Houston Heights High School Explained

Houston Heights High School
Motto:Leadership, Excellence, Perseverance
Address:1125 Lawrence Street
City:Houston
State:Texas
Zipcode:77008
Country:United States
Other Name:HHHS
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Type:Public charter high school
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Principal:Erica McCready
Teaching Staff:16.32
Grades:9–12
Enrollment:204 (2017-2018)
Ratio:12.50
Campus Type:Urban
Mascot:Panther
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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[1] 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.[2]

Athletics

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.[3]

Student body

HHHS had 251 students during the 2007–2008 school year.[4]

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.heightshs.org/docs/AEA0708.pdf TEA Report Card - 2008-09
  2. Web site: 2009 Accountability Rating System . Texas Education Agency . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151025190535/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2009/index.html . 2015-10-25 .
  3. http://www.texascharter.org/Basketball2009-2010.htm{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  4. http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/tx/other/8543 GreatSchools.net student data