Klein High School is a

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located in

Klein, Texas Klein is an unincorporated community in Harris County, Texas, United States, roughly bordering Texas State Highway 99 to the north, Texas State Highway 249 to the west, Interstate 45 to the east, and the city of Houston to the south. It includes ...

, United States, located approximately from

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. It serves grades 9– 12 in the

Klein Independent School District Klein Independent School District (Klein ISD) is a school district that covers in Harris County, Texas, United States. It became an independent school district in 1938. Almost all of the territory is unincorporated; a small portion of Houston i ...

. The current principal of Klein High School is Brandon Baker.

History

In July 1928, five common school districts in the area were consolidated into Rural High School District Number One. The new high school was formed from French School, Hildebrandt School, Oak Grove School, and Willow Creek School. Kohrville School, a school for black children, also consolidated into the district. The new district's high school building was located at what is now 7200 Spring-Cypress Road, between Kuykendahl Road and Stuebner Airline Road. This building is now behind the district's central office building. In 1938, Rural High School District Number One became Klein Independent School District, and its high school became Klein High School. The high school moved to its current location in 1963. The old main building of Klein High School was demolished in 2010 to make way for construction of a completely new facility that has now replaced all existing buildings. All construction was completed by December 2014. Plans for the new campus are online (see reference). In 2017, areas of the

Klein Collins High School Klein Collins High School is a public high school located at 20811 Ella Boulevard in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States. The school, with a Spring, Texas postal address but outside of the Spring census-designated place, serves stu ...

zone west of Kuykendahl Road were rezoned to Klein High, and areas of the

Klein Forest High School Klein Forest High School is a public senior high school in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, near Houston. It is a part of the Klein Independent School District. It was the second high school built in Klein ISD. Opening in the Fall of 1979, ...

zone between Cypress Creek and

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were rezoned to Klein High.

Profile

Klein was the first high school established in the Klein Independent School District. It is accredited by the

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and the

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. 93% of the 2006 graduating class planned on attending college, receiving over $7 million in college scholarships. In the 2020-21 school year, there were 3,190 students. 17.6% were African American, 11.1% were Asian, 31.3% were Hispanic, 0.4% were American Indian, 0.1% were Pacific Islander, 34.7% were White, and 4.8% were two or more races. 40.1% of students were Economically Disadvantaged, 6.7% were English Language Learners, and 8.9% received Special Education services.

Academics

For the 2021-22 school year, the school received a B grade from the

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, with an overall score of 89 out of 100. The school received a B grade in two domains, School Progress (score of 85) and Closing the Gaps (score of 88), and an A grade in Student Achievement (score of 90). The school received four of the seven possible distinction designations: Academic Achievement in Mathematics, Academic Achievement in Science, Top 25% Comparative Academic Growth, and Top 25% Comparative Closing the Gaps.Overview: Klein H S.
Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 27 September 2022.

Sports and other activities

Klein High School competes in UIL Region II District 15 along with Klein Oak, Klein Collins, Klein Forest, and Klein Cain.

State championships

* Boys Soccer: 1997, 1999, 2005 * Baseball: 1998 * Tennis: 1982-83, 1989–90 * Chess Team: 2002

Cheerleading

The Klein High School cheerleaders Nationals Team earned a national championship at the 2006 NCA Senior and Junior High School National Championships in the Medium Varsity division, and also won a specialty award for Best Use of Jumps in the routine. ox Sports Network April 4, 2008/ref> The 2007 NCA National Championship was preceded by a regional title at the Texas Lone Star Classic and a state championship at the Texas State Championships for Division 5A schools. The cheerleading team has earned six national titles at the NCA competition in the last 19 years including Grand Champions in 2000.

Music

The Klein High School full orchestra was named the

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(TMEA) honor orchestra for 2007–08, the fourth time that the full orchestra was honored.Honor Orchestra History

. Accessed January 2, 2017. It won similar honors in 1998, 2001, and 2003. In 2016–17, the school was chosen as the string honor orchestra. The Wind Symphony was one of five National Wind Band winner in 2008 in Class AAAAA.

Debate

In 2010, a Klein junior varsity team finished first at the Harvard National Debate Tournament.

Notable alumni

References

External links

* {{authority control Klein Independent School District high schools 1938 establishments in Texas Educational institutions established in 1938