Originally, Quest served the district as an alternative high school that offered students a smaller high school environment as opposed to the district's large schools. The school incorporated a non-traditional curriculum. In the fall of 2010, Quest was reformatted into an early college high school, with the class of 2014 being the first students to go through the early college program. Quest High School was in the Community Learning Center from its opening in 1995 to 2009. In the 2009–2010 school year, Quest High School moved into the Summer Creek High School building. As part of the agreement between LSC-Kingwood and Humble ISD, Quest made another move for the 2011–2012 school year to the new Lone Star College Atascocita Center and planned to move again after the end of the school year in 2016 to the Humble High School campus.
Principals
The following persons have served as Principal of Quest Early College High School.
Name
Years Served
Notes
Linda Wodka
1994-1999
Cecilia Hawkins
1999-2003
Lawrence Kohn
2003-2005
Kim Klepcyk
2005-2012
Ginger Noyes
2012-2018
Terri Osborne
2018–2019
Nachelle Scott
2019-Present
Admission
Previously, any high school student who was a resident of the district and had not received a GED or high school diploma was permitted to attend Quest. Because Quest has been reformatted into an early college high school, only students entering their freshman year are eligible for admission. A student interested in attending Quest completes an application and, with his or her parents, meets with an interview team of staff members. Parents and students are asked to sign written contracts agreeing to the school's rules and requirements. Since college credit is administered, students are required to take an admission test. The test covers their comprehension of math and English. The test scores decide whether students are eligible for dual credit. Quest received the international "2011 Vision in Action: The ASCD Whole Child Award."
Academics
For the 2018-2019 school year, the school received an A grade from the Texas Education Agency, with an overall score of 96 out of 100. The school received an A grade in each of the three performance domains with a score of 97 for Student Achievement, 94 for Student Progress, and 92 for Closing the Gaps. The school received one of the seven possible distinction designations for Academic Achievement in Science.
