Challenge Early College High School

The building that houses Challenge was built in 1993 and served as an Incredible Universe electronic store. The store closed in 1997. The building remained an empty warehouse until 2005, when conversion to a college building began. Challenge Early College High School opened in August 2003 as a partnership of Houston ISD, Houston A+ Challenge and Houston Community College. From August 2003 to May 2005, the high school was in a series of temporary buildings outside the Houston Community College campus. In August 2005, the doors opened to the newly constructed high school at Houston Community College. The first class to graduate was the class of 2005. Freshman students are not eligible to take college courses in the summer, whereas sophomores who have a GPA of 3.0 and are passing all core classes are allowed to take college classes in the summer. == Awards and recognition ==

• Children At-Risk 2016 #5 in the Greater Houston Area • 2016 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools, #78 in the USA • 2016 Washington Post #86, America’s Most Challenging High Schools • 2015 Newsweek's Top High School • 2015 Texas Honor Circle Award for Fiscal Management • 2014-15 TEA “Reward School” (top 5% in the state for performance) ==Location==

Challenge Early College is at 5601 West Loop South, Houston, TX 77081. It is across the street from Houston ISD's Pin Oak Middle School, which is in the city of Bellaire. The entrance of Challenge faces Home Depot, in the city of Houston. ==See also==