Kingwood High School
Address
Map
2701 Kingwood Drive

Kingwood
,
Texas
77339

United States
Coordinates30°02′45″N 95°11′38″W / 30.045733°N 95.193782°W / 30.045733; -95.193782
Information
Funding typePublic
Motto"Learning for all...whatever it takes."
Established1979
School districtHumble Independent School District
PrincipalMichael Nasra
Faculty164.20 FTE (2019-20)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,793 (2019-20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.01 (2019-20)[1]
Campus typeCity: Large[1]
Color(s)      Navy blue, Columbia blue, and white
NicknameMustangs
RivalsAtascocita High School Humble High School
NewspaperThe Kingwood Courier
YearbookHoofprints
Websitewww.humbleisd.net/Page/21355

Kingwood High School is a Humble Independent School District secondary school located in the Kingwood community of Houston, Texas, United States and serves Portions of Kingwood and Atascocita.[2] Ted Landry had been principal since May 29, 2011 until June 2018 when he announced his departure from Humble ISD to replace Greg Colschen as principal at The Woodlands High School in Conroe Independent School District.[3] Dr. Michael Nasra has been the principal since June 2018.[4]

Kingwood was designated a National Blue Ribbon School in 1984,[5] and it has received the Lone Star Cup five times (1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, and 2005). Its feeder schools are Creekwood Middle School and Riverwood Middle School.

History

Kingwood High School opened in the fall[6] of 1979,[7] under Principal Andy Wells.[8] A 9th grade campus at 4015 Woodland Hills Drive opened in 1993.[7] It was in operation until spring 2007.[citation needed] Kingwood was annexed into the City of Houston in 1996.[9] Prior to 1996 both campuses were in the Kingwood census-designated place in an unincorporated area in Harris County.[7][10]

Since then, the school has undergone numerous additions and renovations, including a three-year project,[citation needed] with a cost of $50 million, which began in 2006,[11] and completed December 2008. Prior to fall 2007, as 9th graders attended the separate campus, combined enrollment was over 4,000, making Kingwood High School the 7th largest Texas public high school by enrollment at the time. The former 9th grade campus was renovated and is now an independent high school, called Kingwood Park High School.[citation needed]

Just before the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year, Kingwood High School was badly damaged by flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey. This meant that the students that year took their classes at Summer Creek High School.[12]

The school reopened in March 2018 after having repairs worth upwards of $70 million.[13]

Academics

For the 2018-2019 school year, the school received an A grade from the Texas Education Agency, with an overall score of 93 out of 100. The school received a B grade in two domains, School Progress (score of 83) and Closing the Gaps (score of 89), and an A grade in Student Achievement (score of 95). The school received three of the seven possible distinction designations for Academic Achievement in Science, Academic Achievement in English Language Arts/Reading, and Academic Achievement in Social Studies.[14]

Circa 2001 the school began using the Smaller Learning Communities program so students had assistant principals provide counseling to them.[11]

Student body and faculty

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In 2006 the student population was 3,940. That year Todd Spivak of the Houston Press wrote "Most students hail from white, well-heeled families" and that "For them college is a birthright."[11] In 2006 the number of the teaching staff exceeded 200.[11]

Athletics

The Mustangs have won 32 team state championships and 5 national championships (boys' swimming and diving: 1993, 1994, 2006 and 2020 Boys' Cross Country: 1994, 1996, 2001).

In 2006 Spivak credited the large population of the school for making the school's athletic programs strong.[11]

State championships for the Mustangs in sports include the following:

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - KINGWOOD H S (482391005502)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Enrollment in Humble / Attendance Zones & Bus Schedules".
  3. ^ "The Woodlands High's new principal coming from Kingwood". 5 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Atascocita native returns to Humble ISD as new Kingwood High principal". 2 July 2018.
  5. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982–1983 Through 1999–2002 (PDF) Archived 2009-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Report, Community (2017-10-31). "Alumni issue challenge to support Kingwood High School". Chron. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  7. ^ a b c "High School Individual Campus Information". Humble Independent School District. 1997-06-30. Archived from the original on 1997-06-30. Retrieved 2019-05-23. - states that the main campus is at "2701 Kingwood Dr." and that the 9th grade campus was at "4015 Woodland Hills Drive" - Compare with the 1990 U.S. Census maps
  8. ^ "Employees Bios / Wells, Andrew". http. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  9. ^ "Kingwood Annexation Facts". City of Houston. 1996-10-31. Archived from the original on 1996-10-31. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  10. ^ 1990 U.S. Census maps for Harris County (index map: Kingwood High (main campus) is at where pages 35 and 52 show. The 9th Grade campus is in the area shown on page 35. Compare with the addresses from the 1997 Humble ISD high school page.
  11. ^ a b c d e Spivak, Todd (2006-02-23). "Houston's Best Public High Schools". Houston Press. p. 5. Archived from the original on 12 April 2014. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  12. ^ "Photos: Inside Harvey-flooded Kingwood High, dry Summer Creek as Humble ISD schools merge". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
  13. ^ Carpenter, Jacob (2017-11-15). "Humble's Kingwood High School projected to open mid-March, cost more than $70M". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  14. ^ Overview: KINGWOOD H S. Texas Education Agency. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  15. ^ "UIL Cross-Country". UIL. Archived from the original on 2 December 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  16. ^ "UIL Girls Soccer". UIL. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  17. ^ "UIL Cross-Country". UIL. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  18. ^ Morgon, Kim (8 August 2008). "He's Making his mark in NYC". Houston Chronicle.
  19. ^ "About Mindy Finn".
  20. ^ "2013 Baseball Roster: Kyle Finnegan". Texas State University. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  21. ^ "Ryan Jorgensen Statistics and History". Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  22. ^ "The Baseball Cube". Players. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  23. ^ "The Powell Brothers". The Powell Brothers. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  24. ^ Scout.com: Travis Swanson Profile
  25. ^ "Masyn Winn Drafted to Cardinals". KHS Mustang Monthly. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  26. ^ "Nic Wise Biography". University of Arizona. Retrieved 2016-02-18.

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