De Bakey High School For Health Professions
Michael E. DeBakey High School for Health Professions is a medical secondary school located in the Third Ward area of Houston, Texas, United States.
It has been named the number one public high school in Houston by the Houston Chronicle, the Houston Press, and Children at Risk and number 36 best high school in the US by US News in 2012, even though it does not offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (Bellaire and Lamar High School, two other schools in Houston do). DeBakey High School, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Houston Independent School District and is east of the Texas Medical Center. It is the only HISD magnet high school for health professions. The school was named after Michael E. DeBakey, a famous heart surgeon. DeBakey does not automatically take in students from the surrounding neighborhood; the surrounding neighborhood is zoned to Yates High School. Nearly 1000 students take entrance exams for 200-300 spots, which cover statistical data and procedures.
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