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Furr High School

520 Mercury, Houston, TX, 77013-5299 -

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Definition of Terms

Furr High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Harris County, TX

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1025 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

66 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 380 students

Grade 10 - 259 students

Grade 11 - 196 students

Grade 12 - 190 students

This School

(TX) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:16

1:14

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(TX) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	2%
% Hispanic	74%	37%
% Black	23%	13%
% White	3%	46%

Additional Student Information

This School

(TX) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

73%

32%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

10%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

(TX) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Houston Independent School District

This School's Agency

(TX) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	312	5
Number of Students Managed	212,354 students	1,220 students
District Total Revenue	$1,748,961,000	$11,313,000
District Expenditure	$1,848,956,000	$11,189,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,236	$9,273
District Expenditure / Student	$8,707	$9,171
District Graduation Rates	73%	97%

Students Learn About Wind Energy (FOX 26 Houston)
posted on October 30, 2009 at 09:23:31 pm
An exciting new program is giving high school students real-world experience in a growing industry.
Students Learn Wind Energy, Earn College Credit (KIAH-TV Houston)
posted on October 13, 2009 at 03:03:36 am
School is back in session, but at Furr High School the agenda has changed for some students. Furr High School has teamed up with Houston Community College to open a wind energy academy. The goal is to prepare Furr students for careers in alternative energy.
Some Houston students inspired by Obama's speech (11 News Houston)
posted on September 8, 2009 at 10:24:42 pm
At Furr High School in east Houston, students tuned in to a lesson in persistence and responsibility from the Commander in Chief.
Furr HS fight gets out of hand (11 News Houston)
posted on March 12, 2009 at 11:22:27 pm
Students at Furr High School say several people were involved in a fight in the cafeteria.

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Ebbert L. Furr High School is a secondary school located in Houston, Texas, United States.
Furr, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Houston Independent School District.
Furr is home to the META (Mindful Exploration of Technology and the Arts) Magnet Program; prior to 2007 Furr hosted an international studies magnet program.
History
The district broke ground for the Furr building in 1960; the campus opened in fall 1961. The school was named after Ebbert L. Furr, a landholder who owned the land that Furr High School is located on.
In 1998 Furr High School had a larger attendance boundary than it does as of 2009.
In 2007 Johns Hopkins University referred to Furr as a "dropout factory."
Neighborhoods served by Furr
Furr serves several Houston neighborhoods in eastern Houston inside and outside the 610 Loop, including Clinton Park, Pleasantville, Port Houston, Songwood Homes, Oates Prairie and Northshore-area neighborhoods north of Market Street and west of the Greens Bayou. The school also serves the Houston ISD portion of Jacinto City (areas north of Market Street).
School uniforms
Furr requires school uniforms for its students.
Uniforms consist of white polo or oxford shirts and khaki trousers, shorts, skirts, or jumpers.
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 ; parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.
Feeder patterns
The following elementary schools feed into Furr:
R. P. Harris
Oates
Pleasantville
Port Houston
Robinson
Whittier
One middle school, Holland Middle School, feeds into Furr.
Notable alumni
Paula Arnold - Former Houston ISD board member and cofounder of Arnold & Langrand Communications
Carolyn Campbell - Reporter for Houston's CBS Channel 11 (KHOU-TV)
Anthony Young - Professional baseball player who played for the New York Mets, Houston Astros, and Cleveland IndiansRandall Scott Bush Actor in ABC Mini Series War & Remembrance Furr Alumni
Randall Bush Actor in War & Rembrance with Sharon Stone 1986. Mini Series ABC Television Furr Alumni
Zoe Haynes aka Zoe Bonet, radio personality for KYOK (1 year), KIKK(4 years), KMJQ(3 years) and KODA- Sunny 99.1(18 years).
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About This Zip Code (77013)

School Zip (77013)

(TX) State Average

Population (Approximate)

18,378 people

19,677,938 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

10%

23%

Population Average Age

27 years old

32 years old

Average Household size

3.4 persons

2.7 persons

Median Household Income

$31,834

$42,049

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

4.6 rooms

5.1 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

34 years old

33 years old

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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (77013)

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% Owning / % Renting

47% / 53%

63% / 37%

Nearby Schools:

1. Reach Charter - 64 students - 0.1 mi. away - view location
2. Galena Park High School - 1711 students - 2.8 mi. away - view location
3. North Shore High School - 2282 students - 3.8 mi. away - view location
4. High Point - 6 students - 3.9 mi. away - view location
5. North Forest J J A E P - 4 students - 3.9 mi. away - view location

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