Alief Kerr High School

Alief Kerr High School
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8150 Sugarland Howell
Houston, Texas
United States
Coordinates29°41′28″N 95°38′04″W / 29.69111°N 95.634313°W / 29.69111; -95.634313
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TypePublic magnet school
Motto"Be the difference that makes the difference!"
Established1994
School districtAlief Independent School District
PrincipalVinson Lewis
Teaching staff40.67 (FTE)[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment796 (2018-2019)[1]
Student to teacher ratio19.82[2]
Color(s)  Purple
  White
Team nameTigers
WebsiteAlief Kerr High School

Alief Kerr High School is an Alief ISD public school located in the Alief community, and in the limited purpose city limits of Houston, Texas, United States.[3][4] The school is a part of the Alief Independent School District and serves grades 9 through 12.

Kerr High School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive, during the 2010–11 school year.[5] The school also received the award in 2016,[6] one of only 26 Texas schools to receive the award. The school also received the award in 2022.

It is located in the International District.[7]

  1. ^ Profile: Kerr H S. Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b KERR H S
  3. ^ "City of Houston City limits" (PDF). City of Houston. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-05-23. Retrieved 2019-05-23. - The school is in the limited purpose city limits, but not in the full purpose city limits.
  4. ^ Home. Kerr High School. Retrieved on May 23, 2019. "Kerr High School 8150 Howell Sugar Land Rd. Houston, TX 77083"
  5. ^ "2010 Blue Ribbon Schools, Public and Private" (PDF). United States Department of Education. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  6. ^ "www.aliefisd.net/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=33&ModuleInstanceID=8568&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=11888&PageID=59". www.aliefisd.net. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
  7. ^ "International District with Campus Network, 2010". International District. Retrieved 2019-08-14.