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.
Scarborough High School | |
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Address | |
4141 Costa Rica Road , 77092 | |
Coordinates | 29°49′45″N 95°28′10.5″W / 29.82917°N 95.469583°W |
Information | |
Type | Public Secondary |
Motto | "Success is about attitude and expectations everyday!" |
Established | 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 sites |
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]
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]
The enrolled student body, which totaled 869 during the 2006-2007 school year, is mostly Hispanic.[10]
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 elementary schools to Scarborough High School [8] include:
Feeder middle schools include: