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Conroe High School

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{{Infobox school

|name= Conroe High School

|image= Conroe High School.jpg

|imagesize=

|motto= Pride and Unity

|streetaddress= 3200 West Davis Street

|city= Conroe

|state= Texas

|zipcode= 77304

|url= {{URL|chs.conroeisd.net}}

|superintendent= Curtis Null

|principal= Rotasha Smith

|type= Public

|schooltype= high school

|district= Conroe Independent School District

|grades= 9–12

|mascot= Tiger

|newspaper= The Triumph

|colors= Gold and white {{Color box|#c4b454}} {{Color box|white}}

|conference= UIL Class AAAAAA

|founded= 1964

|us_nces_school_id= 481500001002

|enrollment= 5,178 (2023–24){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&ID=481500001002|title=CONROE H S|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=December 13, 2024}} (combined attendance for the Grade 9 campus and the Grades 10–12 campus, since NCES considers them to be one school)

|faculty= 313.26 {{FTE}}

|ratio= 16.53

}}

Conroe High School is a secondary school in Conroe, Texas. The school is a part of the Conroe Independent School District and serves most of the city of Conroe as well as portions of unincorporated Montgomery County, including the community of River Plantation. The campus was initially built in 1964 to replace the older Davy Crockett High School as Conroe's primary high school.{{cite web |last=Meyer |first=Brad |title=Conroe's Crockett High School still educating students decades later |url=https://www.yourconroenews.com/neighborhood/moco/news/article/Conroe-s-Crockett-High-School-still-educating-9468977.php |work=The Courier of Montgomery County |access-date=13 April 2020 |date=7 February 2015}} The campus has been updated, renovated and expanded through various bond measures, including in 2004,{{cite web |last=Mire |first=Carissa |title=Voters show support for CISD |url=https://www.chron.com/news/article/Voters-show-support-for-CISD-1986807.php |work=Houston Chronicle |access-date=13 April 2020 |date=30 September 2004}} 2015,{{cite web |last=Iracheta |first=Michelle |title=Expansion project ongoing at Conroe High |url=https://www.yourconroenews.com/neighborhood/woodlands/news/article/Expansion-project-ongoing-at-Conroe-High-11719243.php |work=The Courier of Montgomery County |access-date=13 April 2020 |date=30 July 2017}} and 2019.{{cite web |last=Li |first=Andy |title=Citizens divided as Conroe ISD orders $677.37M bond |url=https://communityimpact.com/houston/conroe-montgomery/education/2019/08/14/citizens-divided-as-conroe-isd-orders-677-37m-bond/ |work=Community Impact Newspaper |access-date=13 April 2020 |date=14 August 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Swinnerton |first1=Jamie |title=Voters approve Conroe ISD bond for school work; turn down artificial turf plan |url=https://www.yourconroenews.com/neighborhood/moco/news/article/Conroe-ISD-bond-vote-sees-much-higher-turnout-14812310.php |work=The Courier of Montgomery County |access-date=13 April 2020 |date=6 November 2019}}

Also found at Conroe High School is the Academy for Science and Health Professions, a magnet program which enrolls students through an application process from the Conroe High School and Caney Creek High School attendance zones.[https://www.conroeisd.net/schools/ashp/ Overview: Academy of Science and Health Professions.] Conroe Independent School District. Retrieved April 13, 2020.

Beginning in the 2013–14 school year, Conroe High School's freshmen class attend school at the Conroe High School 9th Grade Campus.{{cite web |last=Meyer |first=Brad |title=CISD readies for 2013-14 school year |url=https://www.yourconroenews.com/neighborhood/moco/news/article/CISD-readies-for-2013-14-school-year-9248612.php |work=The Courier of Montgomery County |access-date=13 April 2020 |date=19 February 2013}}

