Elkins High School (Missouri City, Texas)

29°32′43″N 95°33′29″W / 29.5452°N 95.5581°W / 29.5452; -95.5581

Lawrence E Elkins High School
Lawrence E. Elkins High School as pictured in June 2020
Address
Map
7007 Knights Court

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77459

Information
TypePublic
Established1992
School districtFort Bend ISD
PrincipalCourtney Muceus
Staff137.08 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,654 (2022-23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio19.36[2]
Color(s)  Royal Blue and
  Gold
NicknameKnights
NewspaperThe Round Table
2011 TEA RatingRecognized[1]
WebsiteElkins High School

Lawrence E. Elkins High School, more commonly known as Elkins High School is a comprehensive public high school in Missouri City, Texas, that serves communities in Sugar Land and Missouri City. The school, which handles grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Fort Bend Independent School District. Elkins was established in 1992, with its first graduating class in 1995.

Elkins received a Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education in 2002.[3] In addition, Elkins high school was ranked 715th among the top 1000 schools in the United States by Newsweek in 2005.[4] The Washington Post also ranked Elkins High School among the Top High Schools in the Nation in 2011.[5]

  1. ^ "TEXAS RECOGNIZED SCHOOL". Fort Bend. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "LAWRENCE E ELKINS H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  3. ^ Blue Ribbon Award Archived 2006-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Diane Moser Properties, Inc.: Newsweek - 2005 America's Best High Schools (Houston Area)". www.texasbest.com. Retrieved 2015-10-02.
  5. ^ "Washington Post ranks six Fort Bend ISD high schools as top schools in nation". Chron. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 2015-10-02.