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List Of Schools In Houston
This is a list of schools within Houston. Almost all of the city is in Harris County but some parts are in Fort Bend County and Montgomery County. Public schools This is a list of school districts which cover sections of the Houston city limits. * Houston ISD ( ''See the list of schools'') * Aldine ISD * Alief ISD * Clear Creek ISD * Conroe ISD * Crosby ISD * Cypress-Fairbanks ISD * Galena Park ISD * Humble ISD * Klein ISD * New Caney ISD * Pasadena ISD * Sheldon ISD * Spring ISD * Spring Branch ISD ; Defunct * North Forest ISD Individual district-operated schools Note that there are portions of Houston zoned to schools outside of the city limits, and vice versa. Each of these school districts has or had (in the case of North Forest) a majority of its territory in the Houston city limits, so consult the district pages for lists of their schools: * All Houston ISD schools except Bellaire High School, Pin Oak Middle School ( Bellaire), West University Elementary Scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houston
Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in 2020. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the seat and largest city of Harris County and the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, which is the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the second-most populous in Texas after Dallas–Fort Worth. Houston is the southeast anchor of the greater megaregion known as the Texas Triangle. Comprising a land area of , Houston is the ninth-most expansive city in the United States (including consolidated city-counties). It is the largest city in the United States by total area whose government is not consolidated with a county, parish, or borough. Though primarily in Harris County, small portions of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galena Park Independent School District
Galena Park Independent School District is a school district based in the Channelview CDP of unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States. The district serves the city of Galena Park, about half of the city of Jacinto City, small portions of the city of Houston (including Fidelity and portions of the Northshore area), and unincorporated areas in Harris County (including the CDP of Cloverleaf and sections of the Channelview CDP). In 2009, the school district was rated " recognized" by the Texas Education Agency. Headquarters The district has its headquarters in a former Randall's building, located in the East Belt Shopping Center, a shopping center in the Channelview CDP of unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States.Channelview CDP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alief Taylor High School
Alief Taylor High School is a public high school in the Alief Independent School District. It is located in an unincorporated area in the Alief community of Harris County, near Houston. Opened in 2001, Alief Taylor is the newest high school in the district. It is named after Edward "Doc" Taylor, who taught AP American History at Alief Hastings High School. According to the Texas Education Agency, Taylor covers grades 9-12 and has 500 or more students in each grade level. When it opened in the fall of 2001, it had only freshmen and sophomores. During the 2002–2003 school year the 11th grade was added. Taylor added its first 12th grade class during the 2003–2004 school year. Alief Taylor is one of two schools in Alief ISD that does not include a Ninth Grade Center, a separate building for ninth grade students. The other is Kerr High School. Alief Taylor was originally referred to as "High School No. 4." It is located in the International District. In 2019, Taylor received a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unincorporated Areas
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have no unincorporated areas at all or these are very rare: typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas. By country Argentina In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut, Córdoba, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Neuquén, Río Negro, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Australia Unlike many other countries, Australia has only one level of local government immediately beneath state and territorial governments. A local government area (LGA) often contains several towns and even entire metropolitan areas. Thus, aside from very sparsely populated areas and a few other special cases, almost all of Australia is part of an LGA. Uninc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandarin Immersion Magnet School
Mandarin Immersion Magnet School (MIMS), formerly Mandarin Chinese Language Immersion Magnet School (MCLIMS), is a magnet school in Houston, Texas, United States. It was established in 2012 and is part of the Houston Independent School District (HISD). The school's current campus in the St. George Place area of Houston opened in August 2016; it was previously located in the former Maud Gordon Elementary School in Bellaire, Texas. History The school opened in the former Maud W. Gordon Elementary School. Before 2012, Gordon had no zoning boundary of its own and it drew excess students from apartments west of Bellaire, in Houston, to relieve other schools in Houston west of Bellaire such as Benavidez, Cunningham, Elrod, and Milne. From its opening to 1953 to 1983, Gordon served as a neighborhood school. After its closure, Gordon temporarily housed the Post Oak School and later served as administrative offices. It re-opened as a relief school in 1988 for Elrod and Cunningham s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West University Place
West University Place, often called West University or West U for short, is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within the metropolitan area and southwestern Harris County, Texas, Harris County. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, the population of the city was 14,955. It is nicknamed "The Neighborhood City" and is mainly a bedroom community for upper-class families. West University Place is surrounded by the cities of Bellaire, Texas, Bellaire, Houston, and Southside Place, Texas, Southside Place. , West University Place has the state's fifth highest concentration of households with incomes $150,000 or greater. History The city was developed in 1917 by Ben Hooper, a former Tennessee governor. The name "West University Place" originated from its proximity to Rice Institute, now known as Rice University. The first lots in the community were sold in 1917.Lee, Renée C.Annexed Kingwood split on effects" ''Houston Chronicle''. Sunday October 8, 2006. A21. Retr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellaire, Texas
