Chávez High School (Houston)
| Chávez High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
8501 Howard Drive , 77017 | |
| Coordinates | 29°41′13″N 95°15′16″W / 29.6870°N 95.2545°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public High School |
| Motto | We Are Chavez |
| School district | Houston Independent School District |
| Principal | Luis Landa |
| Staff | 128.10 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,006 (2023-2024) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.66 |
| Color(s) | Blue, White, Silver, Black |
| Athletics conference | 18-6A |
| Nickname | Lobos |
| Newspaper | The Paw Print |
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| Website | http://www.houstonisd.org/chavez |
César E. Chávez High School is a secondary school located at 8501 Howard Drive in the Allendale neighborhood in Houston, Texas, United States.
The school is part of the Houston Independent School District, and serves grades nine through twelve. Chavez serves several areas outside the 610 Loop in southeast Houston, including the neighborhoods of Glenbrook Valley, Gulf Freeway Oaks, and Park Place.
Chavez High School serves a mainly Hispanic population located near Hobby Airport. The school is named for civil rights activist Cesar E. Chavez.
HISD's Environmental Science magnet program is offered at Chavez. The school's principal (as of June 2019) is Dr. Luis Landa. The "Lobo" (Spanish for "wolf") is the school's official mascot.
The school became an International Baccalaureate school which started offering Diploma Programme classes in 2017-2018.