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| Type | Public High School |
| Motto | A World Class School Educating Tomorrow's Leaders |
| Established | 1900s |
| School district | Lewisville ISD |
| Principal | Chad Russell |
| Teaching staff | 216.08 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 3,442 (2023-2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.93[1] |
| Colors | Blue, silver, and white |
| Athletics conference | UIL 6A |
| Mascot | The Flower Mound Jaguar |
| Publication | FMHS Wire |
| Website | www |
Flower Mound High School (FMHS) is part ofLewisville Independent School District and is located inFlower Mound, Texas, United States. The school rests on 52 acres (21 ha) of land that was purchased in 1993.[2] FMHS was the second high school built in Flower Mound, afterEdward S. Marcus High School. With the expansion of the town in the 1980s and 1990s, a second high school was built to accommodate the growth.[3][4] FMHS has been called one of the top 10 best public high schools in theDallas area[5] and had received an "Exemplary" (highest) rating from theTexas Education Agency.[6] The school's fight song is theMichigan Wolverines' fight song, "The Victors".
Flower Mound High School was built to relieve pressure fromEdward S. Marcus High School andLewisville High School. Plans were set for a 280,000-square-foot (26,000 m2) campus, including two gymnasiums, a cafetorium, an auditorium, a band hall, a football field, tennis courts, and three parking lots.[7] To accommodate additional students, a previously unplanned wing containing 45 additional classrooms was completed in time for the 2000–2001 school year.[2]
108 staff members, led by principal Norman Reuther, taught the first student body of 986freshman andsophomores.[2] The school was recognized as exemplary in the charter year.[8] In the school's second year, varsity sports were introduced and the student body grew to include grades nine through eleven.[2]
In 2000,Kansas State University threatened legal action against FMHS for an alleged copyright violation on theJaguar logo. Rather than pay a licensing fee to KSU, as some schools in Texas were then doing, Reuther ordered a re-design of the logo, to avoid the 8% merchandise commission.[9]
In August 2001, Reuther welcomed the school's first senior class; the student body grew to over 2,400 students.
Reuther left FMHS at the end of the 2003 school year. Assistant principal Jack Clark subsequently took over the position of principal. Under his leadership, the school's enrollment continued to grow (see graph, right). In the spring of 2007, Clark announced his retirement. Paul Moon was selected to head the school.[2]
In 2007, FMHS graduates earned over ten million dollars in scholarships, exceeding $14,000 per person. The 2008 graduating class accumulated approximately $15.5 million in scholarship money, exceeding an average of $22,000 per graduate.[citation needed]
In January 2008, Moon announced that FMHS would undergo an expansion adding a third gymnasium and a second band room, to be completed in May 2009.[10]
In spring 2008, LISD began random drug testing of all high school students in extracurricular and co-curricular groups; 75 weekly random students from FMHS were tested that spring and 48 students per week were tested for the 2008–09 school year.[11]
In May 2011, it was announced that Paul Moon would retire and pass the leadership to Sonya Lail.
In 2013, the school began a project to build a new campus that would be for 9th graders only. The class of 2018 was the first class to use the new freshman center. Jeff Brown was named the principal of the separated campus.[12]
In 2019, it was announced that Lail would retire and pass the leadership to Chad Russell.[13]
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Flower Mound High School is a 6A school, competing as part of theUniversity Interscholastic League in District 5-6A, the classification for schools with the largest enrollment. Its main rival isMarcus High School, the school FMHS plays against annually in the Mound Showdown.[14][15] Other rivals include Lewisville High School in the Battle of the Axe, and Hebron High School.[16][17] The Jaguars compete in many sports, includingAmerican football, boys' and girls' soccer, boys' and girls' basketball, baseball,cross country, golf,softball, tennis, swimming, track, volleyball, bowling,wrestling andice hockey. In the 2006–2007 school year, every athletic team at the school advanced to playoffs, with several winning the district title.
The 2008 baseball team advanced to the Class 5A Regional Finals in 2008, losing to Southlake Carroll.[18] In spring 2014, the baseball team won the state 5A title.[19]
In 2008 boys' basketball, the Jaguars advanced to the regional quarterfinals, the furthest they had ever advanced, from a last-second shot by Brad Renz, before losing toColleyville Heritage High School.[20]
In 2008, the school's male swim team placed second at the UIL Class 5A State Swimming and Diving Championships held in Austin, the highest finish ever for any LISD school.[21]In 2008, the softball team advanced to the regional semi-finals for the first time, losing to Weatherford HS.
