Houston Heights High School

Houston Heights High School
Houston Heights High School
Address
	1125 Lawrence Street; Houston, Texas 77008; United States
Coordinates	29°47′30″N 95°24′26″W / 29.791664°N 95.407307°W
Information
Other name	HHHS
Type	Public charter high school
Motto	Leadership, Excellence, Perseverance
Established	1999
NCES School ID	480011508239
Principal	Erica McCready
Teaching staff	16.32 (on an FTE basis)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	204 (2017-2018)
Student to teacher ratio	12.50
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.

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

61% were Hispanic
32% were African-American
7% were White
0% were Asian

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

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Search for Public Schools - HOUSTON HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL (480011508239)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
^ TEA Report Card - 2008-09
^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.
^ http://www.texascharter.org/Basketball2009-2010.htm^{[permanent dead link]}
^ GreatSchools.net student data

External links[edit]

Official website

[NCES-1] "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] ttp://www.texascharter.org/Basketball2009-2010.htm^{[permanent dead link]}

[5] GreatSchools.net student data

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v t e Houston Heights
Education	Houston ISD Harvard ES Heights HS (former Reagan HS) Houston Heights Charter HS Trinity Classical School Heights Elementary Houston Public Library Heights Neighborhood Library
NRHP	All Saints Catholic Church Heights Christian Church Heights Neighborhood Library (as Houston Public Library) Houston Heights Fire Station Isbell House Morton Brothers Grocery Oriental Textile Mill Webber House Schauer Filling Station (demolished) Houston Heights Woman's Club Other NRHP listings
Media	The Leader
History	Houston Mass Murders by Dean Corll
This list is incomplete. Energy Institute High School (EIHS) and Arabic Immersion Magnet School were previously in the Houston Heights, as was the Gulf Coast Bible College. The Houston Heights is within the Houston Community College service area, though no campuses are operated there.

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