Dekaney High School

Andy Dekaney High School is a public secondary school located at 22351 Imperial Valley Drive and Bammel Road in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States,^[3][4] with a ZIP code of 77073.

Andy Dekaney High School
Address
22351 Imperial Valley Drive Harris County , Texas United States
Coordinates	30.0175°N 95.4209°W / 30.0175; -95.4209
Information
Type	Public school
Motto	" Leading The Way To Excellence "
Established	2007
School district	Spring Independent School District
Superintendent	Rodney E. Watson
Principal	Alonzo Reynolds III
Teaching staff	134.04 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment	2,481 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	18.51[1]
Color(s)	Kentucky Blue, Silver, White and Black
Athletics conference	UIL 6A [2]
Mascot	Wildcats Newspaper = The Paw Print
Website	Dekaney High School

Dekaney serves a small portion of Houston and sections of unincorporated Harris County. Dekaney serves the communities of Cranbrook, Glen Abbey,^[5] and Remington Ranch.^[6]

The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Spring Independent School District.

History

Dekaney High School, which opened in 2007, is named after Andy Dekaney, a former school district board member.^[7] It opened because too many students attended Westfield High School, which at the time was the largest high school in the nation by student enrollment.^[8]

In 2015 the school administration announced that it would create "small learning communities" within Dekaney in order to improve academic performance, and each would have a dedicated section of the school.^[9] This plan was discontinued starting with the 2017–2018 school year.

In February 2017 the district proposed redrawing the attendance boundaries of its high schools; this would take effect in the 2020–2021 school year. The district also plans to establish one ninth grade center for each comprehensive high school.^[10] According to the proposed 2020-2021 high school map, the eastern portion of the Spring census-designated place will be reassigned from Spring High School to Dekaney High.^[11][12][13] The school district delayed the rezoning at least until after the 2021–2022 school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas, as it determines how the pandemic changed student enrollment patterns in Spring ISD.^[14]

Academic performance

The school received the Texas Education Agency (TEA) ratings of "academically unacceptable" or "improvement required", the lowest rankings, in 2008, 2011, 2013, and 2017. The school received a rating of "not rated" in lieu of "improvement required" in 2018 due to the impact of Hurricane Harvey.^[15]

Nora Olabi of The Spring Observer wrote in 2015 that Dekaney "has struggled to maintain high academic standards."^[9]

For the 2018–2019 school year, the school received a D grade from the Texas Education Agency, with an overall score of 69 out of 100. The school received a D grade in two domains, Student Achievement (score of 65) and School Progress (score of 69), and a C grade in Closing the Gaps (score of 70). The school did not receive any of the seven possible distinction designations.^[16]

Student discipline

In 2012 Steve Jansen of the Houston Press reported that the school had student discipline issues.^[8]

Student body

For the 2022-2023 school year, there were 2,401 students. 44.0% were African American, 1.3% were Asian, 50.7% were Hispanic, 0.7% were American Indian, 0.4% were Pacific Islander, 2.0% were White, and 1.2% were two or more races. 82.0% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunches.^[1]

In 2012 the school had 2,799 students, with 61.6% being black, 32.9% being Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% being Asian, and 1.7% being non-Hispanic White. 73.6% were classified as from low income backgrounds.^[8]

Clubs and organizations

• Skills USA
• Skills Culinary Arts
• Dekaney Choir
• Wildcat Band
• Wildcat Wire
• wildcat Yearbook
• Student Council
• DHS Cheerleaders
• Dekaney Diamonds
• Chess Club
• NJROTC
• Christian Club
• Future Farmers of America
• Thespian Society
• Dekaney Colorguard
• Teen Court
• HOSA
• Dekaney Fit Club
• DECA

Feeder schools

Middle schools

• Bammel Middle School
• Rickey C. Bailey Middle School
• Edwin M. Wells Middle School
• Stelle Claughton Middle School
• Twin Creeks Middle School
• Dr. Edward Roberson Middle School
• Dueitt Middle School
• Springwoods Village Middle School

Elementary schools

• Bammel
• Beneke
• Clark Primary
• Clark Intermediate
• Cooper
• Heritage
• Lewis
• Link
• Meyer
• Ponderosa
• Reynolds (Oak Creek)
• Thompson
• Booker
• Salyers

Notable alumni

• Amber Holcomb (Class of 2012), singer who competed on American Idol^[17]
• D'Juan Hines (Class of 2013), football player^[18]
• Trey Williams (Class of 2012), football player^[19]
• Joe Kilgore (Class of 2014), basketball player^[20]
• Jalon Edwards-Cooper (Class of 2015), football player^[21]
• Joshuah Bledsoe (Class of 2017), football player^[22]
• Joshua Cephus (Class of 2019), football player^[23]