Dekaney High School

Dekaney High School, which opened in 2007, is named after Andy Dekaney, a former school district board member.^[7] It opened because too many students attended Westfield High School, which at the time was the largest high school in the nation by student enrollment.^[8]

In 2015 the school administration announced that it would create "small learning communities" within Dekaney in order to improve academic performance, and each would have a dedicated section of the school.^[9] This plan was discontinued starting with the 2017–2018 school year.

In February 2017 the district proposed redrawing the attendance boundaries of its high schools; this would take effect in the 2020–2021 school year. The district also plans to establish one ninth grade center for each comprehensive high school.^[10] According to the proposed 2020-2021 high school map, the eastern portion of the Spring census-designated place will be reassigned from Spring High School to Dekaney High.^[11][12][13] The school district delayed the rezoning at least until after the 2021–2022 school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas, as it determines how the pandemic changed student enrollment patterns in Spring ISD.^[14]

The school received the Texas Education Agency (TEA) ratings of "academically unacceptable" or "improvement required", the lowest rankings, in 2008, 2011, 2013, and 2017. The school received a rating of "not rated" in lieu of "improvement required" in 2018 due to the impact of Hurricane Harvey.^[15]

Nora Olabi of The Spring Observer wrote in 2015 that Dekaney "has struggled to maintain high academic standards."^[9]

For the 2018–2019 school year, the school received a D grade from the Texas Education Agency, with an overall score of 69 out of 100. The school received a D grade in two domains, Student Achievement (score of 65) and School Progress (score of 69), and a C grade in Closing the Gaps (score of 70). The school did not receive any of the seven possible distinction designations.^[16]

In 2012 Steve Jansen of the Houston Press reported that the school had student discipline issues.^[8]

For the 2025-2026 school year, there are 2,344 students. 52.8% are Hispanic, 42.2% are Black, 1.7% are Two or More Races, 1.7% are White, 1.3% are Native American, 1.0% are Asian, and 0.1% are Pacific Islander. 85.9% of students are economically disadvantaged.^[17]

• Skills USA
• Skills Culinary Arts
• Dekaney Choir
• Wildcat Band
• Wildcat Wire
• wildcat Yearbook
• Student Council
• DHS Cheerleaders
• Dekaney Diamonds
• Chess Club
• NJROTC
• Christian Club
• Future Farmers of America
• Thespian Society
• Dekaney Colorguard
• Teen Court
• HOSA
• Dekaney Fit Club
• DECA

Middle schools

• Bammel Middle School
• Rickey C. Bailey Middle School
• Edwin M. Wells Middle School
• Stelle Claughton Middle School
• Twin Creeks Middle School
• Dr. Edward Roberson Middle School
• Dueitt Middle School
• Springwoods Village Middle School
• Spring Leadership Academy

Elementary schools

• Bammel
• Beneke
• Clark Primary
• Clark Intermediate
• Cooper
• Heritage
• Lewis
• Link
• Meyer
• Ponderosa
• Reynolds (Oak Creek)
• Thompson
• Booker
• Salyers

• Amber Holcomb (Class of 2012), singer who competed on American Idol^[18]
• D'Juan Hines (Class of 2013), football player^[19]
• Trey Williams (Class of 2012), football player^[20]
• Joe Kilgore (Class of 2014), basketball player^[21]
• Jalon Edwards-Cooper (Class of 2015), football player^[22]
• Joshuah Bledsoe (Class of 2017), football player^[23]
• Joshua Cephus (Class of 2019), football player^[24]
• Tanook Hines (Class of 2025), football player^[25]