Johnny G. Economedes High School

Johnny G. Economedes High School (JGHS), also known as Economedes or JEHS, is a public school in unincorporated Hidalgo County, Texas, USA, east of Edinburg. It is part of the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District and is one of the district's four high schools. The school is named for former Edinburg Fire Chief Johnny G. "the Greek" Economedes.

Johnny G. Economedes High School
Location
Johnny G. Economedes High School
Johnny G. Economedes High School
Edinburg
,
Texas
78541

United States
Coordinates26.30928°N 98.1026°W / 26.30928; -98.1026
Information
School typePublic high school
Established2000
School districtEdinburg Consolidated Independent School District
PrincipalJoe address = 1414 N. Alamo Road
Faculty176.36 (FTE)[1]
Grades09-12
Enrollment2,672 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.15[1]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Navy and Orange          [2]
MascotJaguar
WebsiteEconomedes High School

Economedes serves sections of eastern and northeastern Edinburg along with several census-designated places:[3][4] Cesar Chavez,[5] Doolittle,[6] and La Blanca.[7]

Expansion to all district high schools in 2010 brought a new performing arts center to JEHS. It is simply called the Performing Arts Center, or PAC.[8]

Education

The school is currently a TEA-Recognized campus because of its high STAAR scores. It is a second time finalist of the College Board Inspirational Award and an AVID National Demonstrated School.

References
  1. "ECONOMEDES H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  2. http://www.ecisd.us/143420622174833403/blank/browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=54344
  3. "2015-2016 High Schools Approved Boundaries Archived 2015-12-11 at the Wayback Machine" (Full). Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District. Maps/High%20Schools/JEHS.pdf Detail of Economedes Zone. Retrieved on January 2, 2017.
  4. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Hidalgo County, TX." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 2, 2017.
  5. Cesar Chavez CDP map. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 2, 2017.
  6. Doolittle CDP map. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 2, 2017.
  7. La Blanca CDP map. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 2, 2017.
  8. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-01-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)



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