Athletics

The Reagan Rattlers compete in these sports:^[20]

• Baseball
  • State runner-up: 2014 (5A); 2017, 2018, 2022 (6A)
• Basketball
  • Boys state final four: 2005 (5A)
  • Girls state final four: 2012 (5A)
• Cross-country running
• Dance^[21]
• Football
• Lacrosse
• Golf
• Soccer
  • Boys
    • State champion: 2002 (5A)
    • State runner-up: 2004 (5A), 2018 (6A)
  • Girls
    • State runner-up: 2004 (5A)
    • State final four: 2002, 2009, 2014 (5A); 2015 (6A)
• Softball
• Swimming and diving
• Tennis
• Track and field
• Volleyball
• Wrestling

Notable alumni

• Alexander Hernandez (2010) - professional UFC fighter^[22]
• Trevor Knight (2012) - former NFL quarterback,^[23]
• D.J. MacLeay (2013) - assistant coach for Boston Celtics of NBA^[24]
• Jeff Manship (2003) - former MLB pitcher^[25]
• Kellen Mond (2017) - current professional football player and former NFL quarterback^[26]
• Ty Summers (2014) - current NFL linebacker for the New York Giants^[27]
• Anthony Vasquez (2005) - former MLB pitcher^[28]