Humble Independent School District is a
school district
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North America United States
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located in
Humble,
Texas
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,
United States
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. It serves the city of Humble, small portions of the city of
Houston
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(including the community of
Kingwood), and portions of unincorporated
Harris County (including the communities of
Atascocita
Atascocita is a census-designated place (CDP) in Harris County, Texas, United States, within the Houston metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 88,174. It is located north and south of Farm to Market Road 1960 about e ...
and
Fall Creek). A small section of the district extends into
Montgomery County. For the 2018â2019 school year, the district enrolled 43,553 students.
[
Humble ISD currently has five high schools, one magnet high school, seven middle schools, and twenty-five elementary schools. The district's flagship high school, ]Humble High School
Humble High School (HHS) is a secondary school in the Humble Independent School District in Humble, Texas, United States. It serves grades 9 through 12 for the city of Humble, the Moonshine Hill area of Houston, and unincorporated communities no ...
, opened in 1918. It later moved to a new building, Charles Bender High School in 1929, and eventually to its current location on Wilson Road, as Humble High School, in 1965. In 1979, Humble ISD opened Kingwood High School
Kingwood High School is a Humble Independent School District secondary school located in the Kingwood community of Houston, Texas, United States and serves Portions of Kingwood and Atascocita. Ted Landry had been principal since May 29, 2011 unti ...
in the northern part of the district. Quest High School
Guy M. Sconzo Early College High School is a small secondary school in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, near the city of Humble. It is a part of the Humble Independent School District and is an Early College High School. Students can earn ...
, the district's magnet high school of choice, opened in 1995 in the Community Learning Center.
In recent years, Humble ISD has become one of the fastest growing school districts in Texas. Humble High School's population grew to over 3000 students, which led to the opening of Atascocita High School
Atascocita High School is a secondary school located in Atascocita CDP, a community housed in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States. AHS is a part of Humble Independent School District and serves the eastern part of the district an ...
in 2006. AHS was designed with smaller learning communities
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, in which students take their core classes in one of eight houses located at the school. After the opening of AHS, Humble and Kingwood High Schools were renovated and installed with smaller learning communities. In 2007, the district opened Kingwood Park High School
Kingwood Park High School (K-Park) is a high school located within the Kingwood community of Houston, Texas, United States. Kingwood Park is a part of the Humble Independent School District. On average, Kingwood Park serves approximately 1,700 st ...
at the former Kingwood ninth grade campus. Continued growth in the southern part of the district led to Humble ISD building Summer Creek High School
Summer Creek High School (SCHS) is a high school in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, and a part of the Humble Independent School District. It serves several areas, including Summerwood and Fall Creek, the two neighborhoods that the school g ...
, which opened in 2009.
In 2010, the school district was rated " recognized" by the Texas Education Agency
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History
Circa 1996, prior to the City of Houston annexing Kingwood, 2,600 people lived in both the City of Houston and within Humble ISD.[ - This page was written and published before the date of Kingwood being annexed.] it is one of the school districts in the state with the highest growth rates.
Schools
High schools
Notes
Middle schools
Atascocita
Creekwood
Humble
Kingwood
Riverwood
Ross Sterling
Timberwood
West Lake
Woodcreek
Autumn Ridge
Elementary schools
Feeders of Atascocita MS
Maplebrook Elementary School
(Atascocita)
Pine Forest Elementary School
(Atascocita, unincorporated area)
Timbers Elementary School
(Atascocita, unincorporated area)
*Fall Creek, Lakeshore and Summerwood elementary schools fed into Atascocita MS before the opening of Woodcreek MS
Feeders of Creekwood MS
Bear Branch Elementary School
(Houston)
Greentree Elementary School
(Houston)
Hidden Hollow Elementary School
(Houston)
*Pine Forest Elementary School (Kings River sections 9-10 only)
Feeders of Humble MS
North Belt Elementary School
(Humble, unincorporated area)
Park Lakes Elementary School
(Atascocita, unincorporated area)
Whispering Pines Elementary School
(Atascocita, unincorporated area)
Feeders of Kingwood MS
*Bear Branch Elementary School (partial)
Elm Grove Elementary School
(Houston)
Foster Elementary School
(Houston)
Woodland Hills Elementary School
(Houston)
Feeders of Riverwood Middle School
Deerwood Elementary School
(Houston)
Shadow Forest Elementary School
(Houston)
Willow Creek Elementary School
(Houston)
Feeders of Ross Sterling MS
Humble Elementary School
(Humble)
Jack M. Fields Sr. Elementary School
(Humble)
Lakeland Elementary School
(Humble)
River Pines Elementary School
(Atascocita, unincorporated area)
Feeders of Timberwood MS
Atascocita Springs Elementary School
(Humble, opening August 2010)[Constructed to ]LEED
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and Collaborative for High Performance Schools standards
Eagle Springs Elementary School
(Atascocita, opened in 2005)
Oak Forest Elementary School
(Atascocita, unincorporated area)
Oaks Elementary School
(Atascocita, unincorporated area)
Feeders of Woodcreek MS
*Fall Creek Elementary School
Lakeshore Elementary School
(Houston, opened August 2009)
*Ridge Creek Elementary School
Summerwood Elementary School
(Atascocita, unincorporated area)
Feeders Of West Lake MS
Feeders Of Autumn Ridge MS
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School districts in Harris County, Texas
School districts in Montgomery County, Texas
School districts in Houston
1919 establishments in Texas
School districts established in 1919