Klein Collins High School

Klein Collins High School is a public high school located at 20811 Ella Boulevard in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States. The school, with a Spring, Texas postal address but outside of the Spring census-designated place,[2] serves students in grades 9 through 12, as part of the Klein Independent School District. The 555,000-square-foot (51,600 m2) school sits on a 117.5-acre (0.476 km2) site.[3]

Klein Collins High School
Address
20811 Ella Boulevard

Spring
,
Texas
77388

United States
Coordinates30°03′40″N 95°28′42″W
Information
TypePublic high school
Motto"Excellence Without Compromise"
EstablishedAugust 9, 2001
PrincipalRandy Kirk
Faculty206.04 FTEs[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment3,470 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.84[1]
Color(s)Navy blue and Vegas gold with cardinal red as an accent
Athletics conferenceUIL Class 6A
Team nameTigers
NewspaperLegacy Press
YearbookLegacy
Information832-484-5500
WebsiteSchool website

The school serves several sections of unincorporated Harris County, including sections of Forest Ridge.[4]

By board policy of the district, all senior high schools must have "Klein" as the first word of their names, in honor of Adam Klein. Klein Collins also honors Dr. Don Collins, superintendent of the Klein School District for 29 years.

The school's official student newspaper is the Legacy Press.[5]

History

Klein Collins opened on August 9, 2001 with Ms. Mindy Spurlock as the opening principal. RWS Architects designed the now 602,000-square-foot (55,900 m2) campus and Marshall Construction Company, who received the contract to build Klein Collins on May 10, 1999, built the campus at an approximate cost of $52,000,000 exclusive of furniture and equipment. The campus, built in two separate phases, opened on August 9, 2001 with 1,092 students and a maximum capacity for 3,100 students.[6]

In 2017 portions of the Klein Collins zone west of Kuykendahl Road are planned to be rezoned to Klein High School.[7]

Demographics

As of the 2017-18 school year, the school had an enrollment of 3,629 students and 203.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 17.87. There were 813 students eligible for free lunch and 228 eligible for reduced-price lunch.[1]

Academics

For the 2018-2019 school year, the school received a B grade from the Texas Education Agency, with an overall score of 86 out of 100. The school received a B grade in every performance domain, receiving a score of 88 for Student Achievement, 82 for School Progress, and 80 for Closing the Gaps. The school did not receive any of the seven possible distinction designations.[8]

Feeder pattern

The following elementary schools feed into Klein Collins:[9]

  • Benfer
  • Haude
  • Kreinhop
  • Lemm
  • Kuehnle (partial)
  • Roth
  • Zwink

The following intermediate schools feed into Klein Collins:

  • Schindewolf
  • Strack
  • Hildebrandt

Notable alumni

References
  1. "KLEIN COLLINS H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  2. "Census – Census Block Map (Index): Spring CDP, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 14, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2015. - The school is at "20811 Ella Boulevard Klein, TX" or "20811 Ella Boulevard Spring, Texas 77388" // despite the "Spring" address name, it is not in the CDP.
  3. Klein Collins High School
  4. KB Home Community - Forest Ridge - Liberty - Spring, TX
  5. "About". KCLegacyPress.com. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  6. About Klein Collins. Klein Independent School District. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  7. Blanchard, Sarah (2015-12-15). "Rezoning plans continue for Klein ISD". The Spring Observer at the Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-04-18. - The fifth high school is Klein Cain
  8. Overview: KLEIN COLLINS H S. Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  10. Bassel Bawji - 2008-09 Men's Basketball, University of Tulsa. Accessed March 2, 2017.
  11. Smith, Brian T. "Two-sport star Goodson believes true calling is NFL; He once quit football for basketball. Now he's sure where he belongs", Houston Chronicle, January 26, 2014. Accessed March 2, 2017. "Three years later, Goodson drastically altered his life again. Spokane, Wash., was traded for Waco. Coach Art Briles was reviving Baylor football. He extended an open hand to a former Klein Collins cornerback who'd last played the sport in 2005."
  12. Laymance, Reid. "Former A&M RB Mike Goodson arrested in New Jersey", Houston Chronicle, May 17, 2013. Accessed March 2, 2017. "Former Klein Collins and Texas A&M running back Mike Goodson was arrested by New Jersey State Police on Thursday and charged with possession of a loaded firearm and simple possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, police spokesman Lt. Stephen Jones told USA Today."
  13. Reiss, Aaron. "Klein Collins/A&M product Tyler Naquin among AL's top rookies", Houston Chronicle, July 19, 2016. Accessed March 2, 2017. "If that's so, she's seen a Klein Collins grad who is hitting .314 with a .969 OPS in 172 at-bats in his first season with the AL Central-leading Cleveland Indians."
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