United High School (Laredo, Texas)

United High School is a public high school located in the northern portion of Laredo, Texas, United States, and is a part of the United Independent School District. A new campus opened on August 24, 2009, for the 2009-2010 school year to alleviate overcrowding at the old campus. Freshman students have been placed in a new campus right next to the main campus. It is the most populated school in Laredo.

United High School
Location
2811 United Ave. Laredo, Texas, United States
Coordinates	27.62522°N 99.46554°W / 27.62522; -99.46554
Information
Type	Public
Established	1963
School district	United Independent School District
Staff	224.51 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	3,644 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	16.23[1]
Color(s)	Orange & White
Mascot	Longhorn
Website	uhs.unitedisd.org

Attendance boundary

Communities within the United High boundary include portions of Laredo and the following census-designated places:^[2][3]

• Bonanza Hills
• Botines
• Four Points
• La Moca Ranch
• Los Corralitos
• Los Minerales
• Los Huisaches
• Los Veteranos II
• Ranchos Penitas West
• Sunset Acres

Feeder schools

Feeder middle schools include Elias Herrera Middle School, George Washington Middle School, and the newly established Juan Ramirez Middle School.

Magnet school

United High School also houses the United Engineering & Technology Magnet, which has a robotics program.

"The Protected School"

The school was built to contain civil defense facilities. United High School was the subject of a 1965 propaganda film issued by the Office of Civil Defense, "The Protected School".^[4]

Notable alumni

• Steve Asmussen (Class of 1985), horse trainer and racer
• Ana Rodriguez (Miss Texas USA 2011)^[5]
• Edgar Valdez Villareal, captured drug lord for the Betran-Leyva Cartel
• Marco Antonio Flores