New Caney High School

New Caney High School
Address
21650 Loop 494
New Caney, Texas 77357
United States
Coordinates 30°07′57″N 95°13′18″W / 30.13248°N 95.22178°W / 30.13248; -95.22178Coordinates: 30°07′57″N 95°13′18″W / 30.13248°N 95.22178°W / 30.13248; -95.22178
Information
School type Public high school
Motto Eagles Fly Strong and Proud
Established 1938
School district New Caney Independent School District
Principal David Loyacano
Faculty 115.6 FTEs[1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1,587 (as of 2014-15)[1]
Student to teacher ratio 13.7:1[1]
Color(s)           Blue & White
Athletics conference UIL Class AAAAA
Mascot American bald eagle[2]
Team name Eagles
Website New Caney High School

New Caney High School is a public secondary school in New Caney and is a part of the New Caney Independent School District. NCHS is currently a 5A school. The school has received recognition for its JROTC program, band, journalism program, DECA program and Academic Decathlon team.

As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,587 students and 115.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.7:1. There were 804 students (50.7% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 151 (9.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

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 was named New Caney High School and the first graduating class had a total of nine students. It was not until the late 1960s that New Caney High School started to see an increase in student enrollment. The following is a sampling of the student population growth of New Caney High School.

1952 72 students 1955 1200 students
1961 121 students 2004 1700 students
1969 468 students 2009 2400 students
1976 800 students 2010 Porter High School opened
1985 1000 students 2015 1700 students

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 School data for New Caney H S, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2016.
  2. ↑ "New Caney High School:School Profile". New Caney High School. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Adam Dunn Stats, Fantasy & News". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  4. ↑ "NASA Biographical Data". NASA.
  5. ↑ "Sundance Head". NBC. 2016-12-14.
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