📍 21650 Loop 494, New Caney, Montgomery County, 77357
New Caney H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New Caney, Montgomery County. The school has 2,428 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amber Beard. It is part of the New Caney Isd school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 134.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. The school offers 19 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
New Caney H S enrolls 2,428 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 134.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 26% White and 6.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,575 | 65% |
| White | 627 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 148 | 6.1% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 23 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,886 of the school's 2,428 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,747 qualify for free lunch and 139 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
New Caney H S is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-20, state senate district 4, state house district 16.
New Caney H S is one of 21 schools in NEW CANEY ISD, based in NEW CANEY, Texas. The district serves 19,420 students district-wide and employs 1,166 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,428 students, New Caney H S is larger than the district average of about 925 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large