History

Various buildings have served as the public high school for the residents of Conroe and the surrounding area. Conroe Mill School opened in 1886 with a single classroom and educated students for five months each year. Conroe Public School was built in 1899 and served students in 10 grades. In 1902, the first four students received their high school diplomas. In 1911, Conroe's first brick school, the JOH Bennette School, was built.{{cite news |last=Hernandez |first=Sondra |title=Conroe ISD educating area's youth for more than 130 years |url=https://www.yourconroenews.com/125years/article/Conroe-ISD-educating-area-s-youth-for-more-than-11035886.php#photo-12630549 |accessdate=18 April 2020 |work=The Courier of Montgomery County |date=29 March 2017}}{{cite web |title=History of Conroe ISD |url=https://www.conroeisd.net/about/history-of-conroe-isd/ |publisher=Conroe Independent School District |accessdate=15 April 2020}} Davy Crockett High School, built in 1926, was also referred to as "Conroe High" by local residents. The current Conroe High School was built in 1964. From 1968–1969, Conroe High School was desegregated.

Demographics

As of the 2025–2024 school year, CHS had 5,178 students enrolled.

  • 54.3% were Hispanic
  • 26.7% were White
  • 12.7% were Black
  • 2.2% were Asian
  • 0.6% were American Indian or Alaskan Native
  • 0.2% were Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
  • 3.2% were part of Two or More races

61.0% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academics

At the beginning of each school year, the Texas Education Agency assigns schools a grade based on three different indices: Student Achievement, School Progress, and Closing the Gaps. For each index, schools are classified as "Met Standard" if they receive a grade of at least 60 out of 100. In 2018, Conroe High School received an overall score of 79 and was classified as "Met Standard." The school received scores of 81 in Student Achievement, 81 in School Progress, and 74 in Closing the Gaps. In addition, the agency also awards schools with "Distinction Designations" if they outperform schools with similar demographics. In 2018, Conroe High School was awarded two of the seven possible Distinction Designations: Academic Achievement in Science and Academic Achievement in Social Studies.{{cite web|url=https://txschools.gov/schools/170902001/overview|title=Overview: Conroe H S|publisher=Texas Education Agency|access-date=December 28, 2018}}

Feeder patterns

The following schools feed into Conroe High School:{{cite web |title=High School Feeder Map: 2022-2023 |url=https://www.conroeisd.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/22_23-District-Map2-legal-1.pdf |publisher=Conroe Independent School District |access-date=August 6, 2022}}

Elementary (K-4) schools:

  • [https://www.conroeisd.net/schools/anderson-elementary/ Anderson]
  • [https://www.conroeisd.net/schools/armstrong-elementary/ Armstrong]
  • [https://www.conroeisd.net/schools/giesinger-elementary/ Giesinger]
  • [https://www.conroeisd.net/schools/houston-elementary/ Houston]
  • [https://www.conroeisd.net/schools/patterson/ Patterson]
  • [https://www.conroeisd.net/schools/reaves/ Reaves]
  • [https://www.conroeisd.net/schools/rice/ Rice]
  • [https://www.conroeisd.net/schools/runyan/ Runyan]
  • [https://www.conroeisd.net/schools/wilkinson-elementary/ Wilkinson]

Flex (K-6) schools:

  • [https://www.conroeisd.net/schools/gordon-reed/ Gordon-Reed]
  • [https://www.conroeisd.net/schools/stewart-elementary/ Stewart]

Intermediate (5-6) schools:

  • [https://www.conroeisd.net/schools/bozman-intermediate/ Bozman]
  • [https://www.conroeisd.net/schools/cryar-intermediate/ Cryar]
  • [https://www.conroeisd.net/schools/travis-intermediate/ Travis]

Junior High (7-8) schools:

  • [https://www.conroeisd.net/schools/peet-junior-high/ Peet]
  • [https://www.conroeisd.net/schools/stockton/ Stockton]

9th Grade Campus:

  • [https://www.conroeisd.net/schools/chs9/ Conroe High School 9th Grade Campus]

