| Definition of Terms |
Debakey High School For Health Prof |
| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Harris County, TX |
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| Awards |
 Blue Ribbon School – Selected in
2003, 2009 |
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| Total Students |
710 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
37% /
63% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
47 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 197 students | | Grade 10 - 186 students | | Grade 11 - 172 students | | Grade 12 - 155 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:15 |
1:14 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
32% |
2% |
| % Hispanic |
26% |
37% |
| % Black |
36% |
13% |
| % White |
6% |
46% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
33% |
32% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
14% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
1% |
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(TX) Statewide Testing Performance |
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| School District Name |
Houston Independent School District |
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| 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% |
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For the school in Qatar see DeBakey High School for Health Professions at Qatar.
- Michael E. DeBakey High School for Health Professions is a medical secondary school located in Houston, Texas, United States.
- It has been named the number one public high school in Houston by the Houston Chronicle and the Houston Press, although it does not offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, despite of the fact that Bellaire and Lamar High School do. [1] DeBakey High School, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Houston Independent School District, and is located east of the Texas Medical Center, being the only HISD magnet high school for health professions. The school was named after Michael E. DeBakey, a famous heart surgeon. DeBakey does not automatically take in students from the surrounding neighborhood; thus, the surrounding neighborhood is zoned to Yates High School.This school is considered highly competitive and competes with high schools such as Clements High School in Sugar Land, Texas. This high school was given national attention because of the high percentage of Black students successful in the AP Calculus AB course.
- History
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The High School for Health Professions opened in 1972 as part of a partnership between HISD and the Baylor College of Medicine. The school was renamed after Michael E. DeBakey in 1996.
- The school was a National Blue Ribbon School award winner in 1997-98 and 2003.
- Plans for the school to be relocated within the Texas Medical Center were made, but soon canceled because the Houston Independent School District decided to renovate instead. Renovations started August 2006 and ended in 2008. [2]
- The Supreme Education Council of Qatar opened a branch version of DeBakey, DeBakey High School for Health Professions at Qatar, in its country, with Charlesetta Deason, formerly principal of the Houston school, as the head of the Qatar school.
- Health Science
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Seeing that the school emphasizes health occupations, all students are required to take a full-year course on Health Science Technology. Juniors and seniors are required to take the course for two class periods, during which they make regular trips to the Texas Medical Center to interact and are able to learn first-hand from actual doctors and surgeons who work there. They also frequently witness live surgeries taking place in the Medical Center, making the learning experience quite unlike courses offered at other public schools in HISD. [3]
- School uniforms
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Students in the school are required to wear school uniforms.
- Student Body
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As of 2006-2007 school year, the school was made up of 63% female and 37% male students. Of these, 34% were African American, 34% were Asian, 26% were Hispanic, <1% were Native American, and 6% were White. Nearly 100% of DeBakey students passed the TAKS. [4]
- The school offers more than twenty-five clubs for its diverse population. Clubs include Health Occupation Students of America, BSU (Black Student Union), VISA (Vietnamese International Student Association),OLA(organization for Latin Americans), various honor societies including chapters of the BETA club, the Filipino American club (Fil-Am), the National Honor Society, and the Spanish National Honor Society.
- Transportation
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Houston ISD provides school bus transportation to students who live more than two miles from DeBakey or students with major transportation obstacles. Many students choose to ride the bus, as many live more than eight to twenty miles away from the school campus. The average time to reach the school by riding school bus is one hour even for students who live relatively close to the school because some buses travel to multiple stops, therefore other students choose to carpool or drive themselves to school.
- METRO routes that serve DeBakey High School include 60 (South MacGregor/Hardy) and 68 (Brays Bayou Crosstown).
- Before DeBakey
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DeBakey has no actual feeder patterns since it is a magnet school. DeBakey takes children from many Houston ISD middle schools.
- Some students who are enrolled in private schools in the 8th grade choose to go to DeBakey for high school.
- Notable alumni
- Judith R. Campbell, a professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine
- Art Martinez de Vara, Mayor of the City of Von Ormy, Texas
- External links
- DeBakey High School For Health Professions
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| About This Zip Code (77021) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
24,159 people |
19,677,938 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
19% |
23% |
| Population Average Age |
35 years old
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32 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.7 persons
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2.7 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$21,950
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$42,049 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
4.9 rooms |
5.1 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
51 years old |
33 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
54% / 46% |
63% / 37% |
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