Ellison High School

Ellison High School
Ellison High School
Location
	909 Elms Road; Killeen, Texas 76542-2699; United States
Coordinates	31°05′02″N 97°44′19″W / 31.0838°N 97.7387°W
Information
Type	Public High School
Established	1978
School district	Killeen Independent School District
Principal	David Dominguez
Faculty	114.57 (FTE)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,682 (2022-23)
Student to teacher ratio	14.68
Color(s)	Green and White
Athletics	UIL Class AAAAA
Team name	Eagles
Yearbook	Free Spirit
Website	www.killeenisd.org/ehs

Ellison High School is a public high school in the city of Killeen, Bell County, Texas for grades 9-12. It is one of five high schools in the Killeen Independent School District, and is classified as a 5A school by the UIL.^[2] Ellison High School opened in 1978 and the first graduation class was held in 1979. The Ellison High School football program received a donation of $25,000 from the American television channel NBC and automobile maker Toyota, for their participation in the Friday Night Lights Hometown Sweepstakes contest. The former University of Kentucky head basketball coach, Billy Gillispie, was the head coach at Ellison in the early 1990s, leading the school to the 5A state basketball tournament in 1993. For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given a "B" by the Texas Education Agency.^[3]

Academics

Available AP Coursework

Currently, the following Advanced Placement (AP) exams are available to the students:^[4]

Calculus AB
Microeconomics
English language & Composition
English literature & Composition
Government & Politics: U.S.
Music Theory
Physics B
Psychology
Spanish language
U.S. History
World History
French Language

Notable alumni

Amerie – R&B singer
David Cobb – American football player, Tennessee Titans
Ted Gibson – American hairstylist on TLC's What Not to Wear
Tommie Harris – American football player for San Diego Chargers and Chicago Bears
Othello Henderson – American football player for the New Orleans Saints
Fred House – Basketball player for the National Basketball Development League and several different teams based in Europe
Terry Ray – American and Canadian football player for the Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots, Edmonton Eskimos, and Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Donald Ray Sellers – American former football player, for the Scottish Claymores of NFL Europe
Zack Wright – Professional basketball player for several different teams based in Europe

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "C E ELLISON H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
^ "2024-26 Realignment Alphabetical Listing" (PDF). UIL Texas.
^ "TEA". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
^ The College Board, 2005-2006

External links

This article about a high school in Texas is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[NCES-1] "C E ELLISON H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 24 January 2024.

[2] "2024-26 Realignment Alphabetical Listing" (PDF). UIL Texas.

[3] "TEA". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 24 January 2024.

[4] The College Board, 2005-2006

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]