Grand Oaks High School

Grand Oaks High School is a high school in unincorporated Montgomery County, Texas, in the United States. The school opened in August 2018 as the sixth high school within Conroe Independent School District. The school was built to alleviate overcrowding at Oak Ridge High School.

Grand Oaks High School
Address
4800 Riley Fuzzel Road

Spring
,
Texas
77386

United States
Coordinates30.12376330000001°N 95.36454479999998°W / 30.12376330000001; -95.36454479999998
Information
School typePublic high school
Established2018
School districtConroe Independent School District
PrincipalChristopher Povich
Faculty71.15 (on a FTE basis)
Grades9–12
Enrollment1241[1] (2018–2019)
Student to teacher ratio17.44
CampusRural: Fringe
Color(s)    Orange & Royal Blue
Athletics conferenceUIL Class 6A
MascotGrizzlies
WebsiteGrand Oaks High School

Demographics

The school enrolled 1,241 students in 9th and 10th grade in its first year.[1] The school's capacity is approximately 3,000 students.[2]

History

On November 3, 2015, voters within Conroe ISD's attendance zone voted in favor of a $487 million bond. Part of the bond package included the construction of a high school within the Oak Ridge High School feeder zone.[3] The new high school was included to reduce enrollment at Oak Ridge High School. In the 2016–2017 school year, Oak Ridge enrolled 4,119 students,[4] while the school district listed the school capacity as 3,650.[2] Due to the opening of Grand Oaks High School, the district estimated that enrollment at Oak Ridge will drop to 2,270 by the year 2020.[5]

The Grand Oaks campus had a cost of $154 million.[2] In its first year, Grand Oaks enrolled only 9th and 10th grade students. Each subsequent year, the school will add one grade to the campus, graduating its first class in 2021.[6]

The dedication ceremony occurred on October 22, 2018.[7]

Academics

For the 2018–2019 school year, Grand Oaks received an A grade from the Texas Education Agency.[8]

Athletics

In its inaugural year, Grand Oaks competed in UIL class 5A in individual sports such as cross country, track, tennis, wrestling, and swimming. All team sports except football became varsity sports in 2019, while football will compete at the varsity level in 2020.[9]

Feeder schools

Feeder elementary schools (K-4) to Grand Oaks High School include:[10]

  • Bradley
  • Birnham Woods
  • Snyder
  • Broadway
  • Ford (Fox Run & Spring Creek Pines only)

Feeder intermediate schools (5-6) to Grand Oaks High School include:

  • Clark
  • Cox

Feeder junior high schools (7-8) to Grand Oaks High School include:

  • York

References
  1. "Search for Public Schools - GRAND OAKS H S (481500013065)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  2. Iracheta, Michelle (31 January 2018). "New Grand Oaks High School on schedule for August opening". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  3. Green, Stephen (3 November 2015). "Conroe, Willis school bonds easily pass". The Courier of Montgomery County. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  4. "2016–17 Texas Academic Performance Reports". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  5. Loop, Abigail; Marshall, Beth (18 January 2017). "Rezoning concerns vocalized for new Conroe ISD high school". Community Impact Newspaper. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  6. Lacombe, James (20 December 2017). "La Marque head football coach takes job at new Conroe school". The Daily News. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  7. Stueckemann, Jane (2018-10-23). "CISD dedicates Grand Oaks High School". The Courier of Montgomery County at the Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  8. Grand Oaks HS. Texas Education Agency. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  9. Maskulinski, Justin (26 March 2018). "ATHLETICS: Grand Oaks introduces head coaches for athletics program". The Courier of Montgomery County. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  10. Grand Oaks Feeder Pattern. Conroe Independent School District. Retrieved 29 December 2018
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