The Flower Mound wrestling team was the UIL state runner-up for two consecutive seasons (2010 and 2011).[citation needed]
In 2011, the girls' cross-country team placed third at state, and in 2015, the boys' team placed third. The boys' team placed second in the state in 2005.[citation needed]
In 2012, the softball team received national exposure when they lost a playoff game on a controversial missed-base rule.[22]
In 2014, the softball team advanced to the Regional Semi-Finals, the second team to do so in the school's history. They lost toLubbock Coronado in the final game of a three-game series.
In February 2015, at a boys' basketball game againstPlano East Senior High School, two students (one, a then Flower Mound High School student, the other a former student from an unspecifiedLewisville Independent School District school) in the Flower Mound High School student section held up signs reading "White Power".[23] The signs, provided to the students by cheerleaders, were meant to read "Navy, Silver, White" (the school's colors) and "Jaguar Power" (in reference to their mascot). The incident sparked controversy on social networks and was covered by both local and national media outlets. An investigation was conducted by theLewisville Independent School District.[24][25] On February 20, 2015, the Lewisville Independent School District confirmed the display of the signs had been intentional and stated that, in conjunction with the local police department, disciplinary action had been taken.[26][27]
In 2016, the girls' soccer team won the state 6A title, winning the first state title for any girls' team.[28]
In 2018, the school's cheer team made third place at UCA Nationals in Orlando (Super Varsity Game Day).[29]
In 2019, the boys’ soccer team won the state 6A title, winning the team's first state title. The score was 1-0 (4-1 PK) againstLegacy of Educational Excellence High School. Sophomore goalkeeper Landon Leach received the competition's MVP award.[30]
In 2023, the 6A baseball team won state championship.[31]
In 2006, Flower Mound High School was called one of the top ten "best public high schools" in the Dallas area.[5] FMHS consistently receives an "A" rating from theTexas Education Agency under their A-F school report card system, which is the highest rating.[32][33]
Flower Mound has received Gold Performance Acknowledgments from the TEA for its attendance (2002–06),AP/IB results (2002–06), college admissions (2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006), and the Recommended High School Program (2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006) under the past Academic Excellence Indicator System, now replaced with Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR).[8][34] In 2005, The Texas Educational Excellence Project ranked FMHS 23rd in the state for Latino Achievement, despite the fact that only 8.2% of the town is Latino or Hispanic compared to a statewide average of 35.7%.[35][36]
Advanced academic classes offered by Flower Mound include Advanced Placement and Pre-Advanced Placement courses, but various auxiliary courses are available to students for further research into disciplines of their choice as "elective" courses. Since the fall of 2015, Flower Mound hasGifted and Talented (GT) courses available for students previously in GT/LEAP classes.
3,442 students attended FMHS in the 2023-2024 school year, with core subject classes averaging a student-to-teacher ratio of 16:1. 32.2% of FMHS students in grades 11 or 12 took at least 1 AP/IB class during the 2022-2023 school year
In 2007, 36.4% of FMHS students took at least one AP or dual-enrollment course in the 2005–2006 school year; 32.2% of the school population took at least one AP or IB test;[8] that number rose in 2007 to 39.2%. 75% of the 1,162 AP tests taken scored a "passing" 3, 4, or 5, beating the national average of 57.0%.[37][38] The school, as of 2025, currently recognizes 163 AP Scholars, 122 AP Scholars with Honor, 372 AP Scholars with Distinction, and 6 National Scholars.[39]
Flower Mound High School provides students with several off-campus instruction options. The LISD Virtual Learning Academy (VLA), provides flexible online courses for high school students, theDale Jackson Career Center provides technical and career-oriented courses. and the Lewisville Learning Center provides accelerated education for grade advancement. Lewisville ISD announced plans for the opening of a night school in January 2009 meant to supplement and accelerate existing high school education and provide an alternative path to a high school diploma.[40] Flower Mound students can also enroll in courses at the Technology, Exploration and Career Center East & West (TECC-E & TECC-W respectively).[citation needed]
Flower Mound has performed well on theCollege Board'sPSAT/NMSQT testing. For the 2016–2017 school year, FMHS had 26 National Merit finalists in the first administration of the redesigned PSAT test, 64 National Merit Commended Scholars, and 12 National Hispanic Scholars.[41] In the past, the class of 2007 contained 13 National Merit semi-finalists, 12 of whom attained finalist status; the class of 2008 had 19 semi-finalists, 17 of whom attained finalist status, 35 Commended Scholars, and nine Hispanic Scholars; and the class of 2011 contained 34 National Merit semi-finalists.
