La Porte High School is a

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based in La Porte,

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, United States. It is part of the La Porte Independent School District. The school serves the cities of La Porte,

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and of Deer Park. After 1946 the school moved into a new campus built on the same location, until 1959 when it relocated into a new campus built nearby. Over the years the campus has had many additions, such as E building, first built in 1968, and B building, built in 1986. Both buildings contained additional classrooms. The campus added a vocational wing, a new basketball gymnasium, swimming pool, and the Sonja Angelo Theater in 1976. In the early 1990s the school added a science wing, a new field house, and the Henry Eienfelt Band Hall. A bond referendum approved major renovations for the campus, including a major renovation of the Sonja Angelo Theater, demolition and replacement of the old gymnasium built in 1958, major renovations to the deteriorating cafeteria, and major renovations to the football and baseball stadiums.

Academics

La Porte High School received an overall grade of B (81/100) by the

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's standards. The school's CEEB code is 444025, and its TEA's campus code is 101916001.

Feeder schools

The high school is fed by two junior high schools: Lomax Junior High and La Porte Junior High.

Notable alumni

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- 2-time Olympic track and field gold medalist, 4-time world championships gold medalist * Mike Clendenen - NFL football player (

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) * Curvin Richards - NFL football player (

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, Detroit Lions) * Shaun Rogers - NFL football player ( Detroit Lions, New York Giants) * Yusuf Scott - NFL football player ( Arizona Cardinals) * Ed Thompson - member of

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since 2013 from Brazoria County; former trustee of

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* Terrel Bernard - NFL football player ( Buffalo Bills)

References

External links

La Porte High SchoolLa Porte Independent School District

Public high schools in Harris County, Texas 1915 establishments in Texas Educational institutions established in 1915 {{Texas-high-school-stub