EECHS is a 2018 recipient of the U.S. Department of Education's Blue Ribbon School of Excellence award.

Following EECHS' inaugural year, Texas Education Agency awarded the school with an "Exemplary" rating.

[4] By 2009, construction began on the HCCS Felix Fraga Campus and the new East Early College facility.

[6] In November 2018 - the first year of eligibility since the 2012 award - Principal Stephanie Square accepted East Early's second National Blue Ribbon Award in Washington D.C. As of August 2019, East Early College High School serves about 460 students and their families.

[7] Students interested in attending East Early College High School are required to submit applications.