Scarborough High School (Texas)

Scarborough High School
Scarborough at the 2016 MLK Day parade in Midtown, Houston
Address
4141 Costa Rica Road Houston , Texas 77092 U.S.
Coordinates	29°49′45″N 95°28′10.5″W / 29.82917°N 95.469583°W / 29.82917; -95.469583
Information
Type	Public Secondary
Motto	"Success is about attitude and expectations everyday!"
Established	1968 (1968)
School district	Houston Independent School District
Principal	Rod Trevino
Teaching staff	46.73 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	780 (2017-18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	16.69[1]
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Orange, White
Team name	Spartans
Website	www.houstonisd.org/Page/33461 sites.google.com/a/scarboroughschools.org/shs/

George Cameron Scarborough High School is a secondary school located at 4141 Costa Rica in Houston, Texas, United States with a ZIP code of 77092. Part of the Houston Independent School District, Scarborough serves grades nine through twelve and has Houston ISD's Futures Academy.

History[edit]

The school was named after school board member George Cameron Scarborough. Its first principal was W. L. Fromein. Scarborough was founded on a 21-acre (85,000 m²) plot on May 27, 1968.^{[citation needed]} The school relieved Waltrip High School.^[2] Originally, the plan was for both a junior and senior high school, but it became a high school in 1979 when Clifton Middle School opened.^{[citation needed]}

Scarborough was named a 1986-87 National Blue Ribbon School.^[3]

In 1999 Scarborough had 958 students. That year, there were 16 students who had previously attended private schools. 14 students who previously attended private schools began attending Scarborough in 2000.^[4]

In 2007, a Johns Hopkins University study commissioned by the Associated Press cited Scarborough as a "second rate school^[5]

In 2008 the school had a per student cost of $5,442, with 890 students attending the school.^[6]

In 2014 the district scheduled the elimination of the Scarborough architecture program for the 2015-2016 school year.^[7]

Neighborhoods served[edit]

The neighborhoods served by Scarborough^[8] include Langwood III, Candlelight Oaks, Candlelight Oaks Village, Forest Pines, Forest West, and part of Oak Forest.

A portion of the Near Northwest district is served by the school.^[9]

Student body[edit]

The enrolled student body, which totaled 869 during the 2006-2007 school year, is mostly Hispanic.^[10]

• 58% Hispanic American
• 29% African American
• 12% White American
• 1% Asian American
• <1% Native American

Strict dress code and school uniforms[edit]

In the 2007-2008 school year, Scarborough has school uniforms.^[11] Official school colors are orange & white

The Texas Education Agency specified that the parents and/or guardians of students zoned to a school with uniforms may apply for a waiver to opt out of the uniform policy so their children do not have to wear the uniform;^[12] parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.

Feeder pattern[edit]

Feeder elementary schools to Scarborough High School ^[8] include:

• Kate Smith ^[13]
• Benbrook ^[14] (portion)
• Wainwright ^[15] (portion)

Feeder middle schools include:

• Clifton ^[16]
• Black ^[17] (portion)

Notable alumni[edit]

• Dwayne Bohac (Class of 1984), member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 138 in Harris County
• Bobby Brock aka Bobby Rock former drummer for the band Nelson, and current drummer for Lita Ford
• Blas Elias (Class of 1986), drummer for Slaughter, Blue Man Group, and Trans-Siberian Orchestra
• Marty Froelick, professional runner

References[edit]

• HISD's Scarborough profile
• School History
• Feeder Pattern
• Magnet

External links[edit]

• Scarborough High School