of baseball, basketball, cross country, diving, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field and volleyball. Stratford has a long-standing rivalry with fellow SBISD high school Memorial High School. The Spartans Baseball program has placed numerous players into top college programs and 13 into the professional level, with 3 MLB players in history: Dean Crow, Chris James and Chance Sanford. Realignment The University Interscholastic League's biennial reclassification and realignment was unveiled on Monday February 1, 2010. As part of the realignment, Stratford moved to a 4A classification along with two other SBISD schools, Northbrook and Spring Woods. Northbrook, Spring Woods and Stratford joined 17-4A with Brenham, Magnolia, Magnolia West, Montgomery and Waller in 2011. As of the 2013 school year, the Spartans moved, yet again, to 18-4A in another realignment released in early February 2012. In the 2014 UIL realignment, Stratford was moved yet again to 5A. Awards and honors Stratford was named a 1983-84 National Blue Ribbon School. The school was ranked 168th in 2010, 168th in 2011, 700th in 2012, and 774th in 2013 in the U.S. by Newsweek. Stratford was also named a Gold Medal School by U.S. News & World Report in 2012 and 2013, ranking 497th and 500th. It was named a Silver Medal School by U.S. News & World Report in 2008 and 2009. Stratford was named an Honor Roll School by the Texas Business & Education Coalition in 2008. The school was also given the Texas Education Agency Gold Performance Award in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011. It was named a No Place for Hate School by the Anti-Defamation League in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011. Stratford was also given the College Readiness Award by the Texas ACT Council in 2009, 2010, and 2011. The school was given the State Farm Good Neighbor Award in 2009 and 2010 for its community service. The school has gained "exemplary" status in the accountability ratings system by the Texas Education Agency in 2002. It has also gained "recognized" status in 2000, 2004, and 2010. Notable alumni Clint Black, country music singer Kevin Booth, documentary filmmaker Jeremiah Briscoe, ex-NFL and CFL player, 2x Walter Payton Award winner. Andrew Craig, retired professional Mixed Martial Artist Dean Crow, MLB pitcher Kelly Emberg, supermodel Lauren Grandcolas (née Catuzzi),author, marketing executive, and passenger on United Flight 93, September 11, 2001 Bill Hicks, stand-up comedian Chris James, MLB utilityman, also played