Briarmeadow is a subdivision in

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History

James E. Lyon developed Briarmeadow. A July 10, 1955 article described the beginning of Briarmeadow. At first straddled

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, with for commercial and retail establishments. The 1957 Parade of Homes showcased Briarmeadow.

Education

Briarmeadow is within the

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. The community is within Trustee District VII, represented by Harvin C. Moore as of 2008. Briarmeadow is zoned to:
Piney Point Elementary SchoolRevere Middle School
Briarmeadow residents are zoned to

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(formerly Lee High School) and may choose to attend Lamar High School or Westside High School.Home Page
as of May 9, 2005. ''Lee High School''. Residents of the Piney Point Elementary School attendance zone may apply for th
Briarmeadow Charter School
(K-8). Named after the Briarmeadow community,Elementary/Middle School Combinations
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. Retrieved on November 6, 2018. it was created in 1997, with 125 students, to relieve Piney Point and three other elementary schools. Briarmeadow Charter at one time rented space at the Post Oak

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, with students using an area library and the cafeteria of

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. It moved into a permanent facility, with the school building being former manufacturing warehouse, with room for 550 pupils, in 2001; the building had a value of $10 million, funded by the Rebuild 2002 bond, and its second floor had of space. The classrooms are in groups with a common area linking them. The building's facilities include a cafeteria equipped with a stage and designated for multiple purposes, a fine art studio with a separate entry area and an attached music studio with high-acoustic capabilities, two computer laboratories, a library, a multimedia room, a music studio, two language laboratories, and a science laboratory. Athletic fields, a nature area, and playgrounds use an outdoor area with of space. HISD had plans to use the second floor as administrative offices. It had 220 students in June 2001, increasing to 350 by September of that year. Mark White Elementary School was scheduled to open in August 2016. Residents of the Piney Point Elementary zone, along with those of the Briargrove, Pilgrim, and Emerson zones, are allowed to apply to this school.Baird, Annette.
Planned HISD elementary to relieve crowding
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''. June 10, 2014. Retrieved on December 21, 2014.

References

External links

Briarmeadow Community Website
{{coord missing, Texas Neighborhoods in Houston

History

Education

See also

References

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