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China Spring High School

China Spring High School is a public high school located in the unincorporated community of China Spring, Texas (USA). It is part of the China Spring Independent School District located in the China Spring area of McLennan County, northwest of Waco and classified as a 4A school by the UIL. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. It is rated a 7/10 on the Great Schools website.

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China Spring High School
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7301 N River Crossing

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Information
School typePublic high school
School district
China Spring Independent School District
Principal
Mr. David Ellis
Teaching staff
67.65 (on an FTE basis)1
Grades9-12
Enrollment959 (2024-2025)1
Student to teacher ratio
14.181
Colors      Columbia Blue, Navy & White
Athletics conference
UIL Class AAAA
MascotCougar/Lady Cougar
YearbookCougar
WebsiteChina Spring High School

China Spring High School is a public high school located in the unincorporated community of China Spring, Texas (USA). It is part of the China Spring Independent School District located in the China Spring area of McLennan County, northwest of Waco and classified as a 4A school by the UIL. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.2 It is rated a 7/10 on the Great Schools website.

Athletics

The China Spring Cougars compete in cross country, volleyball, football, basketball, powerlifting, soccer, golf, tennis, track, softball, and baseball.

State titles

  • Baseball3
    • 1987(2A), 1989(2A), 1993(2A), 2000(3A), 2023(4A)
  • Girls basketball4
    • 2006(3A)
  • Football5
    • 1978(1A), 2022(4A/D2), 2023(4A/D1)
  • Boys golf6
    • 1984(3A), 1985(3A), 1987(2A), 1988(2A), 1989(2A)
  • Girls golf7
    • 1993(2A), 1994(3A), 1997(3A), 1998(3A)
  • Powerlifting8
    • 2002(3A/D2)

State finalists

  • Football9
    • 1979(1A), 2007(3A/D2),
  • Softball10
    • 1998(3A), 2010(3A)
  • Marching band11
    • 1991(2A), 1993(2A), 2012(3A), 2016(4A), 2020(4A), 2021(4A), 2022(4A), 2023 (4A)

Alumni

  • Shawn Bell Baylor quarterback and college football coach
  • Kyle Nelson NFL longsnapper
  • Nate Self US Army officer, Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart recipient, and author
References

References

  1. "CHINA SPRING H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
  2. "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2015.
  3. UIL Baseball Archives Archived December 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  4. UIL Girls Basketball Archives
  5. Lone Star Football Network
  6. UIL Boys Golf Archives Archived March 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  7. UIL Girls Golf Archives Archived March 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  8. http://www.thspa.us/documents/team%20champions.pdf T.H.S.P.A Team Champions (Indexed by Google)
  9. Lone Star Football Network
  10. UIL Softball Archives Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  11. "Texas State Marching Band Contest".
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