| Definition of Terms |
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| 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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| Total Students |
2385 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
51% /
49% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
134 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 832 students | | Grade 10 - 628 students | | Grade 11 - 439 students | | Grade 12 - 486 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:18 |
1:14 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
1% |
n/a |
| % Asian |
4% |
2% |
| % Hispanic |
18% |
37% |
| % Black |
9% |
13% |
| % White |
68% |
46% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
13% |
32% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
4% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
1% |
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| School District Name |
Klein Independent School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
38 |
5 |
| Number of Students Managed |
39,432 students |
1,220 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$279,947,000 |
$11,313,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$287,294,000 |
$11,189,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$7,099 |
$9,273 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$7,286 |
$9,171 |
| District Graduation Rates |
89% |
97% |
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- Klein Oak High School is a Blue Ribbon public high school in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States. It was established in August 1982. Its current roll is around 3,170 students. The school's principal is Ron Webster.
- Klein Oak was the third high school in Klein ISD. The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is administered by the Klein Independent School District. Several areas of unincorporated Harris County, including Kohrville, and Gleannloch Farms, are zoned to Klein Oak.
- As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,385 students and 134.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 17.8.
- Demographics
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Klein Oak has the smallest high school enrollment in Klein ISD, but the Klein Oak Zone has the largest growth rate in the district, gaining nearly 300 students in just one year. Enrollment dropped drastically in 2003 when Klein Collins High School took nearly half of Klein Oak's enrollment. The school recently moved back up to 5A in the 2006-2007 school year.
- As of the 2006-2007 school year, the student population was:
- 56% White
- 25% Hispanic
- 16% African American
- 2.5% Asian/Pacific Islander
- 0.5% Native American
- Notable alumni
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Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) Class of 1991: Actor
Eddie Steeples (my Name is Earl) Class of 1992: Actor.
Chris Tomlin (Christian Muscian) Class of 1992: Musician - Academics
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During the 1994-96 school years, Klein Oak High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.
- The IB Diploma Programme has been offered at this school since February 2004. It is the only school in Klein ISD which offers the program.
- Advanced Placement, Dual Credit, and International Baccalaureate Program
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Klein Oak offers the Dual Credit and Advanced Placement Program for those students wishing to go to the advanced level. Klein Oak High School offers the International Baccalaureate Program, which is an advanced honors internationally-known curriculum.
- Advanced Placement Courses
- PreAP English I
- PreAP English II
- PreAP English III
- PreAP English IV
- AP English III: English Language
- AP English IV: English Literature
- PreAP World Geography
- PreAP World History
- AP World History
- AP United States History
- AP European History
- AP U.S. Government
- AP Economics (Macro)
- AP Economics (Micro)
- PreAP Integrated Physics and Chemistry
- PreAP Biology I
- PreAP Chemistry I
- PreAP Physics I
- AP Biology II
- AP Chemistry II
- AP Physics B
- PreAP Algebra I
- PreAP Geometry
- PreAP Algebra II
- PreAP Pre-Calculus
- AP Calculus AB
- AP Calculus BC
- AP Statistics
- PreAP Spanish I
- PreAP Spanish II
- PreAP Spanish III
- PreAP Spanish IV
- PreAP Spanish V
- AP Spanish Language
- PreAP French I
- PreAP French II
- PreAP French III
- PreAP French IV
- PreAP French V
- AP French Language
- German III Honors
- German IV Honors
- Latin III Honors
- Latin IV Honors
- AP Music Theory
- AP Art 4: Drawing Portfolio
- AP Art 4: 2-Dimensional
- AP Art 4: 3-Dimensional
- AP Art History
- AP Computer Science A
- AP Computer Science AB
- International Baccalaureate Courses
- IB Art/Design
- IB English III
- IB English IV
- IB French
- IB History of Americas
- IB History Other English 4
- IB Math Methods
- IB Math Studies
- IB Music
- IB Biology I-II
- IB Physics I-II
- IB Spanish IV
- IB Spanish V
- IB Theatre Arts
- IB Theory of Knowledge
- Dual Credit Courses
- Business Computer Information Systems
- Commumication Applications
- Economics
- English III
- English IV
- Government
- Internetworking Technologies 1
- Internetworking Technologies 2
- Pre-Calculus
- Psychology
- Sociology
- U.S. History A
- U.S. History B
- Extracurricular activities
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Klein Oak High School has been named a GRAMMY Signature school twice: once in the 2001-2002 school year, and most recently for the 2006-2007 school year. Its music department has been recognized over the past decades for outstanding performances in numerous competitions.
- Klein Oak is home to the Strutters, a nationally-recognized dance drill team composed of talented female dancers.
- Klein Oak won 2nd place overall in the Texas French Symposium Competition in 2008 and 2009. In 2008, Klein Oak hosted the contest. In 2009, three of the students from Klein Oak's recognized French program placed in the top twelve spots at the Symposium (1st, 3rd, and 12th place winners), and many other Klein Oak competitors received awards in a variety of other areas of competition. Both the 1st and 3rd place winners were French 2 students and the 12th place winner was a French 4 student.
- Feeder schools
- Kohrville
- Frank
- Metzler
- Northampton
- Schultz
- Benignus
- Hassler
- Krahn (Partial)
- Roth (Partial)
- Krimmel
- Hildebrandt
- Doerre (Partial)
- External links
- Official site
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
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| About This Zip Code (77389) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
13,219 people |
19,677,938 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
34% |
23% |
| Population Average Age |
34 years old
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32 years old |
| Average Household size |
3.1 persons
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2.7 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$68,617
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$42,049 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
6.7 rooms |
5.1 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
24 years old |
33 years old |
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Zipcode (77389)
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| % Owning / % Renting |
93% / 7% |
63% / 37% |
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