Notable alumni

{{alumni|date=March 2015}}

  • Kyle Bennett, Pro BMX and Olympian
  • Will Bolt, current head baseball coach for the Nebraska Cornhuskers
  • Larry Brantley, voice of Wishbone
  • Jeromy Burnitz, former MLB outfielder for seven different teams{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=burnije01| title= Jeromy Burnitz Stats|publisher= Baseball Almanac |access-date= November 21, 2012}}
  • Rock Cartwright, former NFL running back for the Washington Redskins and San Francisco 49ers
  • Andrew Cashner, MLB pitcher for the Texas Rangers{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=cashnan01| title= Andrew Cashner Stats|publisher= Baseball Almanac |access-date= November 21, 2012}}
  • Jonathan Daviss (Class of 2018), actor
  • Colin Edwards, Motorcross Racer, World Superbike Champion, Current Moto GP Racer
  • Wiley Feagin, NFL lineman for the original Baltimore Colts & Washington Redskins
  • Annette Gordon-Reed, American historian and law professor{{cite web|last=Hernandez|first=Sondra|url= https://www.yourconroenews.com/neighborhood/moco/news/article/Statue-unveiled-for-Pulitzer-Prize-winner-and-13620901.php|title=Statue unveiled for Pulitzer Prize winner and Conroe High graduate|website=The Courier of Montgomery County|date=15 February 2019|access-date=6 July 2020}}
  • Roy Harris, Heavyweight boxer
  • Will Metcalf (Class of 2003), investment banker and Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Conroe, beginning January 2015
  • Ray Milo, former NFL safety{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/677466361/?match=3&terms=ray%20milo|newspaper=The Kansas City Times|via=Newspapers.com|date=August 25, 1978|page=41|title=Milo Finds Home|author=Richardson, Bill|url-access=subscription}}
  • Rod Myers, former MLB outfielder for the Kansas City Royals
  • Tyke Tolbert (Class of 1986), Wide Receivers coach for the NFL New York Giants.

Cheryl Dee Fergeson Case

On August 23, 1980, sixteen-year-old Cheryl Dee Fergeson, a volleyball player from a visiting high school, was raped and strangled in a Conroe High School restroom. After being reported missing, her body was found in the auditorium sound room loft by Clarence Brandley and another janitor.{{cite web|url=http://www.thejusticeproject.org/reports/clarence-brandleys-story/|title=Clarence Brandley's Story | the Justice Project|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120132601/http://www.thejusticeproject.org/reports/clarence-brandleys-story/|archive-date=November 20, 2008|url-status=dead|access-date=October 9, 2009}} The victim was white, leading to a heated, racially charged case where the accused, black janitor Clarence Brandley, was sentenced to death amid allegations that his arrest and conviction were tainted with racism. After nine years on death row, Brandley was exonerated and released. Even though there was evidence pointing to two white males, neither has ever been charged.Applebome, Peter.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19871005&id=39UTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hwYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4798,1689369 Texas faces thorny problem in conflicting rape-murder case.] Ocala Star-Banner: October 5, 1987, Page 3. Retrieved April 13, 2020. In 1991 British investigative journalist Nick Davies published "White Lies" - Rape, Murder, and Justice Texas Style.{{cite book|title=White Lies: Rape, Murder, and Justice Texas Style|author=Nick Davies|author-link=Nick Davies|publisher=Pantheon|year=1991|isbn=978-0-679-40167-4|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/whiteliesrapemur00davi}} his investigation of the case. Clarence Brandley's story is also told in the movie Whitewash: The Clarence Bradley Story (2002)

References

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External links

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  • [http://chs.conroeisd.net/ Conroe High School]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060505170157/http://www.conroeisd.net/schools/profiles/1.pdf Conroe High School Profile]
  • [http://www.conroeisd.net/ Conroe Independent School District]
  • [http://www.conroealumni.com/ Conroe Alumni Website]

{{Conroe, Texas}}

{{Conroe ISD}}

{{Montgomery County, Texas Schools}}

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Category:Conroe Independent School District high schools

Category:Magnet schools in Texas

Category:Conroe, Texas

Category:1964 establishments in Texas

Category:Educational institutions established in 1964