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Freer High School

Freer High School
Location
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P.O. Box 240

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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

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The Freer Buckaroos compete in these sports:[3]

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

State titles

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

Notable alumni

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  • 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

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  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.
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