Klein Oak High School

Klein Oak High School
Klein Oak High School main front entrance
Address
Map
22603 Northcrest Dr.

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77389

Coordinates30°05′48.6″N 95°31′04.7″W / 30.096833°N 95.517972°W / 30.096833; -95.517972
Information
School typePublic, High school
MottoPromise 2 Purpose [1]
Established1982
School districtKlein ISD
Educational authorityTexas Education Agency
SuperintendentJenny McGown
CEEB code446691
PrincipalThomas Hensley[2]
Faculty222.31 FTEs (2022-23)[3]
Grades9–12
Enrollment3,621 (2022-23)[3]
Student to teacher ratio16.29 (2022-23)[3]
LanguageEnglish (primary instruction)
ESL instruction available
Schedule7:15a.m.–2:35 p.m.
Color(s)    Black and Gold
SongKlein Oak Alma Mater
Fight songThe Victors, Klein Oak Fight Song[citation needed]
Athletics conferenceUIL Class 6A[4]
MascotPanthers
IB Diploma Exam average5.24[5]
NewspaperPanther Press[6]
Graduates (2015)885[5]
WebsiteKlein Oak Homepage

Klein Oak High School is a public high school serving students grades 912 in unincorporated Harris County, Texas. The school's principal is Thomas Hensley. It was established August 1982.

Klein Oak was the third high school established in Klein Independent School District to serve grades 9 through 12. It is administered by the school district and serves several areas of unincorporated Harris County, including WindRose, Augusta Pines, and[citation needed] Northampton[7] which are zoned to Klein Oak.[citation needed] Since 2004, the school has been home to the only International Baccalaureate Diploma Program in the district.[8]

In 1996, Klein Oak was named a National Blue Ribbon school by the United States Department of Education. It has not acquired any further awards in the decades since.

  1. ^ "Klein Oak High celebrates 30th anniversary". yourhoustonnews.com. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Home - Klein Oak High School". kleinoak.kleinisd.net. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "KLEIN OAK H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  4. ^ "Home - Klein Oak High School". kleinoak.kleinisd.net. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d "Klein Oak 2014-15 Academic Profile" (PDF). kleinisd.net. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Panther Press – The student news site of Klein Oak High School". www.pantherpressonline.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  7. ^ Breslin, Bill (2007-04-18). "Northampton provides 'a little piece of heaven,' resident says". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  8. ^ Klein Oak High School Archived 2017-01-16 at the Wayback Machine, International Baccalaureate. Accessed January 9, 2017.