Dr. Wright L. Lassiter Jr. Early College High School Explained

Dr. Wright L Lassiter Jr. Early College High School
Location:	701 Elm Street, 1st Floor
City:	Dallas
State:	Texas
Zipcode:	75115
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	32.7797°N -96.805°W
Type:	Public high school
Grades:	9-12
Principal:	Laura Landry
Enrollment:	226 (2017-18)^[1]
Faculty:	14 (FTE)
Ratio:	16.14
Team Name:	Eagles
Website:	Official Website

Dr. Wright L. Lassiter Jr. Early College High School (LECHS), formerly Middle College High School, is a public high school located at El Centro College in Downtown Dallas, Texas. It is a part of the Dallas Independent School District.

It was established in 1988, and it was later renamed after Wright L. Lassiter Jr., who was the president of El Centro College when LECHS was first established.^[2]

In 2014 it won the National Blue Ribbon Award.^[3]

In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.^[4]

External links

• Dr. Wright L. Lassiter Jr. Early College High School

Notes and References

1. Web site: DR WRIGHT L LASSITER JR EARLY COLLEGE H S. National Center for Education Statistics. March 25, 2020.
2. http://www.dallasisd.org/cms/lib/TX01001475/Centricity/Domain/652/2014brochure_english_updated.pdf Lassiter Brochure in English
3. Web site: Haag, Matthew. Four Dallas ISD campuses named National Blue Ribbon Schools . https://web.archive.org/web/20141004064403/http://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/headlines/20140930-four-dallas-isd-campuses-named-national-blue-ribbon-schools1.ece. dead. 2014-10-04. The Dallas Morning News. 2014-09-30. 2019-11-08.
4. Web site: 2015 Accountability Rating System . https://web.archive.org/web/20160422073218/https://rptsvr1.tea.texas.gov/perfreport//account/2015/srch.html?srch=C . dead . 2016-04-22 . Texas Education Agency .