Davis High School (Houston, Texas)
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Jefferson Davis High School is a secondary school located at 1101 Quitman in the Near Northside neighborhood of Houston, Texas with a ZIP code of 77009.
The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Houston Independent School District. The mascot of Davis is the panther [1].
The school has a Hotel and Restaurant Management magnet program.
The school was named after Jefferson Davis, the only president of the Confederate States of America.
Davis High School is located inside the 610 Loop in the Northside Village neighborhood. Davis High School, located next door to Marshall Middle School, is north of Downtown Houston.
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[edit] History
In 2007 Johns Hopkins University referred to Davis as a "dropout factory" [1].
[edit] Neighborhoods served by Davis
Davis High School serves Northside Village, Irvington, Lindale Park and most of Downtown Houston.
Irvington Place, a public housing unit, is served by Davis.
Fulton Village, a mixed-income unit, is served by Davis.
[edit] School uniforms
All Davis students are required to wear school uniforms. The uniform consists of a collared shirt colored purple, gray, black, or white, and a pair of pants, shorts, or a skirt that is khaki, navy, black, or denim. [2]
The Texas Education Agency specified that the parents and/or guardians of students zoned to Davis may apply for a waiver to opt out of the uniform policy so their children do not have to wear the uniform [3]; parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Jack Abercia - Harris County Constable for Precinct One
- Esther Campos - former HISD Board Member
- Carl Crawford - Tampa Bay Devil Rays baseball player
- James DeAnda - Former federal judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- Felix Fraga - Former Houston City Councilmember and HISD Board Member
- Gene Green - Democratic Party member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Ricardo "Rocky" Juarez - A 1999 World Champion Boxer and participant in the 2000 Olympics (he is a silver medalist)
- Slater N. Martin - NBA Basketball player and Hall-of-Famer. He played for the Minneapolis Lakers (now Los Angeles Lakers), New York Nickerbockers (now New York Knicks), and the St. Louis Hawks (now Atlanta Hawks).
- David Mendoza, Jr. - Judge in the 262nd Judicial District Court of Harris County
- Kenny Rogers - Singer
- Tommy Thomas - Sheriff of Harris County
- Gracie Saenz - Member of the city Council of Houston
- Jesse Valdez - Participant in the 1972 Olympic Games
- Gerald E. Wilson - Founder of Wilson Financial Group
[edit] Student body
During the 2004-2005 school year, 1,624 students [4] were enrolled at Davis.
87% of the students were Hispanic. 11% of the students were African-American. 2% of the students were non-Hispanic White. Less than one percent of the students was Asian. There were no Native American students enrolled at Davis.
88% of the students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
[edit] Feeder patterns
Elementary schools that have all or portions of their attendance boundaries zoned to Davis include Crawford, Crockett, Gregory-Lincoln Education Center (Gregory-Lincoln is a K-8 but only its elementary boundary is partly zoned to Davis), Herrera, Jefferson, J. Will Jones, Ketelsen, Looscan, C. Martinez, McDade, Ross, Scott, Sherman, and Travis. (E.O. Smith is a K-8 but only its middle school boundary is partly zoned to Davis).
Middle schools that have all or portions of their attendance boundaries zoned to Davis include Burbank, Fleming, Key, Marshall and E.O. Smith Education Center (Gregory-Lincoln is a K-8 but only its elementary boundary is partly zoned to Davis).
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[edit] See also
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[edit] External links
Houston Independent School District
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| Alternative and magnet K-12 schools | T. H. Rogers |
| Alternative 7-12 schools | C.L.C. |
| High schools | Austin | Bellaire | Chávez | Davis | Furr | Sam Houston | Jones | Kashmere | Lamar | Lee | Madison | Milby Reagan | Scarborough | Sharpstown | Sterling | Waltrip | Washington | Westbury | Westside | Wheatley | Worthing | Yates |
| Alternative and magnet high schools | Carnegie Vanguard | Challenge Early College | DeBakey | East Early College Eastwood Academy | H.S.P.V.A. | Barbara Jordan | H.S.L.E.C.J. | Liberty (Newcomer) |
| Alternative 9-11 schools | Houston Academy for International Studies |
| K-8 schools | Gregory-Lincoln | Woodson |
| Alternative and magnet K-8 schools | Briarmeadow | Kandy Stripe | Rice |
| 1-8 schools | E.O. Smith |
| Middle schools | Attucks | Black | Burbank MS | Clifton | Cullen | Deady | Dowling | Edison | Fleming | Fondren MS | Fonville | Grady Hamilton | Hartman | Henry | Hogg | Holland | Jackson | Johnston | Key | Long | Lanier | Marshall | McReynolds Ortíz | Pershing | Pin Oak | Revere | Ryan | Sharpstown | Stevenson | Thomas | Welch | West Briar |
| Elementary schools | Briargrove | Longfellow | Neff | Poe | River Oaks | Roberts | Twain | Walnut Bend | West University | Others |
