Eastern Hills High School - Fort Worth, Texas/TX

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Eastern Hills High School

5701 Shelton St, Fort Worth, TX, 76112-3999 -

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Definition of Terms

Eastern Hills High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Tarrant County, TX

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1679 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

91 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 575 students

Grade 10 - 417 students

Grade 11 - 371 students

Grade 12 - 316 students

This School

(TX) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:18

1:14

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(TX) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	2%	2%
% Hispanic	24%	37%
% Black	64%	13%
% White	10%	46%

Additional Student Information

This School

(TX) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

46%

32%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(TX) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Fort Worth Independent School District

This School's Agency

(TX) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	147	5
Number of Students Managed	80,480 students	1,220 students
District Total Revenue	$650,826,000	$11,313,000
District Expenditure	$627,236,000	$11,189,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,087	$9,273
District Expenditure / Student	$7,794	$9,171
District Graduation Rates	71%	97%

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Fort Worth golfer has beaten prostate cancer to earn a spot in the world long drive championship.
Briefs: Man in serious condition after Fort Worth bus crash (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
posted on September 26, 2009 at 05:13:31 am
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Car driver seriously hurt in wreck with Fort Worth school bus (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
posted on September 25, 2009 at 05:09:58 pm
Six Eastern Hills High School students and a driver were on the bus but weren't injured when it was rear-ened by a 1995 Honda Accord, officials said.

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Eastern Hills High School is a four-year public high school in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, educating students in grades 9-12, as part of the Fort Worth Independent School District.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,679 students and 91.8 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis, for a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
Academics
Eastern Hills is the site of the Law and Government Special Interest Program
Technology Department recognized as High School Program of the Year by ATTE (Assoc. of Texas Technology Education)
1998, 1999, and 2000 Texas Successful School award recipient
Bands
The school has award winning jazz and concert bands that regularly make tours abroad. The bands have taken 1st place in the Nationals for the last nine years.
Incidents
A 16 year old student was stabbed and seriously injured on 9 September 1991 in an incident related to gang rivalry between the students of Eastern Hill and Arlington Lamar High School.
Officials of the school were accused of concealing evidence during the murder trial of one of the students in May 1996.
Statistics
Enrollment - 1,680 Students
Attendance - 92.4%
Dropout - 4.2%
Mascot - Highlanders
School Colors - Royal Blue, Gray, and White
SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test)
Verbal : 423
Math : 424
Combined : 847
Number Tested : 97
Class of 2005
Number of Graduates : 314
Number receiving scholarships : 40
Amount Offered : $1,306,808
Athletics
Eastern Hills JROTC Rifle Team won the City Championship for 36 consecutive years.
Unarmed Female Drill Team consistently wins 1st place in major competitions throughout the south-west
Notable alumni
Byron Chamberlain, American football tight end for the Denver Broncos.
Kay Granger, represents and former Mayor of Fort Worth.
Uwe von Schummann, placekicker for the Miami Dolphins, from 1979 to 1984.
Allen Stanford, global financier accused of defrauding billions from investors.
Brett Johnson, News Reporter for KXAS/NBC 5, 1996-2009.
External links
Official site

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