Northside High School (Houston)

Northside High School is a secondary school, serving Grades 9-12, located at 1101 Quitman in the Near Northside neighborhood of Northside, Houston, Texas, only two minutes from Downtown Houston. The school was previously named after Jefferson Davis, however, the HISD board voted to give the school its current name in 2016.Clemons, Tracy. "HISD approves name changes for seven schools" (Archive). KTRK-TV. Thursday May 12, 2016. Retrieved on May 21, 2016.

Northside HS school features a Magnet Program with three different career pathways: AV Production, Culinary Arts, and Hotel Management. In addition, students can earn an Associate Degree at Northside HS due to its extensive advanced course offerings including Houston City College Dual Credit, University of Texas at Austin OnRamps Dual Enrollment, and Advanced Placement (AP) classes. magnet program.

History Davis was previously reserved for white children but it desegregated by 1970, and white flight to the Houston suburbs began.

In 1993, project GRAD (Graduation Really Achieves Dreams) was founded at Davis High. The program provides scholarships to students as incentive to complete high school and enroll in college.

Prior to 1996 it was renovated through the Renewal A bond program, which spent $5.5 million on Davis. In 1996 it had 1,800 students.

Campus In 1996 the school had terrazzo floors. At the time it had one temporary building used for classes and two others for other purposes; it had a fewer number compared to some other schools because it was not overcrowded. In 1996 Terry Kliewer of the Houston Chronicle praised the building's features and maintenance, and stated that it "exemplifies what is possible when an old building gets good maintenance and timely remodeling."

Neighborhoods served by Northside Northside High School serves Near Northside,Meeks, Flori. "Near Northside sees past as key to progress." Houston Chronicle. October 16, 2012. Retrieved on December 20, 2012. "Near Northside is bounded by Burnett Street to the south, Interstate 45 to the west, Hardy Street to the East and roughly Cavalcade to the north." Northside Village, Irvington, Lindale Park, a portion of the Fifth Ward, Retrieved on June 25, 2009. and most of Downtown Houston.

The school serves Irvington Village, a public housing unit and Fulton Village, a mixed-income unit, both of the Houston Housing Authority."Fulton Village." Houston Housing Authority. Retrieved on January 2, 2018. "3300 Elser Street Houston, Texas 77009""Irvington Village." Houston Housing Authority. Retrieved on January 2, 2019. "2901 Fulton Houston, Texas 77009" The school's boundary also includes the Four Seasons Hotel Houston residences, - This source establishes that the Four Seasons has permanent residences. Address is established here: "1300 Lamar Street, Houston, Texas 77010-3017, USA" - Compare the address to the school district boundary maps. Houston House Apartments, One Park Place, and The Rice.

Student body At the end of the 2025-2026 school year, there were 867 students enrolled at Northside HS. 94% of the students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

87% Hispanic American 11% African American 1% White American 0.1% Asian American 0.0% Native American 0.1% Multiracial

Extracurricular activities The campus offers a variety of championship athletics Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football Flag Football Soccer Softball Swim Team Tennis Track Volleyball Water Polo Wrestling

The campus also offers a variety of fine arts: Art Band Choir Orchestra Mariachi Pantherettes Dance Team

Feeder patterns Elementary schools feeding into Northside HS include: Ketelsen"Ketelsen Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Looscan"Looscan Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Clemente Martinez"Clemente Martinez Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Sherman"Sherman Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.

Partial: Crockett"Crockett Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Gregory-Lincoln Education Center"Gregory-Lincoln Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Herrera"Herrera Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Jefferson"Jefferson Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Ross"Ross Elementary Attendance Zone ." Houston Independent School District. Travis"Travis Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.

All of Marshall Middle School's attendance zone is within the Davis High School attendance zone."Marshall Middle Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.

Middle schools that have portions of their attendance boundaries zoned to Davis include: Burbank"Burbank Middle Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Fleming"Fleming Middle Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Gregory-Lincoln MS"Gregory-Lincoln Middle Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Key"Key Middle Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.

Notable alumni

Frank Carswell - former Detroit Tigers outfielder and minor-league managerFrank Carswell Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2014. Carl Crawford - Major League Baseball outfielder 2002-16, 4-time All-Star James DeAnda - former federal judge of U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas Irma Galvan, owner of Irma's Original Gene Green - Democratic Party member of U.S. House of Representatives Ricardo "Rocky" Juarez - 1999 World Champion boxer and Olympic silver medalist Slater N. Martin - NBA Basketball player and Hall of Famer, played for Minneapolis Lakers (now Los Angeles Lakers), New York Knicks, and St. Louis Hawks (now Atlanta Hawks). Kenny Rogers - country singer Jesse Valdez - participant in 1972 Olympic Games

Northside High School (Houston)

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