Klein Oak High School
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22603 Northcrest Dr. Klein, Texas 77389 United States |
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| Coordinates | 30°05′48.6″N 95°31′04.7″W / 30.096833°N 95.517972°W |
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| School type | Public, High school |
| Motto | Empowering lives through learning |
| Established | 1982 |
| School district | Klein ISD |
| Educational authority | Texas Education Agency |
| Superintendent | Dr. Bret Champion |
| CEEB code | 446691 |
| Principal | Dr. Brian Greeney |
| Assoc. principals | Mandy Nesbit, Associate Principal of Administration Heather Cook, Associate Principal of Curriculum Cathy Arellano |
| Asst. principals | Lance Alexander Chad Crowson Frances Ditta Thomas Hensley Stephanie Hodgins Derek Koonts Shelly Shwebach Kimberly Walters Lynca Wesley |
| Faculty | 230.2 FTEs |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 3,883 (as of 2014-15) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.9:1 |
| Language | English (primary instruction) ESL instruction available |
| Schedule | 7:25am – 2:30pm |
| School color(s) | Black and Gold |
| Song | Klein Oak Alma Mater |
| Fight song | The Victors, Klein Oak Fight Song |
| Athletics conference | UIL Class 6A |
| Mascot | Panthers |
| IB Diploma Exam average | 5.24 |
| Average SAT scores (2014) | 1556(63% tested) |
| Average ACT scores (2014) | 23.2 composite(33% tested) |
| Newspaper | Panther Press |
| Graduates (2015) | 885 |
| Website | Klein Oak Homepage |
Klein Oak High School, locally known simply as "Oak", is a nationally recognized Blue Ribbon public high school in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States. The school's principal is Dr. Brian Greeney. It was established in August 1982 with Robert "Bob" West serving as its first principal.
Klein Oak was the third high school established in Klein Independent School District to serve grades 9 through 12. It is administered by the school district and serves several areas of unincorporated Harris County, including WindRose, Augusta Pines, Northhampton, and Gleannloch Farms, which are zoned to Klein Oak.
As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 3,883 students and 230.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 16.9:1. There were 771 students (19.9% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 221 (5.7% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch. Since 2004, the school has been home to the only International Baccalaureate Diploma Program in the district.
Klein Oak High School was founded in 1982 by the Klein Independent School District under former district superintendent Dr. Donald Collins. The school's first principal was Robert West.
The school received two grants from the state of Texas totaling over $816,000. Beginning in the early 2000s, Klein Oak became the first school in Klein ISD to participate in the one-to-one Tablet PC program, in which each student is issued a personal tablet laptop with which he or she participates in class and does his or her schoolwork. In 1996, Klein Oak was named a National Blue Ribbon school by the United States Department of Education.
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