New Caney High School
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 White Oak Middle School.
Demographics
In the 2018–2019 school year, there were 1,893 students enrolled at New Caney High School. The ethnic distribution of students was as follows:
- 3.4% African American
- 0.4% Asian
- 0.3% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
- 57.4% Hispanic
- 0.2% American Indian
- 35.8% White
- 2.5% Two or More Races
70.8% 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 2018–2019, the school received a score of 79 out of 100, resulting in a C grade. The school received a score of 68 the previous year.
Two middle schools (grades 6-8) feed into New Caney High School: Pine Valley Middle School and Keefer Crossing Middle School.
Notable alumni
- Adam Dunn - Professional baseball player for the Chicago White Sox
- Robert Crippen - Former NASA astronaut
- Jason "Sundance" Head - Season 11 winner of The Voice
References
- ^ "New Caney High School:School Profile". New Caney High School. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - NEW CANEY H S (483240003596)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- ^ "Overview: NEW CANEY H S". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- ^ Middle School Zones. New Caney Independent School District. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ "Adam Dunn Stats, Fantasy & News". Major League Baseball. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ^ "NASA Biographical Data". NASA.
- ^ "Sundance Head". NBC. December 14, 2016.
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