Wheatley High School (Houston)
| Wheatley High School | |
|---|---|
Wheatley High School | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 29°46′17″N 95°19′11″W / 29.7713°N 95.31982°W |
| Information | |
| Opened | 1927 |
| School board | Houston Independent School District |
| Teaching staff | 65.66 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 616 (2023-2024) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 9.38 |
| Campus size | 14 acres (5.7 ha) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | |
| Team name | Wildcats |
| Last updated: 29 December 2017 | |
Phillis Wheatley High School is a secondary school located at 4801 Providence Street in Houston, Texas, United States with a ZIP code of 77020. Wheatley is a part of the Houston Independent School District. Wheatley, named after Phillis Wheatley, is located inside the 610 Loop in the Fifth Ward.
Wheatley has a technology magnet program inherited from the closure of Middle College for Technology Careers in spring 2006; Wheatley's program began in fall 2006.
In 1979, Wheatley principal Charles Herbert said that "For many, Fifth Ward is Wheatley High School" and that African-Americans who grew up in the Fifth Ward "still cling closely to Wheatley" even after they had moved to other parts of the United States.