Davis High School (Houston, Texas)

Northside High School, formerly Jefferson Davis High School, is a secondary school located at 1101 Quitman in the Near Northside neighborhood of Northside, Houston, Texas with a ZIP code of 77009. The school was previously named after Jefferson Davis, the only president of the Confederate States of America,

The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Houston Independent School District. The mascot of Northside is the Panther.

The school also has a Hotel and Restaurant Management magnet program.

The HISD board voted to give the school its current name in 2016.

In 1993, project GRAD (Graduation Really Achieves Dreams) was founded at Davis High. The program provides scholarships to students as incentive to complete high school and enroll in college.

Northside High School servesNear Northside, Northside Village, Irvington, Lindale Park, a portion of the Fifth Ward, and most of Downtown Houston. The school also serves Irvington Place, a public housing unit and Fulton Village, a mixed-income unit.

During the 2006-2007 school year, 1,577 students were enrolled at Davis.

About 85% of the students were Hispanic American, and 12% of the students were African American. Also, 2% of the students were White American. Less than one percent of the students were Asian American. Less than one percent of the students was Native American. About 80% of the students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

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