East Early College High School

Public high school in Houston, Texas, United States
     RivalsEastwood Academy High SchoolWebsiteOfficial Website

East Early College High School (EECHS) is a secondary charter school at 220 N. Milby Street in Houston, Texas, United States with a ZIP code of 77003.

The school is operated by the Houston Independent School District in association with the Houston Community College System Southeast Campus[2] and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The school is on the HCC Southeast Campus.

EECHS is a 2018 recipient of the U.S. Department of Education's Blue Ribbon School of Excellence award.

History

East Early College High School opened in fall 2006.[3] It was supported by the Houston Independent School District, Houston Community College, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Texas High School Project. Following EECHS' inaugural year, Texas Education Agency awarded the school with an "Exemplary" rating.[4]

By 2009, construction began on the HCCS Felix Fraga Campus and the new East Early College facility.[5] The facility, located at 220 N. Milby St. in Houston, TX, opened in August 2009 and was named in honor of Leonel Castillo, a Latino community activist in Houston, TX.

In 2012, under the leadership of Principal Tamera Bolden, East Early College High School received the National Blue Ribbon Award from the U.S. Department of Education - the highest award a school can receive.[6] In November 2018 - the first year of eligibility since the 2012 award - Principal Stephanie Square accepted East Early's second National Blue Ribbon Award in Washington D.C.

Student body

As of August 2019, East Early College High School serves about 460 students and their families.[7]

Admissions

Students interested in attending East Early College High School are required to submit applications.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "EAST EARLY COLLEGE H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "THE EAST EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL Application for Admission 2008-2009 Archived 2009-02-05 at the Wayback Machine," East Early College High School
  3. ^ "Office of Public Information • 6815 Rustic Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine," Houston Community College System
  4. ^ "2006-07 Campus AEIS Report". Texas Education Agency. 2007. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  5. ^ "HISD, HCC Break Ground on New East Early College High School Archived 2009-03-16 at the Wayback Machine." Houston Independent School District. March 12, 2009. Retrieved on March 15, 2009.
  6. ^ "National Blue Ribbon Schools Program - Schools Recognized 1982 through 2019" (PDF). U.S. Department of Education. 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  7. ^ "East Early College High School Profile". East Early College High School. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.

External links

  • flagTexas portal
  • iconSchools portal
  • East Early College High School
  • East Early College High School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
  • v
  • t
  • e
K–12 schools
6–12 schools
High schools
Alternative and
magnet
high schoolsK–8 schools
Middle schools
Elementary schools
Former alt. K-12/6–12 schools
Former high schools
Former middle and K-8 schools
AthleticsLiteratureSuperintendents
  • v
  • t
  • e
Geography
Neighborhoods
Education
Primary and secondary schools
Other education
Other
Landmarks
METRORail stations
  • Altic/Howard Hughes
  • Coffee Plant/Second Ward
  • Leeland/Third Ward
  • Lockwood/Eastwood
History
A portion coincides with the Fifth Ward (template).
  • v
  • t
  • e
High schools in the City of Houston
Zoned schools
Magnet/alternative schools
Public schools not in Houston ISD
Aldine ISD
Alief ISD
Clear Creek ISD
  • Clear Lake
Fort Bend ISD
  • Willowridge
Humble ISD
Pasadena ISD
Spring Branch ISD
State charter
Closed
Independent
Secular private
Closed
Religious
High school closed
This list is incomplete.
This list only includes schools in the Houston city limits. Multiple schools with "Houston, Texas" addresses are not in the city limits.
Authority control databases: Geographic Edit this at Wikidata
  • NCES