Lawrence E. Elkins High School was established as a grade 9 and 10 school in the fall of 1992[6][7] to alleviate overcrowding from three other district high schools,
Dulles,
Clements, and
Willowridge.[citation needed] Elkins was FBISD's fifth comprehensive high school.[8]
Neighborhoods served
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The Engineering Academy informs and encourage students to learn about the potential of a career in engineering. Courses include Introduction to Engineering Design, Engineering Principles, Civil and Aerospace Engineering introduction courses
Mix It Up Day
On November 16, 2004, the principal of Elkins High School allowed the school to participate in the nationwide Mix It Up Day.[12]
Academic competition
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Academic decathlon
3rd place regional 2006
21st place state 2008
16th place state 2011
2nd place region 2017
12th place state 2017
1st place individual student score of Houston-area medium schools 2017
1st place conference 5A state academic champions, 1994–95
1st place conference 5A state academic champions, 1995–96
Calculator applications
2nd place state 1995
3rd place state 1995
1st place state 1996
6th place state 1996
1st place state 2001
3rd place state 2001
6th place state 2002
1st place state 2004
2nd place state 2022
Mathematics
1st place state 1996
5th place state 2004
Number sense
3rd place state 1995
4th place state 1995
1st place state 1996
5th place state 1996
6th place state 2001
Science
5th place 1994
2nd place 1995
1st place 1996
Computer applications
4th place state 2002
Constitutional law
1st place state 2005, 2008, 2011
National Champion 2008
AFJROTC
3rd place armed drill team regulation fort bend drill comp 2009
1st place male color guard fort bend drill comp 2009
1st place altitude rocketry meet 2005 (Major Richard Mayfield)
1st place drift rocketry meet 2005 (Major Richard Mayfield)
Fine arts
Art
Band
In 2005, Lawrence E. Elkins HS had the most students in TMEA All-State of any school in Texas.
In 2009, the Elkins HS Honors Band was one of 18 bands selected in the USA to attend and perform at the BOA Music For All National Concert Festival in Indianapolis.
In 2015, Elkins Knights placed fifth at the area sweepstakes in Waller, Texas.
In 2016, the Elkins HS Honors Band advanced to the state honor band finals and placed as the twelfth ranked band in the state of Texas.
State marching season
Drumline
Marching season
Indoor drumline: Won 1st place at the TCGC state indoor finals in 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2nd place in 2002, 2005, 2012
Science National Honor Society – This national organization was founded by an Elkins student.
Spanish Honor Society
Kitty Hawk Honor Society (ROTC)
Athletics
Clements / Elkins rivalry
In 1992, after Elkins was built to alleviate overcrowding from William P. Clements High School, zoning issues forced many families in different subdivisions around the city of Sugar Land to send their children to both high schools. Still today, it is not uncommon to find next door neighbors or siblings going to opposing schools as feeder middle schools and zoning patterns overlap.[13]
In 1996, after an outbreak of
senior pranks between the two schools, the principals of both high schools decided to focus the rivalry in a less destructive manner. After meeting with both schools'
Student Councils, the principals decided to hold an annual, year-long competition.
Each school's athletic program can earn points based on wins against the other school in
UIL competition. The competitions include: boys' football, basketball, baseball, and soccer, and girls' volleyball, basketball, softball, and soccer. A school earns one point when it defeats the rival school. A game ending in a tie score will award both teams one-half point. As often occurs, the schools sometimes meet more than once per year. In the event of a tie for the overall competition, the school's band that is ranked the highest at the Texas UIL regional marching band competition[14] will be the year's winner.
Since 1997, the schools have held the competition every year. As both schools' mascots (the Ranger and the Knight) typically ride horses, the "Golden Horse" trophy is awarded and displayed in the champion school's trophy case at the beginning of each new school year.[citation needed]
Girls from Elkins and the other Fort Bend High Schools of
Dulles and
Clements, were cyber-bullied in April 2010 on a
Facebook page titled Whimsical Girls of FBISD. The page listed several female students on each school's "naughty" list. Police and the school district were unable to determine who was responsible for the page, but Facebook took the page down at the district's request.[27]
Blackface incident
In late 2016, controversy erupted after a photo emerged of a
white Elkins High School student in
blackface. The photo appeared on
Snapchat before spreading rapidly, eventually arriving on
Twitter. The student, alleged to be a sophomore at the time of the incident, privated her Twitter account before deleting it outright.[28]
2020 Firearm incident
On October 2, 2020, a 15-year-old student at Elkins was arrested for allegedly bringing a firearm to a
junior varsityfootball game against
Marshall High School. Principal Cynthia Ward stated that an Elkins staff member swiftly isolated the individual and confiscated the weapon. Fort Bend ISD district police later took the student into custody without incident.[29][30]
In April 2023, a teacher was accused of misconduct involving a student. She was immediately removed from campus when the allegations were brought up.[32][33]
Advanced placement desks controversy
In the 2022-2023 school year, Elkins had 1,609 students
testing for
Advanced Placement courses, an increase of 335 from the 2021-2022 school year. While students were taking AP exams in May, 2023, desks from classrooms were moved to the gymnasium, causing some classrooms to be short on desks, and forcing many students who were not testing for AP courses to sit on the floor. This incident caused uproar among the parents of the school.[34]
World History AP Fiasco
In the school year of 2023-2024, the usual World History AP flashcards were cancelled due to an alleged student and parent complaint to the principal. As a result, harsher examinations and grade penalties were imposed on students.
Feeder patterns
The following elementary schools feed into Elkins: