Eisenhower High School (Houston)

Dwight D. Eisenhower High School
Dwight D. Eisenhower High School
Address
	7922 Antoine Drive; Houston, Texas 77088; United States
Coordinates	29°52′54″N 95°28′20″W / 29.8818°N 95.4723°W
Information
Established	1972
School district	Aldine ISD
Principal	James Metcalf, Darnell Ross (for 9th grade)
Faculty	161.61 FTE
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,855 (2022–23)
Student to teacher ratio	17.67
Color(s)	Black & gold
Slogan	"SWOOP SWOOP"
Mascot	Eagle
Rival	Davis High School
Website	eisenhowerhs.aldineisd.org

Dwight D. Eisenhower High School is a Title I public secondary school located in Near Northwest and in Houston, Texas, United States.^[2]^[3]

Eisenhower is a part of the Aldine Independent School District. The main campus is located at 7922 Antoine Drive, while the Eisenhower 9th Grade School is located at 3550 West Gulfbank Road.

Eisenhower serves multiple areas.^[4] The Inwood Forest community,^[5] and the western portion of the Acres Homes community are served by Eisenhower. In addition, the unincorporated Harris County communities of Bammel Trace,^[6] Mount Royal Village,^[7] Parkland Place,^[8] Greensfield Village, Willow Springs Villas,^[9] Woodland Trails and Woodgate Village are zoned to Eisenhower.

Eisenhower offers Advanced Placement courses, including World History, Calculus (AB and BC), Macroeconomics, Statistics, U.S. Government and Politics, English, Spanish, French, US History, Visual Arts and Psychology.^[10] Eisenhower also offers the International Baccalaureate Programme with courses including Higher Level English, Higher Level Spanish, Standard Level Spanish, Standard Level French, Higher Level History of the Americas, Standard Level Chemistry, Standard Level Physics, Higher Level Biology, Standard Level Mathematical Studies, Standard Level Mathematics, Higher Level Visual Arts, Higher Level Music,^[11] In the past, Eisenhower sent at least two projects each year to the National History Day competition in Washington D.C.,^[12] while having a top-tiered Academic Decathlon team that has progressed to the state competition three years in a row.^[13] In 1991, 1998 and 2009 the school hosted Texas French Symposium.^[14]

The school is nicknamed "Big Ike" and "Ike," after Dwight D. Eisenhower's nickname.

The school was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 1988–1989.^[15]

History

Eisenhower High School opened in 1972. When it first opened, it was Jr/Sr high school going from the 7th-12th grade. Eisenhower was the first desegregated senior high school in the Aldine Independent School District.^[16]

Eisenhower 9th Grade School opened in 1999, relieving Eisenhower High School.^[17]

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 77 out of 100, resulting in a C grade. The school received a score of 69 the previous year.^[18]

Demographics

In the 2022–2023 school year, there were 2,855 students. The ethnic distribution of students was:^[1]

23.8% African American
1.2% Asian
72.4% Hispanic
0.3% American Indian
1.4% White
0.9% two or more races

82.7% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school was eligible for Title I funding.

Feeder pattern

EC PK/K schools that feed into Eisenhower High school include:

Kujawa EC PK/K Center
Reece EC PK/K Center
Stovall EC PK/K Center
Vines EC PK/K Center

Elementary schools that feed into Eisenhower High School include:

Anderson Academy (partial)
Bethune Academy (partial)
Carmichael Elementary
Carter Academy
Conley Elementary
Ermel Elementary
Harris Academy
Kujawa Elementary
Sammons Elementary
Smith Elementary
Caraway Elementary
Hill Elementary
Houston Academy (partial)
Wilson Elementary

Middle schools that feed into Eisenhower High School include:

Drew Academy (partial)
Garcia Middle School
Hoffman Middle School (partial)
Plummer Middle School (partial)
Shotwell Middle School (partial)

Partnership

In 2016, YES Prep Eisenhower opened inside the campus. It served grades 9 to 12 starting in the 2019-2020 school year. These students take their core classes at YES Prep, but they participate in extracurricular activities with Eisenhower. This is how YES Prep and Aldine work together. In 2022, Aldine ISD announced that the dissolve-meant partnership between the district and YES Prep public schools and replacing both programs at Hoffman and Eisenhower to college prep schools.

Notable alumni

Fred Miller, American football player^[19]
Henry Thomas, Pro Bowl defensive tackle in the NFL, mostly with Minnesota Vikings, in late 1980s and 1990s.
Slim Thug, American rapper
Riff Raff, American rapper
Jaelon Darden, American football player

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "EISENHOWER H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
^ "Boundaries Archived 2011-06-22 at the Wayback Machine." Near Northwest. Retrieved on February 8, 2011.
^ "Area Map Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine." Near Northwest. Retrieved on February 8, 2011.
^ "Eisenhower High School Archived 2019-01-02 at the Wayback Machine." Aldine Independent School District. Retrieved on January 2, 2019.
^ "Neighborhood Map." Inwood Forest, Houston. Retrieved on January 2, 2019.
^ [1]^{[permanent dead link]}
^ [2]^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Lennar New Homes For Sale - Building Houses and Communities". www.lennar.com.
^ "New Homes For Sale in Houston, TX by KB Home". KB Home.
^ "We've Moved". Archived from the original on 2006-05-18.
^ "Dwight D. Eisenhower High School". International Baccalaureate®.
^ [3] Archived May 18, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
^ [4] Archived October 15, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
^ 51^e Texas French Symposium guide.
^ "Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)" (PDF).
^ "Eisenhower High School - Introduction". Archived from the original on 2006-10-15. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
^ "Eisenhower Ninth Grade". SchoolDigger.
^ Overview: Eisenhower H S. Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
^ "Miller time". Houston Chronicle. August 19, 2001. Retrieved June 22, 2022.

External links

Official website
Eisenhower Alumni Website
Eisenhower Ninth Grade School (Old website)

[NCES-1] "EISENHOWER H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 17, 2024.

[2] "Boundaries Archived 2011-06-22 at the Wayback Machine." Near Northwest. Retrieved on February 8, 2011.

[NNMap-3] "Area Map Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine." Near Northwest. Retrieved on February 8, 2011.

[4] "Eisenhower High School Archived 2019-01-02 at the Wayback Machine." Aldine Independent School District. Retrieved on January 2, 2019.

[5] "Neighborhood Map." Inwood Forest, Houston. Retrieved on January 2, 2019.

[6] [1]^{[permanent dead link]}

[7] [2]^{[permanent dead link]}

[8] "Lennar New Homes For Sale - Building Houses and Communities". www.lennar.com.

[9] "New Homes For Sale in Houston, TX by KB Home". KB Home.

[10] "We've Moved". Archived from the original on 2006-05-18.

[11] "Dwight D. Eisenhower High School". International Baccalaureate®.

[12] [3] Archived May 18, 2006, at the Wayback Machine

[13] [4] Archived October 15, 2006, at the Wayback Machine

[14] 51^e Texas French Symposium guide.

[15] "Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)" (PDF).

[16] "Eisenhower High School - Introduction". Archived from the original on 2006-10-15. Retrieved 2007-09-23.

[17] "Eisenhower Ninth Grade". SchoolDigger.

[18] Overview: Eisenhower H S. Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 24 December 2019.

[19] "Miller time". Houston Chronicle. August 19, 2001. Retrieved June 22, 2022.

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