Based upon 2006–07 scores, the average Flower Mound student scores 1644 on theSAT with writing, compared to a national average of 1511. On theACT, the average Flower Mound composite score is 22.7, compared to the national average of 21.2.
Academic Decathlon is offered as a course at FMHS, and enrollment in the course is generally necessary for team selection. The FMHS Academic Decathlon team advanced to the state competition for the first time in 2007. Ranked 26th based on regional scores, the team improved to 10th at the state competition held in Katy, Texas. In January 2008, the team placed third at the Region IX competition and ranked 12th statewide going into the Texas State finals, placing 11th. Academic Decathlon also made state in the 2009–2010 competition, finishing 24th. In the 2011-2012 competition, the team went to state and ranked 13th in Texas.[citation needed]
The Flower Mound Band is the largest student organization at Flower Mound High School, with 432 members as of 2025. There are five concert bands that meet during the school day. Each band is team-taught, with multiple directors assisting throughout each rehearsal. There are multiple opportunities for participation in other individual and ensemble performances including All-Region/All-State, Solo & Ensemble, jazz band, musical pit orchestra, as well as a Flower Mound Concerto Competition and Flower Mound Ensemble Competition.[42]
All students in LISD participate in marching band as part of the district curriculum. There are 2 marching bands at Flower Mound High School: the Competition Band and the Jaguar Band. The Jaguar Band is a non-varsity marching band designed to help those still developing their musical and marching skills. Students in the Jaguar Band combine with the Competition Band to perform at every football game. Members of the Competition Band are selected through an adjudication process and compete at both local, UIL and Bands of America events. The Competition Band has been a BOA Grand Nationals Finalist in 2014, 2017, and 2021, and has been the Champion at the San Antonio Super Regional in 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2024. At the UIL State Marching Contest, the Competition Band has been a finalist since 2014 and earned the Gold Medal in 2016, Silver Medal in 2018, Bronze Medal in 2020 and Bronze Medal in 2024.[43][44][needs update]
The Flower Mound High School Math Club participates in several state and national competitions, including theAMC andAIME tests, the Trig-Star competition, UIL Mathematics, UIL Number Sense, UIL Calculator, the Best of Texas competition,TMSCA tests, and the UT Arlington Calculus Bowl.
The Math Club sponsors the AMC and AIME tests annually and invites many of the school's students to participate. In 2006 and 2007, the school achieved the AMC 12 Merit Roll.[45] The Trig-Star competition, a nationally held trigonometry competition sponsored by the Texas Society of Professional Surveyors and the National Society of Professional Surveyors, is also open to the student body and by invitation. In 2007, one student won the state competition and placed fifth nationally, the highest Texas finish in years.[46] Attending the UT Arlington Calculus Bowl for the first time, a five-person team from FMHS won first place.[47]
Flower Mound holds claim to two UIL Academic State Championship titles. The first was won in 2001–2002 by Austin Little in 5A Computer Science, and the second was won in 2006–2007 by Christine Barcellona in 5A Literary Criticism. The 2008–2009 and 2009–2010 FMHS Literary Criticism Teams won first place.[48]
With the district realignment for the 2006–07 and 2007–08 school years, Flower Mound won team events at the district level for calculator, current issues, computer science, literary criticism, mathematics, number sense, science, and spelling, as well as qualifying in one-act play for the area competition.
FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics Team, FTC 12791, Iterative Intentions won the UIL State Championship 6A division in 2022-2023 and 2023-2024. They also won the Robot Innovation award in 2023-2024.[49]
Elementary schools that feed into Flower Mound include: Bluebonnet, Donald, Forest Vista, Garden Ridge, Liberty, Old Settlers, and Wellington.[50]
Flower Mound has 3 middle school that feed into it: McKamy, Forestwood, and Shadow Ridge.
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