DeBakey High School for Health Professions
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 DeBakey High School for Health Professions
DeBakey High School for Health Professions
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| 2160 Pressler Street, Houston, Texas | |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 29°42′19″N 95°24′30″W / 29.705184°N 95.408327°W |
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| Type | Public School (US) |
| School district | Houston Independent School District |
| Principal | Agnes Perry-Bell |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 844 (2014-15) |
| Mascot | Viper |
| TEA Rating | Exemplary (2010-2011) |
| Magnet | Medical Professions |
| Website | houstonisd |
Michael E. DeBakey High School for Health Professions (DHSHP) is a medical secondary school located in the Third Ward area of Houston, Texas, United States. It is a part of the Houston Independent School District (HISD).
It has been named the number one public high school in Houston by the Houston Chronicle, the Houston Press, and Children at Risk and number 26 in best high schools in the United States by US News in 2013. DeBakey High School, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Houston Independent School District and is east of the Texas Medical Center. It is 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; the surrounding neighborhood is zoned to Lamar High School. Nearly 1200 students take entrance exams for 200-300 spots each year.
With an initial student body of 45, the High School for Health Professions opened in 1972 as part of a partnership between HISD and the Baylor College of Medicine. The curriculum was shaped in its early years as DeBakey was the world's first high school to specialize in medical professions. Perry Weston was the first principal.
In the 1984–1985 school year, of the HISD campuses, DeBakey had the lowest percentage of failing grades. In the fall semester, 7% of grades were failing, while in the spring semester, 6% of grades were failing.
The school was renamed after Michael E. DeBakey in 1996.
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