Morton Ranch High School is a secondary school in the Katy Independent School District

Katy Independent School District

The Katy Independent School District is a public school district based in Katy, Texas, United States. The district enrolls over 60,000 students and is currently rated as Recognized by the Texas Education Agency...

. It opened in 2004, and is located in unincorporated Harris County

Harris County, Texas

As of the 2010 Census, the population of the county was 4,092,459, White Americans made up 56.6% of Harris County's population; non-Hispanic whites represented 33.0% of the population. Black Americans made up 18.9% of the population. Native Americans made up 0.7% of Harris County's population...

, Texas, United States. It is part of a multi-school complex, including Morton Ranch Elementary that opened in 2008 and Morton Ranch Junior High School that opened in 2003. The school serves a lot of the northern sections of Katy I.S.D., and has grades 9 through 12. The mascot is a maverick

Maverick (animal)

Maverick is a term, usually referring to cattle, for an animal that does not carry a brand. In the period of the United States open range, such animals were relatively common. Many cows would give birth in wild or semi-wild conditions, not be located in an annual round up, and their ensuing calf...

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Campus

Morton Ranch High School is a modified repeat design based on the award-winning Cinco Ranch High School plan. The major differences between Morton Ranch High School and Cinco Ranch High School are in the size of the science labs, the weight room, and the addition of a third gym at the east end of the building.

Specific detail changes requested by the end users have been incorporated to make a great plan even better. Also, the exterior of the building was changed to give it a different character. Morton Ranch also has a large library, located off the rotunda in the west wing of the school. Morton Ranch High School includes a Performing Arts Center that was master-planned during the original construction. http://www.katyisd.org/services/facilities/MRHS.htm

Additions

For the growth that outdid Katy Independent School District

Katy Independent School District

The Katy Independent School District is a public school district based in Katy, Texas, United States. The district enrolls over 60,000 students and is currently rated as Recognized by the Texas Education Agency...

predictions, a new bond was passed. The bond included a new Ninth Grade Center for Morton Ranch High School, that was completed for the 2008–2009 school year.

Originally, the 9th Grade Center at Morton Ranch High School was scheduled to be complete in time for the 2007–2008 school year, but a failed bond pushed the project back one year.

Athletics

Since the 2006–2007 school year, Morton Ranch High School has been entered as a school. It now plays several 5A Varsity sports including:

• Basketball
• Tennis
• Football
• Soccer
• Wrestling
• Baseball
• Softball
• Volleyball
• Track
• Cross Country
• Swimming
• Bowling
• Golf

Demographics

For the 2010-11 school year:

• African American: 17.6%
• Hispanic: 49.3%
• White: 26.2%
• American Indian: 0.4%
• Asian: 4.9%
• Pacific Islander: 0.0%
• Two or More Races: 1.6%
• Economically Disadvantaged: 52.3%

Feeder Patterns

The following elementary schools feed into Morton Ranch High School:

• Diane Winborn Elementary
• Franz Elementary
• Golbow Elementary
• King Elementary (partial)
• McRoberts Elementary (partial)
• Stephens Elementary (partial)
• Sundown Elementary
• Morton Ranch Elementary (partial)

The following junior high schools feed into Morton Ranch High School:

• Katy Junior High (partial)
• McDonald Junior High
• Morton Ranch Junior High

External links

• Morton Ranch High School
• Morton Ranch High School Athletic Booster Club