Nimitz High School (Harris County, Texas)

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 young victims resulting 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.

Academics

For the 2018-2019 school year, the school received a B grade from the Texas Education Agency, with an overall score of 80 out of 100. The school received a C grade in two domains, Student Achievement (score of 76) and Closing the Gaps (score of 71), and a B grade in School Progress (score of 84). The school received one of the seven possible distinction designations for Post-secondary Readiness.

Demographics

The student demographics at Nimitz High School for the 2023-2024 school year was:

• Hispanic: 50%
• Black: 44%
• White: 3%
• Asian: 1%
• Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 1%
• Two or more races: 1%
• Native American:

86% of students were Economically Disadvantaged, 6% were English Language Learners

Advanced placement and honor courses provided at NHS

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), and a small portion of East Aldine (areas north of Aldine Bender).

Nimitz serves a Houston Housing Authority (HHA) public housing complex, Mansions at Turkey Creek."Mansions at Turkey Creek ." Houston Housing Authority. Retrieved on January 2, 2019. "20919 Birnamwood Blvd. Humble, Texas 77338" (despite the Humble address it is in the Houston city limits, as some places in Houston have other cities as postal address designators)

Due to the tremendous growth in the areas serving AISD, the district opened Benjamin O. 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

• Michael Bourn (2000) (MLB)
• Aaron Glenn (1990) (NFL)
• Jason Glenn (1997) (NFL)
• Marion Grice (2010) (NFL)
• Quentin Griffin (1999) (NFL)
• Brittney Griner (2009) (WNBA) (Olympic champion)
• Dante Hall (1996) (NFL)
• Josh Huff (2010) (NFL)
• Janae Jefferson (2017) (WPF)
• Mike Jones (Rapper)
• Cartier Martin (2003) (NBA)
• Darrell Stewart Jr. (2015) (NFL)
• Michael Thomas (2008) (NFL)
• Darrick Vaughn (1996) (NFL)

Feeder pattern

Extracurricular activities

References

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