Type Public high school Principal Dr. Crystal Watson Phone +1 281-443-7480 Color Navy Blue & Gold | Established Fall 1978 Grades 9–12 Mascot Cougars | |
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Motto "Joining Together for Success" Enrollment 3,585 Students (Includes Ninth Grade Center) Address 2005 W W Thorne Dr, Houston, TX 77073, USA District Aldine Independent School District | ||
Chester W. Nimitz Senior High School is a public secondary school made up of two campuses located in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States. The campuses have Houston addresses. The school is located directly across the street from Lone Star College–North Harris and west of Bush Intercontinental Airport The school serves portions of Houston, the Aldine Independent School District portion of Humble, and unincorporated areas of Harris County. Nimitz is one of five high schools in Aldine ISD. The main campus serves grades 10 through 12, while Nimitz Ninth Grade Center serves grade 9.
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History
Nimitz first opened its doors in the fall of 1978, relieving both Aldine and MacArthur High School. Located near the border of Houston, Spring, and Humble, it was and still is the only high school located in the far northeast region of the Aldine School District. The campus was relieved of its ninth graders with the opening of its freshmen campus in the fall of 1999. Nimitz gained 215 refugees from Hurricane Katrina after the hurricane struck New Orleans, Louisiana, and nearby coastal areas in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama in 2005, and is notable for causing strife between the two differing groups of students, especially soon after the hurricane.
In May 2014, a student was caught on video pushing a teacher to the ground.
Demographics
The ethnic distribution at Nimitz High School for the 2008-2009 school year (as of 10/22/08) is
The ethnic distribution at Nimitz High School for the 2009-2010 school year (as of 3/26/10) is
Neighborhoods Served
While the school has a Houston address, it serves students in portions of unincorporated Harris County, Bordersville, the AISD portion of Humble (including communities such as Inverness Forest, Woodcreek, Memorial Hills, Kenswick, Foxwood, and Deerbrook Estates), portions of the Greater Greenspoint area (including communities such as Green Briar, Lincoln Green East, McKamy Meadows, City View, and Green Oak Park), and a portion of the Acres Homes Community.
Opening of Davis High School
Due to the tremendous growth in the areas serving AISD, the district opened Davis High School in the Fall of 2012. Davis was built to help alleviate overcrowding at the district's four high schools. The school took in freshmen and sophomore students its first year, phasing in juniors and seniors in the following years. Communities in the Greenspoint area of the Nimitz attendance zone were directly affected by the school's opening.
Notable alumni
Feeder Pattern
Elementary schools that feed into Nimitz High School include:
Intermediate schools that feed into Nimitz High School include:
Middle schools that feed into Nimitz High School include: