Northside High School (Houston)

Northside High School is a secondary school, serving Grades 9-12, located at 1101 Quitman in the Near Northside neighborhood of Northside, Houston, Texas, only two minutes from Downtown Houston. The school was previously named after Jefferson Davis, however, the HISD board voted to give the school its current name in 2016. Northside HS school features a Magnet Program with three different career pathways: AV Production, Culinary Arts, and Hotel Management. In addition, students can earn an Associate Degree at Northside HS due to its extensive advanced course offerings including Houston City College Dual Credit, University of Texas-Austin OnRamps Dual Enrollment, and Advanced Placement (AP) classes. magnet program. History Davis was previously reserved for white children but it desegregated by 1970, and white flight to the Houston suburbs began. In 1993, project GRAD (Graduation Really Achieves Dreams) was founded at Davis High. The program provides scholarships to students as incentive to complete high school and enroll in college. Prior to 1996 it was renovated through the Renewal A bond program, which spent $5.5 million on Davis. In 1996 it had 1,800 students. Campus In 1996 the school had terrazzo floors. At the time it had one temporary building used for classes and two others for other purposes; it had a fewer number compared to some other schools because it was not overcrowded. In 1996 Terry Kliewer of the Houston Chronicle praised the building's features and maintenance, and stated that it "exemplifies what is possible when an old building gets good maintenance and timely remodeling." Neighborhoods served by Northside Northside High School serves Near Northside, Northside Village, Irvington, Lindale Park, a portion of the Fifth Ward, and most of Downtown Houston. The school serves Irvington Village, a public housing unit and Fulton Village, a mixed-income unit, both of the Houston Housing Authority. The school's boundary also includes the Four Seasons Hotel Houston residences, Houston House Apartments, One Park Place, and The Rice. Student body At the end of the 2025-2026 school year, there were 867 students enrolled at Northside HS. 94% of the students qualify for free or reduced lunch. 87% Hispanic American 11% African American 1% White American 0.1% Asian American 0.0% Native American 0.1% Multiracial Extracurricular activities The campus offers a variety of championship athletics Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football Flag Football Soccer Softball Swim Team Tennis Track Volleyball Water Polo Wrestling The campus also offers a variety of fine arts: Art Band Choir Orchestra Mariachi Pantherettes Dance Team Feeder patterns Elementary schools feeding into Northside HS include: Ketelsen Looscan Clemente Martinez Sherman Partial: Crockett Gregory-Lincoln Education Center Herrera Jefferson Ross Travis All of Marshall Middle School's attendance zone is within the Davis High School attendance zone. Middle schools that have portions of their attendance boundaries zoned to Davis include: Burbank Fleming Gregory-Lincoln MS Key Notable alumni Frank Carswell - former Detroit Tigers outfielder and minor-league manager Carl Crawford - Major League Baseball outfielder 2002-16, 4-time All-Star James DeAnda - former federal judge of U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas Irma Galvan, owner of Irma's Original Gene Green - Democratic Party member of U.S. House of Representatives Ricardo "Rocky" Juarez - 1999 World Champion boxer and Olympic silver medalist Slater N. Martin - NBA Basketball player and Hall of Famer, played for Minneapolis Lakers (now Los Angeles Lakers), New York Knicks, and St. Louis Hawks (now Atlanta Hawks). Kenny Rogers - country singer Jesse Valdez - participant in 1972 Olympic Games See also References Further reading Campos, Wendy, Cecilia Cruz, Stephen Martin, and Xochitl Vandiver-Rodríguez. "Jefferson Davis High School: The Past and the Present." history paper (for History 3394). May 17, 1994. In the possession of Professor Guadalupe San Miguel of the University of Houston. San Miguel cited the paper in his book, Brown, Not White: School Integration and the Chicano Movement in Houston. External links Northside High School Davis High School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)