Eastwood Academy

This article is about Eastwood Academy in Houston, Texas. For The Eastwood Academy in Essex, England, see The Eastwood Academy.

Coordinates: 29°44′08″N 95°19′43″W / 29.7356°N 95.3285°W / 29.7356; -95.3285

Eastwood Academy Eastwood Academy Charter High School
Where it's cool to be smart!
Address
1315 Dumble Street Houston, Texas USA
Information
Type	Public Secondary
Established	1999
School district	HISD
Category	Internal Charter- Houston ISD
Oversight	Juliet Stipeche
Principal	Paula Fendley
Faculty	Approximately 20
Grades	9-12
Gender	Co-ed
Enrollment	Approximately 410
Campus	Urban
Color(s)	Blue, Gray
Athletics	Eastwood Boxers
Mascot	Boxer
TEA Rating	Exemplary
Website	eastwoodacademy.org

Eastwood Academy

Eastwood Academy is a secondary charter school in the Eastwood neighborhood of the East End, Houston, Texas, United States. The school is a member of the Houston Independent School District. It is a school-of-choice for residents in the city of Houston.

Eastwood Academy has been an "exemplary" high school since 2008, and is rated by the Texas Education Agency^[1] and was nominated as a Blue Ribbon School in 2010 and received the award, officially, in 2011.

Eastwood Academy has been ranked number 2 in the Greater Houston area by Children at Risk, number 70 in the nation by The Washington Post, and number 53 in the nation by U.S. News .

History

Eastwood was built in 1954 as a Baptist Church before the Houston Independent School District bought the property and admitted the school as an internal charter in 2001. The 22,000-square-foot (2,000 m²) building was renovated and expanded for "re-adaptive" use for 175 students. The renovation included administrative offices, library, cafeteria, classrooms, science laboratories, computer laboratories and a multi-purpose room with a stage. The school was originally supposed to be a 9th grade school and feeder to the nearby Austin High School. After some consideration, the founders decided that the school would serve as a small-school alternative to Austin HS, Milby HS, and Chavez HS.

Distribution of middle school students constituting the incoming ninth grade class for the 2012-2013 school year.

Since then Eastwood Academy has admitted students from all around the Houston area; the majority enrolled are from nearby schools, some of which include Jackson Middle School, Edison Middle School, and Project Chrysalis Middle School, but others include Rice Middle, Lanier Vanguard, and TH Rogers Middle. Project Chrysalis Middle School makes up 38% of the class of 2016. Students are required to apply since it is a charter school and are admitted based on their grade point averages, standardized test scores, teacher recommendations, and interviews (which are conducted by the faculty and administration.)

Eastwood Campus Expansion

As a part of the Houston Independent School District's 2007 bond, Eastwood Academy has expanded in the form of a new two-story wing attached to the original building. This new wing included two science classrooms, a lecture hall, and additional classrooms, which include a smart board.

The school is in the process of designing and planning a brand-new building as a part of the Houston Independent School District's 2012 bond. The new building is set to be complete by late 2017.

Academics

Eastwood Academy offers Advanced Placement courses and Dual-Credit courses (through the Houston Community College system).

Advanced Placement courses include: Statistics, Calculus AB/BC, Biology, Chemistry, Physics 1, Environmental Science, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Spanish Language and Culture, Spanish Literature and Culture, Human Geography, World History, U.S. History, European History, Art History, Studio Art, Computer Science A, U.S. Government and Politics, and Macroeconomics. Dual Credit courses include: English 1301 and 1302, Psychology 2301, Sociology 2301, Economics 2301, Government 2301, and Speech 1315. Along with these courses, students are encouraged to self-study or seek assistance for AP examinations not available as a class through the school (such as Comparative Government and Politics) or not being taken as a course by the student.

Community-based organizations, which provide additional assistance and learning opportunities, are also available at the school for students to apply. These include: DiscoverU, the HISD EMERGE Fellowship, and OneGoal.

Athletics and Clubs

Eastwood Academy formerly offered volleyball and rugby through local divisions. However, the school continues to have a soccer team that participates in a local division. Due to the small size of the school, Eastwood Academy students that wish to participate in other athletic sports must do so through the school they are zoned to.

Eastwood Academy offers several clubs that students can participate in. These include: the Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA), National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society, Debate (through the Houston Urban Debate League ), Motion Picture Society (Film Club), Anime Club, Fitness Club, Social Activists Club, CyberPatriot, and SkillsUSA. In addition, students are able to start their own clubs, if approved by the staff, via a form.

Graduation and college acceptance

Eastwood Academy has averaged, over the past seven years, a 99.7% graduation rate. In some cases juniors (11th graders) are able to graduate early because they have completed the required coursework earlier than their peers (3-5% of students each year). 100% of each graduating class has been accepted to college since 2007.

The list of top tier Institutions of higher learning that students have been accepted to include: University Of Pennsylvania, Carnegie Mellon University, Fordham University, Cornell University, University of Chicago, Rice University, University of Texas, Texas A&M University, Amherst College, Williams College, Georgetown University, Colgate University, Brandeis University and Beloit College.^[2]

Other colleges include: Abilene Christian University, College of New Rochelle, Portland State University, North Texas University, Pratt Institute, Sam Houston State University, Tiffin University, Texas Tech University, the University of Houston Texas State University, University of Texas at Arlington, Stephen F. Austin University, University of Texas at San Antonio, Texas A&M Galveston, Houston Baptist University, Texas Southern University, University of Saint Thomas, Our Lady of the Lake University, St. John's University, University of Alaska, and the University of Houston–Downtown.

