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The Woodlands College Park High School
The Woodlands College Park
Address
Map
3701 College Park Drive

The Woodlands
,
Texas
77384-6028

United States
Coordinates30°12′16″N 95°28′18″W / 30.20456679999999°N 95.47175870000001°W / 30.20456679999999; -95.47175870000001
Information
School typePublic high school
MottoCommitment, Pride, Honor, Success! [1]
Established2005
School districtConroe Independent School District
PrincipalMark Murrell
Faculty181.86 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment3,170 (2019-20)[2]
Student to teacher ratio17.43[2]
CampusCity: Small
Color(s)     
Navy, silver and green
Athletics conferenceUIL Class AAAAAA
MascotCavalier
RivalThe Woodlands High School
Websitetwcp.conroeisd.net

The Woodlands College Park High School is a high school in The Woodlands, CDP area of Montgomery County, Texas in the United States.[3] It is operated by the Conroe Independent School District (CISD), and is one of the six main high schools in the district.

Opened in the fall of 2005, it enrolls students from grades 9 to 12. The school operates on a seven period day and in some cases, offers zero and eighth hour periods before and after school, respectively. College Park is also home to the Conroe ISD Academy of Science and Technology, a science and technology based magnet program.

In addition to sections of The Woodlands, it serves portions of Shenandoah.[4][5]

History

It opened in August 2005,[6] and had a cost of $80 million. The Academy of Science and Technology, previously housed at Oak Ridge High School, moved to College Park when College Park opened, since Oak Ridge needed more space for its zoned students.[7] College Park had grades 9 through 11 in its first year, with grade 12 being established the following year.[8] As the school opened, prospective incoming students were given the choice of remaining at The Woodlands High School, or going to College Park.[9]

Campus

The three story school building has 350,000 square feet (33,000 m2) of space. There is a main entrance with four pillars and a clock tower on top and separate gymnasium and auditorium entrances. Carissa D. Mire of the Houston Chronicle stated that the clock tower is similar to the one in Back to the Future.[10]

Academics

The Woodlands College Park High School has achieved high academic ratings since it opened in 2005, including exemplary ratings from the Texas Education Agency. The 2017, U.S. News & World Report listed the high school in the top 100 of all Texas High Schools (including magnet and charter schools) which places it in the top 5% overall. Additionally, the 2017 Texas school rankings from the Children at Risk organization rated the school an A+ and a ranking of 23 out of 187 Houston area high schools and 9 out of 141 when excluding dedicated charter and magnet schools. An average SAT score of 1657 places College Park among the top high schools in the Houston area.

For each school year, the Texas Education Agency rates school performance using an A–F grading system based on statistical data. For 2018–2019, the school received a score of 92 out of 100, resulting in an A grade. The school received a similar score of 90 the previous year.[11]

Athletics

College Park's mascot is the Cavalier. College Park Cavaliers competes in football, baseball, basketball (boys and girls), track (boys and girls), cross county (boys and girls), soccer (boys and girls), wrestling (boys and girls), softball, tennis (boys and girls), golf (boys and girls), volleyball, and bowling. They once had a hockey team, but the school disbanded it in 2010.

Various programs have seen statewide success over the years; College Park's football team went undefeated in the 2007 regular season, and had a state-ranked defense in the 2013 season. The tennis team has been state-ranked multiple times. The boys basketball team was nationally-ranked in 2013 and went to state, but lost to the also nationally-ranked Atascocita High School. The Cavaliers bowling team won state in 2013. Boys soccer was nationally ranked and went to state in 2019, but lost the state championship against soccer powerhouse Lee High School. The women's cross county team competed in the state championships in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018, placing in the top 15 all 12 years. The women's volleyball team, who went state-ranked in 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019, and were within the top 25 teams nationally in 2011.

The school's hockey team used a rink at Bear Branch Park from 2008 to 2010.[12]

Demographics

In the 2018–2019 school year, TWCP had 3,127 students. The ethnic distribution of students was as follows:[2]

19.0% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Feeder patterns

Elementary schools (K-4) that feed into the Woodlands College Park High School include David Elementary, Hailey Elementary, Lamar Elementary, Houser Elementary (Zone 58 Only), Buckalew Elementary(apartments on FM 1488 only), Powell Elementary (Harper's Landing and Alden Woods only), and Ride Elementary.[13]

Intermediate schools (5-6) include Collins Intermediate and Wilkerson Intermediate (excluding the Glen Loch ES zoning area).[14]

All Knox Junior High School students feed into College Park. The Academy of Science and Technology brings in students from The Woodlands High School, Oak Ridge High School and College Park feeder zones.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "The Woodlands College Park High School". Conroe Independent School District.
  2. ^ a b c d "COLLEGE PARK H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "The Woodlands Map". The Woodlands Township. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  4. ^ "Zoning Map." City of Shenandoah. Retrieved on December 10, 2018.
  5. ^ "TWCP Secondary Only Map." Conroe Independent School District. Retrieved on December 10, 2018.
  6. ^ Micek, Kassia (May 29, 2007). "Milesontes:(sic) College Park holds first graduation". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  7. ^ Shock, Aaron (March 10, 2004). "Science academy will move to new high school". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  8. ^ Stauffer, Kimberly (August 16, 2006). "College Park campus welcomes first seniors". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  9. ^ Stauffer, Kimberly (May 16, 2007). "Leaving a legacy: Senior class at College Park marks school's first graduation". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  10. ^ Mire, Carissa D. (January 20, 2005). "Buildings start taking shape for College Park High School". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  11. ^ "Overview: College Park H S". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  12. ^ Kuhles, Beth (January 9, 2008). "The Woodlands opens in-line hockey rink (with photos)". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  13. ^ "The Woodlands College Park Feeder Map" Conroe Independent School District.
  14. ^ "The Woodlands College Park High School: Overview". Conroe Independent School District. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
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