Houston Heights High School

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Houston Heights High School
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Houston Heights High School
1125 Lawrence Street

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77008

United States
Coordinates 29°47′30″N95°24′26″W / 29.791664°N 95.407307°W / 29.791664; -95.407307 Coordinates: 29°47′30″N95°24′26″W / 29.791664°N 95.407307°W / 29.791664; -95.407307
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Other nameHHHS
Type Public charter high school
MottoLeadership, Excellence, Perseverance
Established1999 (1999)
NCES School ID 480011508239 [1]
PrincipalErica McCready
Teaching staff16.32 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment204 (2017-2018) [1]
Student to teacher ratio12.50 [1]
Campus type Urban
Color(s) Azure blue  
Mascot Panther
Website www.heightshs.org

Houston Heights High School (HHHS, formerly Houston Heights Charter) is a public charter high school in Houston, Texas, United States. It was established in 1999 by superintendent Richard Mik.

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Located in the Houston Heights neighborhood, it serves 96% at-risk students [2] and partners with Houston Community College to give students the opportunity to gain college credit during their junior and/or senior years, including in the area of construction management.

In 2009, the school was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. [3]

Athletics

Houston Heights High School offers Men's Basketball, Men's Soccer, and Cheerleading. The basketball team won the Texas Charter School Academic & Athletic League (TCSAAL) state championship in 2010 after finishing runner-up in 2009. [4]

Student body

HHHS had 251 students during the 2007–2008 school year. [5]

86% of the students qualified for free or reduced breakfast.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Search for Public Schools - HOUSTON HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL (480011508239)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  2. TEA Report Card - 2008-09
  3. "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.
  4. http://www.texascharter.org/Basketball2009-2010.htm%5B%5D
  5. GreatSchools.net student data