Porter High School

Porter High School is a school that opened in 2010 in unincorporated Montgomery County, Texas. It is the second high school to New Caney Independent School District. The school is home of the Spartans athletic teams. Its school colors are black and red.

Porter High School
Location
22625 Sandy Lane

Porter
,
Texas
77365

United States
Coordinates30.120400°N 95.271098°W / 30.120400; -95.271098
Information
Established2010
Faculty135.22 (on an FTE basis)
Number of students2,017 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.92
Color(s)Red, Black
   
MascotSpartan
Websitehttp://www.newcaneyisd.org/Domain/23

Porter High School opened in August 2010 and had a price of $16 million, including the costs of the land, the buildings, and the furnishings.[2]

Porter High School serves a portion of Porter Heights,[3] a portion of the overall Porter area, and the portion of Houston in Montgomery County.[4][5]

Demographics

In the 2018–2019 school year, there were 2,017 students enrolled at Porter High School. The ethnic distribution of students was as follows:[1]

  • 5.5% African American
  • 3.0% Asian
  • 0.1% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
  • 57.1% Hispanic
  • 0.2% American Indian
  • 32.1% White
  • 2.1% Two or More Races

55.1% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school was eligible for Title I funding.

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 82 out of 100, resulting in a B grade. The school received a score of 79 the previous year[6]

Feeder patterns

Elementary school (K-5) attendance zones that feed into Porter include Crippen, Sorters Mill, and a portion of the Porter Elementary attendance zone.[4][7][8] Feeder middle schools (6-8) include White Oak Middle School.[4][9]

References
  1. "Search for Public Schools - PORTER H S (483240011842)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  2. Micek, Kassia. "NCISD proposes new elementary attendance zones." Courier of Montgomery County. Wednesday January 12, 2011.
  3. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Porter Heights CDP, TX" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on September 11, 2015.
  4. "High School Attendance Zones" (Archive). New Caney Independent School District. Retrieved on September 11, 2015.
  5. "SN_43.pdf" (Archive). City of Houston. Retrieved on September 11, 2015.
  6. "Overview: Porter H S". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  7. 2018-2019 Elementary Zones. New Caney Independent School District. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  8. 2018-2019 District Wide Street Listing. New Caney Independent School District. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  9. "Middle School Zones Archived 2015-09-10 at the Wayback Machine" (Archive). New Caney Independent School District. Retrieved on September 11, 2015.
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