Marcus High School Girls' Soccer won the State Championship in 2005. They had a tradition of singing “My Girls” before every game, with the crowd oftentimes joining in.
Edward S. Marcus High School competes as part of theUniversity Interscholastic League in District 6-6A.[5] Since 1986, Marcus High School and nearbyLewisville High School have competed in an annual rivalry football game dubbed the "Battle of the Axe".[6] In 2000, the first "Mound Showdown" game was played between Marcus and neighboringFlower Mound High School.[7]
The Marcus Marauders compete in the following UIL sports:Football,Basketball,Soccer,Baseball,Softball,Wrestling,Cheerleading,Track & Field,Cross Country,Golf,Swim,Dive,Tennis, andVolleyball.
The school fields a combined ice hockey team withFlower Mound High School in non-UIL competitions. The school has a full football field, and an off campus baseball field.
After the Lewisville ISD school board raised concerns over overpopulation in 2008, the Marcus 9th Grade Center opened in August 2014. Common freshman courses are offered on the campus, including English I, Algebra I, Geometry, World Geography, and Biology. Students also have the option to take elective courses on the main campus.
The demographic breakdown of the 3,092 students attending in 2019–2020 was:
White – 70.4%
Hispanic – 14.0%
Asian – 8.2%
African American – 3.8%
American Indian – 0.3%
Pacific Islander – 0.1%
Two or more races – 3.2%
7.5% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and considered "economically disadvantaged" by theTexas Education Agency. 1.6% of students' primary language was one other than English and 11.7% of students received special education services.[8]
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Portions of some school districts extend into other counties. Some school districts serving Denton County (Celina ISD,Era ISD,Prosper ISD, andSlidell ISD) do not operate high schools in the county.