Bellaire is a city in southwest Harris County, Texas, United States, within the metropolitan area.. Retrieved on January 24, 2010. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city population was 17,202. It is surrounded by the cities of Houston and West University Place, Texas, West University Place. Bellaire is known as the "City of Homes", owing to its mostly residential character; but it has offices along the Interstate 610 (Texas), I-610 Loop within the city limits. History Bellaire was founded in 1908 by William Wright Baldwin, who was the president of the South End Land Company. Baldwin, a native of Iowa, was well known as the vice president of the Burlington Railroad. Bellaire was founded on what was part of William Marsh Rice's ranch. Baldwin surveyed the eastern of the ranch into small truck farms. He named them "Westmoreland Farms". Baldwin started Bellaire in the middle of "Westmoreland Farms" to serve as a residential neighborhood and an agricultural trading center. South E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellaire High School (Texas)
Bellaire High School is a comprehensive, public secondary school in Bellaire, Texas. Part of the Houston Independent School District, it serves the incorporated city of Bellaire, the Houston community of Meyerland, and other adjacent Houston neighborhoods. It has a racially and socioeconomically diverse student body. History The school opened in 1955. It was originally an all-White high school. Because of the large number of Jewish students, the school had the nickname "Hebrew High."Swartz, Mimi.The Gangstas of Godwin ParkArchive. ''Texas Monthly''. June 1, 2006. Jun2006, Vol. 34 Issue 6, p132. Retrieved on November 2, 2011See profileat EBSCOHost Bellaire introduced International Baccalaureate programs in 1980.Peterson, Alexander Duncan Campbell. ''Schools Across Frontiers: The Story of the International Baccalaureate and the United World Colleges''. Open Court Publishing, 2003. (First edition: 1987) , 9780812695052. p159 In the mid-to-late 1980s families began moving into Bell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Forest ISD
North Forest Independent School District (NFISD) was a school district in northeast Houston, Texas, Houston, Texas. Established in the early 1920s in a low-income white area, it later became majority-black and black-run. The district had a history of financial and academic issues from the late 1980s until 2013. On July 1, 2013, it was closed by order of the state and absorbed into the Houston Independent School District (HISD). History The district was established sometime around 1923Wray, Dianna. "Everyone Says They Want the Best for North Forest Students, As Long As They Stand to Benefit." ''Houston Press''. Wednesday October 2, 2013. p2 Retrieved on October 8, 2013. as the Northeast Houston Independent School District.Reeves, Kimberly.Administrator Not Surprised to See North Forest ISD Shuttered by State" ''Houston Press''. Friday July 15, 2010. Retrieved on July 18, 2011. It was also named the East Houston, East and Mount Houston Independent School District. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spring Branch ISD
Spring Branch Independent School District is a school district headquartered in Hedwig Village, Texas, United States in Greater Houston. The district serves portions of western Houston,Morales, Katherine.Residents working to retain superintendent of C-FB ISD Parents want board to counter Houston district's offer" ''The Dallas Morning News''. Sunday December 30, 2001. Second Irving 3V. Retrieved on November 28, 2011. including most of Spring Branch. It also serves several small municipalities known as the Memorial Villages in its jurisdiction, such as Hedwig Village and Spring Valley Village. A majority of the district lies within Houston city limits. The school district's boundaries include Hempstead Road to the northeast (formerly US 290), Interstate 610 to the east, Clay Road to the north, the Addicks Dam to the west, and Buffalo Bayou to the south. Spring Branch serves 35,000 kindergarten through 12th grade students and includes a region with 188,000 residents. The Spring Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spring ISD
Spring Independent School District is a school district based in the Gordon M. Anderson Leadership Center in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States. It is located in north Harris County. The district serves over 32,100 pre-kindergarten through twelfth-grade students in a diverse and growing district located north of downtown Houston in a suburban area of Harris County that spans . The district's ethnic breakdown is 38.9 percent African American, 37.6 percent Hispanic, 18.6 percent white, 4.6 percent Asian and Pacific Islander and 0.2 percent Native American. Spring ISD serves a small portion of Houston, and portions of unincorporated Harris County including the community of Spring. In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. History Spring ISD formed in 1935 from the combination of the Harrell Common School District and the Spring Common School District. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheldon Independent School District
Sheldon Independent School District is a public school district in unincorporated area, unincorporated northeast Harris County, Texas (United States, USA). The majority of the district lies in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Houston with a small portion within city limits. Sheldon ISD covers 53.5 square miles and serves several neighborhoods in the Sheldon Lake area. Administration for the district is headquartered in the Dr. Donald Ney Administration Complex with Dr. King Davis acting as superintendent. Since the early 2000s, strong enrollment growth has driven new construction and expansions throughout the district. Nearly 7,800 students are enrolled in 2015. The district and all of its schools were rated as having "Texas Education Agency accountability ratings system, Met Standard" in 2014 under the new Texas Education Agency accountability ratings. History The Sheldon Independent School District became an independent school district in 1952. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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