Channelview High School Explained
Channelview High School is a public high school serving students grades 9–12 in Channelview and other unincorporated communities in Harris County, Texas, United States of America.[4] It is the main flagship school of the two high schools part of the Channelview Independent School District.[5] The UIL region of the district is 6A.[6] In 2022, the school received a "B" rating from the Texas Education Agency and received two distinction designations.[7]
Academics
The school educates over 2,800 students in grades 9-12 as of 2023. For the academic year 2015–16, 93.6% of students had been awarded their high school diplomas by the end of the year.[8]
Incidents
On March 13, 2018, a chartered school bus, carrying students from the school band, plunged down a ravine in Alabama, killing the driver. All 46 passengers suffered injuries.[9] [10]
Athletics
The Channelview American football team plays in an 8,000-seat stadium. The stadium, municipally funded, was opened in 2012 at a cost of $27 million.[11]
Notable alumni
Notes and References
- Web site: Administrative Team . 2023-05-08.
- Web site: CHANNELVIEW H S. National Center for Education Statistics. August 2, 2024.
- https://www.uiltexas.org/files/alignments/Cutoffs_12_8_post_alpha_by_conf.pdf UIL Reclassification and Realignment 2022-2024
- Web site: CHANNELVIEW ISD . 2023-05-08 . www.har.com . en.
- Web site: Search for Public Schools - Search Results . 2023-05-08 . nces.ed.gov.
- Web site: 2023-05-08 . 2022-24 Realignment Alphabetical Listing . 2023-05-08 . UIL Texas.
- Web site: 2023-05-08 . 2021-22 Texas Academic Performance Report . 2023-05-08 . Texas Education Agency.
- Web site: Channelview High School. The Texas Tribune. 2018. October 24, 2018.
- News: Alabama bus crash: driver killed as school trip ends in plunge down ravine. The Guardian. Dart. Tom. March 13, 2018. October 24, 2018.
- News: NTSB releases initial findings on Channelview ISD bus crash. Houston Chronicle. Harden. John D.. May 2, 2018. October 24, 2018.
- News: Pricy high school stadiums are the norm. ABC 13. Oberg. Ted. November 16, 2014. October 24, 2018.
- News: Texas school bus crashes in Alabama: Channelview grad, Alabama QB Jalen Hurts responds. Advance Publications. Gore. Leada. March 13, 2018. October 24, 2018.
- News: Notable Alumni. Houston Class Mates. 2018. October 24, 2018. October 24, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181024035419/http://channelview.houstonclassmates.com/FamousAlumni.asp?ID=1425. dead.
- News: September 13, 1961 . October 24, 2018. NSC Seniors Wed In Home Rites Friday Evening . . Shreveport, LA . subscription . Newspapers.com.
- News: Channelview (CHS) Class of 1960 Alumni List. Channelview High School. October 24, 2018.
- Web site: Glenn Wilson Stats . Baseball-Reference.com . 7 June 2020 . en.