Elkins High School (Missouri City, Texas)
high school in Missouri City, Texas, USA
Lawrence E. Elkins High School, more commonly known as Elkins High School is a comprehensive public high school in Missouri City, Texas, that serves communities in Sugar Land and Missouri City. The school, which handles grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Fort Bend Independent School District. Elkins was established in 1992, with its first graduating class in 1995. It was named after a former educator who worked in FBISD from 1949 to 1984.
Elkins received a Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education in 2002. In addition, Elkins high school was ranked 715th among the top 1000 schools in the United States by Newsweek in 2005. The Washington Post also ranked Elkins High School among the Top High Schools in the Nation in 2011.
History
Lawrence E. Elkins High School was established as a grade 9 and 10 school in the fall of 1992 to alleviate overcrowding from three other district high schools, Dulles, Clements, and Willowridge. Elkins was FBISD's fifth comprehensive high school.
On May 17, 2024, rapper and alumnus Travis Scott gifted the graduating class of 2024, 600 free pairs of Air Jordan 1 Low Canary Yellows, a pair of Nike shoes utilizing Elkins’ school colors as a tribute.
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