Dwight D. Eisenhower High School | |
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Address | |
7922 Antoine Drive 77088 United States | |
Coordinates | 29°52′54″N 95°28′20″W / 29.8818°N 95.4723°W |
Information | |
Established | 1972 |
School district | Aldine ISD |
Principal | James Metcalf, Darnell Ross (for 9th grade) |
Faculty | 161.61 FTE[1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 2,855 (2022–23)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 17.67[1] |
Color(s) | Black & gold |
Slogan | "SWOOP SWOOP" |
Mascot | Eagle |
Rival | Davis High School |
Website | eisenhowerhs |
Dwight D. Eisenhower High School is a Title I public secondary school located in Near Northwest and in Houston, Texas, United States.[2][3]
Eisenhower is a part of the Aldine Independent School District. The main campus is located at 7922 Antoine Drive, while the Eisenhower 9th Grade School is located at 3550 West Gulfbank Road.
Eisenhower serves multiple areas.[4] The Inwood Forest community,[5] and the western portion of the Acres Homes community are served by Eisenhower. In addition, the unincorporated Harris County communities of Bammel Trace,[6] Mount Royal Village,[7] Parkland Place,[8] Greensfield Village, Willow Springs Villas,[9] Woodland Trails and Woodgate Village are zoned to Eisenhower.
Eisenhower offers Advanced Placement courses, including World History, Calculus (AB and BC), Macroeconomics, Statistics, U.S. Government and Politics, English, Spanish, French, US History, Visual Arts and Psychology.[10] Eisenhower also offers the International Baccalaureate Programme with courses including Higher Level English, Higher Level Spanish, Standard Level Spanish, Standard Level French, Higher Level History of the Americas, Standard Level Chemistry, Standard Level Physics, Higher Level Biology, Standard Level Mathematical Studies, Standard Level Mathematics, Higher Level Visual Arts, Higher Level Music,[11] In the past, Eisenhower sent at least two projects each year to the National History Day competition in Washington D.C.,[12] while having a top-tiered Academic Decathlon team that has progressed to the state competition three years in a row.[13] In 1991, 1998 and 2009 the school hosted Texas French Symposium.[14]
The school is nicknamed "Big Ike" and "Ike," after Dwight D. Eisenhower's nickname.
The school was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 1988–1989.[15]