Clear Horizons Early College High School is a public secondary school located in Houston, Texas, United States. In this program[vague], {{citation needed span|an associate degree is completed simultaneously within the student's four years of high school. The program requires all its students to be on either the Distinguished Achievement Plan or the Distinguished Level of Achievement Plan. Students must take the highest level classes offered for each subject (e.g. AP, PreAP, or Dual Credit classes). Dual credit classes are semi-free for the students and therefore the school is known[by whom?] for helping economically disadvantaged students. Acceptance into the school is based on random name drawing of applicants via lottery system based on grades. [3]
| Clear Horizons Early College High School | |
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13735 Beamer Road , , 77089 | |
| Coordinates | 29°34′44″N 95°12′17″W / 29.578990°N 95.204792°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school / Early College High School |
| Established | 2007[1] |
| School district | Clear Creek Independent School District |
| Superintendent | Dr. Eric Williams[citation needed] |
| Principal | Marshall Ponce[citation needed] |
| Staff | 14.00 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 425 (2022-2023)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 30.36[2] |
| Language | English |
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| Mascot | Coyote[citation needed] |
| Website | chechs |
History
editClear Horizons Early College High School was founded in 2007. The school is located on the South Campus of the San Jacinto Community College District.[1] It is the successor of Clear Creek Independent School District's Project ExCEL.[citation needed]
Clear Horizons' first graduating class in 2009 consisted of 12 students. Four of these graduates received their associate degree.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Homepage". Clear Horizons Early College High School. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
Clear Horizons Early College High School was established in 2007 on the campus of San Jacinto College South on Beamer Road and has continually earned TEA's highest rating.
- ^ a b c "CLEAR HORIZONS EARLY COLLEGE H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ^ "How to Apply - Clear Horizons Early College High School".
- ^ Clear Creek Independent School District (2009-05-08). "Clear Horizons Early College HS Celebrates First Graduates". Archived from the original on January 10, 2010. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ San Jacinto College (2009-05-07). "Four early college high school students to receive San Jacinto College associate degrees". Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved 2009-08-13.