Booker T. Washington High School (Houston)

Booker T. Washington High School
Location
Map
4204 Yale Street

,
Texas
77018

United States
Coordinates29°49′19″N 95°23′56″W / 29.821837°N 95.398854°W / 29.821837; -95.398854
Information
Established1893
PrincipalCarlos Phillips II
Staff52.33 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment760 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.52[1]
Color(s)   
MascotGolden Eagle

Booker T. Washington High School (nicknamed "Booker T.") is a secondary school located in the Independence Heights community in Houston, Texas.[2] Washington serves grades 9 through 12, and is a part of the Houston Independent School District. The school has a neighborhood program that serves neighborhoods outside the 610 Loop and inside Beltway 8 in the northwest part of Houston, including the neighborhoods of Independence Heights, Highland Heights, and most of Acres Homes. The school was named after education pioneer Booker T. Washington.

The High School For Engineering Professions is located on the campus.

  1. ^ a b c "Search for Public Schools - WASHINGTON B T H S (482364002605)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  2. ^ Radcliffe, Jennifer (February 2, 2012). "Effort to save historic Booker T. High gains steam". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 2, 2012.