References

↑ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency.
↑ http://www.houstonisd.org/domain/11313

External links

Houston Independent School District

Alternative and magnet K-12 schools	T. H. Rogers

6-12 schools	Jane Long Academy (middle school zoned, high school not zoned)

Alternative 6-12 schools	Leland Sharpstown Int'l Y.W.C.P.A.

High schools	Austin Bellaire Chávez Davis Furr Sam Houston Kashmere Lamar Lee Madison Milby North Forest Reagan Scarborough Sharpstown Sterling Waltrip Washington Westbury Westside Wheatley Worthing Yates

Alternative and magnet high schools	Carnegie Vanguard Challenge Early College DeBakey East Early College Eastwood Academy Energy Institute H.A.I.S. H.S.E.P. H.S.P.V.A. Jones Futures Academy Barbara Jordan H.S.L.E.C.J. Liberty (Newcomer) Mount Carmel Acad. North Houston Early College South Early College

K-8 schools	Gregory-Lincoln Woodson

Alternative and magnet K-8 schools	The Rice School

Middle schools	Key Lanier Pershing Pin Oak Others

Alternative middle schools	BCM Academy at Ryan Las Américas Newcomer School

Elementary schools	Cornelius Harvard Kashmere Gardens Lantrip River Oaks Walnut Bend Others

Alternative elementary schools	Arabic Immersion Mandarin Chinese Immersion

Former alternative 6-12 schools	C.L.C. Kay On-Going

Former high schools	San Jacinto

Former alternative high schools	Carter Career Center DeVry Advantage Academy Gulf Coast Trades Center (no longer affiliated with HISD) Middle College

Former K-8 schools	E.O. Smith

Former middle schools	Ryan

Literature	Brown, Not White Make Haste Slowly

East End, Houston

Geography

Neighborhoods	Eastwood Idylwood Magnolia Park Second Ward

Education

Primary and secondary schools	Houston Independent School District Stephen F. Austin High School Milby High School Lantrip Elementary School East Early College High School Eastwood Academy Our Lady of Guadalupe School

Other education	Houston Community College Houston Public Library

Other

Landmarks	Ninfa's The Orange Show Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church Talento Bilingüe de Houston

METRORail stations	Coffee Plant/Second Ward Leeland/Third Ward Lockwood/Eastwood Altic/Howard Hughes

High schools in the City of Houston

Houston Independent School District

Zoned schools	Austin Bellaire (Bellaire) Chávez J. Davis Furr Sam Houston Kashmere Lamar Lee Madison Milby North Forest Reagan Scarborough Sharpstown Sterling Waltrip Washington Westbury Westside Wheatley Worthing Yates

Magnet/Alternative schools	Carnegie Vanguard Challenge Early College DeBakey East Early College Eastwood Academy Energy Institute H.A.I.S. H.S.E.P. H.S.P.V.A. Jones Futures Academy Barbara Jordan H.S.L.E.C.J. Leland Liberty (Newcomer) Mount Carmel Acad. North Houston Early College T.H. Rogers Sharpstown Int'l South Early College Y.W.C.P.A.

Public schools not in Houston ISD

Aldine ISD	Aldine Carver B. Davis (Unincorporated) Eisenhower MacArthur (Unincorporated) Nimitz (Unincorporated) Victory Early College (magnet)

Alief ISD	Elsik Hastings Taylor (Unincorporated) Kerr (Magnet) (Unincorporated)

Clear Creek ISD	Clear Lake Clear Brook (Unincorporated)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD	Cypress Creek (Unincorporated) Cypress Ridge (Unincorporated) Jersey Village (Jersey Village)

Fort Bend ISD	Willowridge Kempner (Sugar Land) Marshall (Missouri City)

Galena Park ISD	Galena Park (Galena Park) North Shore (Cloverleaf)

Huffman ISD	Hargrave (Huffman)

Humble ISD	Kingwood Kingwood Park

Katy ISD	Mayde Creek (Unincorporated) James E. Taylor (Unincorporated)

Klein ISD	Klein Forest (Unincorporated)

New Caney ISD	Porter (Unincorporated)

Pasadena ISD	Dobie Pasadena Memorial (Pasadena) South Houston (South Houston)

Spring ISD	Dekaney (Unincorporated)

Spring Branch ISD	Memorial (Hedwig Village) Northbrook Spring Woods Stratford WAIS (magnet)

State charter	Galaviz Houston Heights KIPP (multiple campuses) Harmony Public Schools (multiple campuses) YES Prep (multiple campuses) Yzaguirre School

Independent

Secular private	Awty Briarwood British School Kinkaid (Piney Point Village) Monarch Post Oak Rainard School of the Woods St. John's The Village School

Religious	Al-Hadi School Beren Academy Christian Life Center Academy Cristo Rey Jesuit Darul Arqam North (Unincorporated) Emery/Weiner Episcopal (Bellaire) Houston Christian Iman Academy Incarnate Word Academy Lutheran High North Lutheran South Memorial Private Saint Agnes St. Pius X St. Stephen's Episcopal St. Thomas St. Thomas' Episcopal Strake Jesuit Westbury Christian

This list is incomplete. Italicized public schools are not in the "full purpose" Houston city limits (See map) but have portions of Houston in their attendance boundary, while italicized private schools are in municipalities that are surrounded by Houston and/or are in unincorporated areas but have Houston postal addresses.

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