Johnny G. Economedes High School

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Johnny G. Economedes High School
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Johnny G. Economedes High School
1414 N. Alamo Road

Edinburg
,
Texas
78541

United States
Coordinates 26°18′33″N98°06′09″W / 26.30928°N 98.1026°W / 26.30928; -98.1026 Coordinates: 26°18′33″N98°06′09″W / 26.30928°N 98.1026°W / 26.30928; -98.1026
Information
School type Public high school
Established2000
School district Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District
PrincipalJoe
Faculty176.36 (FTE) [1]
Grades 09-12
Enrollment2,672 (2018-19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio15.15 [1]
Campus type Suburban
Color(s) Navy and Orange    [2]
Mascot Jaguar
Website economedes.ecisd.us

Johnny G. Economedes High School (JGHS), also known as Economedes or JEHS, is a public school in unincorporated Hidalgo County, Texas, USA, east of Edinburg. It is part of the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District and is one of the district's four high schools. The school is named for former Edinburg Fire Chief Johnny G. "the Greek" Economedes.

Contents

Economedes serves sections of eastern and northeastern Edinburg along with several census-designated places: [3] [4] Cesar Chavez, [5] Doolittle, [6] and La Blanca. [7]

Expansion to all district high schools in 2010 brought a new performing arts center to JEHS. It is simply called the Performing Arts Center, or PAC. [8]

Education

The school is currently[ when? ] a TEA-Recognized campus because of its high STAAR scores. It is a second time finalist of the College Board Inspirational Award and an AVID National Demonstrated School.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "ECONOMEDES H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  2. ↑ http://www.ecisd.us/143420622174833403/blank/browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=54344 . Retrieved 2009-08-06.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "2015-2016 High Schools Approved Boundaries Archived 2015-12-11 at the Wayback Machine " (Full). Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District. Maps/High%20Schools/JEHS.pdf Detail of Economedes Zone [ permanent dead link ]. Retrieved on January 2, 2017.
  4. ↑ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Hidalgo County, TX." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 2, 2017.
  5. ↑ Cesar Chavez CDP map. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 2, 2017.
  6. ↑ Doolittle CDP map. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 2, 2017.
  7. ↑ La Blanca CDP map. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 2, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-01-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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