Byron Nelson High School
33°01′09″N 97°12′12″W / 33.0191°N 97.2033°W
| Byron Nelson High School | |
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United States | |
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| Type | Public High School |
| Motto | Learn, Serve, and Lead |
| Established | 2009 |
| School district | Northwest Independent School District |
| Principal | Mrs. Kara Lea Deardorff |
| Staff | 153.89 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,892 (2023–2024) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18.79 |
| Color(s) | Blue, White and Black |
| Athletics conference | UIL Class 6A |
| Nickname | Bobcats |
| Newspaper | The Paw Print (discontinued) |
| Yearbook | The Territory |
| Affiliation | Affiliated with Project Lead The Way (PLTW) |
| Website | Byron Nelson High School website |
Byron Nelson High School is a public high school located in Trophy Club, Texas about 20 miles (32 km) north of Fort Worth, Texas, in Denton County and opened in August 2009 for the 09–10 school year. It is the second high school in the Northwest Independent School District. The school cost $86.5 million dollars to build. It is approximately 504,000 square feet (46,800 m2), with a 32,000-square-foot (3,000 m2) courtyard in the middle. The academic wing seats a 700-seat cafeteria with a mall-style food court serving layout. It is built along the property of the Army Corps of Engineers, along the edge of where Denton Creek flows into Lake Grapevine at the lake's southwestern corner. In 2013, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. In 2019, Byron Nelson High School earned an "A" according to TEA's school accountability rating system.
Byron Nelson, competing as a UIL Class 6A school, has operated as a 4-year campus since the academic year 2011–2012. The campus includes sustainable design features such as energy-efficient light fixtures, water-conserving landscaping, and the use of recycled building materials sourced locally. Students have access to a variety of restaurants, including a sandwich restaurant, an Italian restaurant, a burger restaurant, and a restaurant that serves chicken tenders and other fried food. The school housed a coffeeshop called Java City until its closing for the 2020-21 school year. It has since been replaced by the school's own self-funded café called "The Bobcat Den"