Dekaney High School

Dekaney High School, which opened in 2007, is named after Andy Dekaney, a former school district board member.[7] It opened because too many students attended Westfield High School, which at the time was the largest high school in the nation by student enrollment.[8]

In 2015 the school administration announced that it would create "small learning communities" within Dekaney in order to improve academic performance, and each would have a dedicated section of the school.[9] This plan was discontinued starting with the 2017–2018 school year.

In February 2017 the district proposed redrawing the attendance boundaries of its high schools; this would take effect in the 2020–2021 school year. The district also plans to establish one ninth grade center for each comprehensive high school.[10] According to the proposed 2020-2021 high school map, the eastern portion of the Spring census-designated place will be reassigned from Spring High School to Dekaney High.[11][12][13] The school district delayed the rezoning at least until after the 2021–2022 school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas, as it determines how the pandemic changed student enrollment patterns in Spring ISD.[14]

The school received the Texas Education Agency (TEA) ratings of "academically unacceptable" or "improvement required", the lowest rankings, in 2008, 2011, 2013, and 2017. The school received a rating of "not rated" in lieu of "improvement required" in 2018 due to the impact of Hurricane Harvey.[15]

Nora Olabi of The Spring Observer wrote in 2015 that Dekaney "has struggled to maintain high academic standards."[9]

For the 2018–2019 school year, the school received a D grade from the Texas Education Agency, with an overall score of 69 out of 100. The school received a D grade in two domains, Student Achievement (score of 65) and School Progress (score of 69), and a C grade in Closing the Gaps (score of 70). The school did not receive any of the seven possible distinction designations.[16]

In 2012 Steve Jansen of the Houston Press reported that the school had student discipline issues.[8]

In the 2018–2019 school year, there were 2,141 students. 53.8% were African American, 1.1% were Asian, 41.8% were Hispanic, 1.0% were American Indian, 0.7% were Pacific Islander, 1.3% were White, and 0.3% were two or more races. 57.5% of students were economically disadvantaged, 18.9% were English Language Learners, and 8.9% received Special Education services.[2]

In 2012 the school had 2,799 students, with 61.6% being black, 32.9% being Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% being Asian, and 1.7% being non-Hispanic White. 73.6% were classified as from low income backgrounds.[8]

• Skills USA
• Skills Culinary Arts
• Dekaney Choir
• Wildcat Band
• Wildcat Wire
• wildcat Yearbook
• Student Council
• DHS Cheerleaders
• Dekaney Diamonds
• Chess Club
• NJROTC
• Christian Club
• Future Farmers of America
• Thespian Society
• Dekaney Colorguard
• Teen Court
• HOSA
• Dekaney Fit Club
• DECA

Middle schools

• Bammel Middle School
• Rickey C. Bailey Middle School
• Edwin M. Wells Middle School
• Stelle Claughton Middle School
• Twin Creeks Middle School
• Dr. Edward Roberson Middle School
• Dueitt Middle School
• Springwoods Village Middle School

Elementary schools

• Bammel
• Beneke
• Clark Primary
• Clark Intermediate
• Cooper
• Heritage
• Lewis
• Link
• Meyer
• Ponderosa
• Reynolds (Oak Creek)
• Thompson
• Booker
• Salyers

• Trey Williams, former NFL player
• Joshuah Bledsoe, NFL Safety for the New England Patriots

• Dekaney High School
• Dekaney High School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
• DHS Library
• Dekaney Wildcat Band and Colorguard
• Dekaney Choir
• Dekaney football team