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Mustang High School

Coordinates: 35°23′07″N 97°43′33″W / 35.385177°N 97.725818°W / 35.385177; -97.725818
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Mustang High School
Address
Map
801 S Snyder Dr


Information
Type
Established1902[4]
School districtMustang Public Schools
NCES District ID4021000[1]
AuthorityOSDE
CEEB code372500
NCES School ID402100001046 [2]
PrincipalDr. Kathy Knowles
Faculty179.53 (on an FTE basis) [2]
Enrollment3,756 (2022-23)
Student to teacher ratio20.92
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Red, black, and white      
AthleticsBasketball, baseball, cross country, football, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, volleyball, track
Athletics conferenceOSSAA Class 6A
MascotMorsey
NicknameBroncos
Team nameMustang Broncos
RivalsYukon High School "Millers"
USNWR ranking11,885 [3]
Websitemhs.mustangps.org

Mustang High School, often shortened to MHS, is a public school located in Mustang, Oklahoma, United States. It is the only secondary school in the Mustang Public Schools public school district and serves around 6,800 students. One of the only schools in the state to receive a wellness center to ensure the safety of their students.

The complex contains a large band room, an auditorium, a performing arts center, and three gymnasiums.

The district (of which, this is the sole comprehensive high school) covers Mustang and parts of Oklahoma City.[5] The district extends into portions of OKC in Cleveland County and Oklahoma County.[6][7]

Sports

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Mustang offers baseball, softball, boys' basketball, girls' basketball, cheer, boys' cross country, girls' cross country, football, boys' golf, girls' golf, pom, boys' soccer, girls' soccer, swimming, boys' tennis, girls' tennis, boys' track, girls' track, volleyball, and wrestling.[8]

Runner Gabe Simonsen broke the state record for Oklahoma in the two-mile run with a time of 8:56.07 in 2021[9]

The school has a nationally competitive marching-band program formerly known as the Nightriders. Due to controversy in 2020, the band was renamed, now the Mustang Marching Band. They placed 17th nationally in 2021 with their show titled "Shark World."[citation needed]

Mustang is a 6A school. [10]

Notable alumni

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Mustang". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "MUSTANG HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "Mustang High School". US News & World Report. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "About Us - Mustang Public Schools".
  5. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Canadian County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. pp. 8 (9/13). Retrieved 2024-01-28. - Text list
  6. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cleveland County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-01-28. - Text list
  7. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Oklahoma County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-01-28. - Text list
  8. ^ "MPS Course Guides - Course Maps".
  9. ^ "Oklahoma high school track: Mustang's Gabe Simonsen breaks 2-mile state record".
  10. ^ http://mustangps.org
  11. ^ Sardis, Nick. "OU baseball: Mustang's Dax Fulton switches commitment from Vanderbilt to Sooners". The Oklahoman.
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35°23′07″N 97°43′33″W / 35.385177°N 97.725818°W / 35.385177; -97.725818