Randolph High School

Randolph High School, part of the Randolph Field Independent School District, is located on Randolph Air Force Base in Universal City, Texas, a suburb of San Antonio. It serves approximately 470 high school students and employs approximately 40 high school teachers and other support staff. Randolph High School was established in 1962, and was the first high school located entirely within an existing Air Force Base. Overview In 2017, Randolph High School was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency, with a 1-Star Distinction for Academic Achievement in Social Studies. In 2005 Randolph was ranked the 15th-best high school in Texas by the Texas Education Excellence Project. The school has been a Texas Education Agency Exemplary School multiple times, most recently in 2009 and 2010. Technology Beginning in 2003 students were issued 1:1 laptop computers for classroom and personal use during the school year, but had to return their computers before the end of the year. In 2011, the school purchased Promethean Boards for every classroom and in 2013 the school received a DODEA grant to provide all students and teachers with Apple iPad Air tablets. Construction From 2007 to 2008, the school underwent construction to renovate the gymnasium and add a one-million-dollar fine arts center. The fine arts center was named the Richard L. Wilson Fine Arts Center in 2009 for the schools most successful band director from 1995 to 2008. Wilson's bands never placed lower than first place in more than 35 marching band competitions and he led the marching bands to seven consecutive appearances in the bi-annual State Marching Contest. In 2015, the school district received a grant to construct a new high school, located directly behind the current high school. The new high school opened August 2016.