New Caney High School is a public secondary school in New Caney and is a part of the New Caney Independent School District. NCHS is currently a 6A school. The school has received recognition for its JROTC program, band, journalism program, DECA program and Academic Decathlon team.
New Caney High School offers Advanced Placement courses, athletics, career and technology courses, dual credit, National Honor Society, and a host of special programs.
History
New Caney ISD became an independent school district in 1938. The high school, named New Caney High School, had a total of nine students in its first graduating class. That original building is still in use as the district's "The Learning Center" alternative school, and as the NCISD police department and emergency operations center.
NCHS was located at on the southbound side of Interstate 69 in Porter until the building burned down in the 1980s. The campus was moved to its current New Caney location in 1987. The former Porter building was converted into New Caney Middle School, and is now Pine Valley Middle School.
Demographics
In the 2021-2022 school year, there were 2,245 students enrolled at New Caney High School. The ethnic distribution of students was as follows:[3]
4.4% African American
0.3% American Indian
0.7% Asian
64.1% Hispanic
0.1% Pacific Islander
28.3% White
2% Two or More Races
69.3% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school was eligible for Title I funding.
Academics
For each school year, the Texas Education Agency rates school performance using an A–F grading system based on statistical data. For 2021-22, the school received a B rating. The school received a score of 68 the previous year.
In the Class of 2021, 93.2% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1% during the 2020-2021 school year.
The average SAT score at New Caney High School was 1045 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 16.5.
Two middle schools (grades 6-8) feed into New Caney High School: Pine Valley Middle School (partially) and Keefer Crossing Middle School.[4]
Some school districts extend into other counties. Some school districts (Richards ISD and Tomball ISD) serve sections of the county but do not operate high schools in it.
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