Freer High School

Freer High School
Location
P.O. Box 240

,
78357

United States

27°52′19″N 98°37′08″W / 27.8719°N 98.6189°W / 27.8719; -98.6189
Information
School typePublic high school
School district
Freer Independent School District
Principal
Conrad Cantu
Teaching staff
17.44 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment188 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio
10.78[1]
Colors    Royal Blue & Gold
Athletics conference
UIL Class AA
MascotBuckaroos/Lady Bucks
YearbookThe Wildcatter
WebsiteFreer High School

Freer High School is a public high school located in the city of Freer, Texas, USA and classified as a 2A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Freer Independent School District located in northwestern Duval County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[2]

Athletics

The Freer Buckaroos compete in these sports:[3]

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Football
  • Powerlifting
  • Softball
  • Track
  • Volleyball

State titles

  • Baseball [4]
    • 1990(3A)
  • Volleyball [5]
    • 1993(2A)

Notable alumni

  • Bill Acker (Class of 1976) professional football player for NFL St. Louis Cardinals, the Kansas City Chiefs, and the Buffalo Bills.
  • Jim Acker (Class of 1976) professional baseball player.[6]
  • Steve McMichael (Class of 1976) professional football player for NFL Chicago Bears.
  • John Prentice (Class of 1939), cartoonist and comic-book artist[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FREER H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  2. ↑ "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ The Athletics Department
  4. ↑ UIL Baseball Archives Archived December 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ UIL Volleyball Archives Archived December 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Baseball-Reference.com
  7. ↑ "Mini-Profile: John Prentice: The Man Behind 'Rip Kirby'". Cartoonews (15): 34. 1977.