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Houston Independent School District The Houston Independent School District (HISD) is the largest public school system in Texas, and the eighth-largest in the United States. Houston ISD serves as a community school district for most of the city of Houston and several nearby and ...
. In the district, grades
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through 5 are considered to be elementary school, grades 6 through 8 are considered to be middle school, and grades 9 through 12 are considered to be
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. Some elementary schools go up to the sixth grade. Every house in HISD is assigned to an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school. HISD has many alternative programs and transfer options available to students who want a specialized education and/or dislike their home schools.


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EE-12 schools

* Thomas Horace Rogers School (Alternative school) is part Vanguard school (K-8), part school for the deaf (K-8), and part school for multiply impaired children (K-12).


EE-8 schools

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Gregory Lincoln Education Center Edgar Gregory-Abraham Lincoln Education Center (GLEC) is a K-8 school located at 1101 Taft in the Fourth Ward area of Houston, Texas, United States. Gregory-Lincoln is a part of the Houston Independent School District (HISD) and has a fine arts m ...
(Zoned school) (Houston) Alternative: *Briarmeadow Charter School (HISD charter school) (Houston) ** Named after the Briarmeadow community,Elementary/Middle School Combinations
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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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T.H. Rogers School Thomas Horace Rogers School is an alternative primary and secondary public school and part of the Houston Independent School District. The school is at 5840 San Felipe in Houston, Texas, United States, outside of the 610 Loop and inside Beltway ...
. ** 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.


PK-8 schools

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Baker Montessori School Ella J. Baker Montessori School, formerly Woodrow Wilson Montessori School and Woodrow Wilson Elementary School, is a public K-8 Montessori school in the Cherryhurst Addition subdivision in the Neartown area of Houston, Texas. A part of the Hous ...
(formerly
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Montessori School, PK3 through 6 zoned, PK3-8 Montessori and fine arts magnet) (Houston) ** Serves sections of Neartown, including parts of Montrose *Garden Oaks K-8 School (Houston) (Zoned for K-5, magnet for K-8) **Serves most of Garden Oaks and a section of Oak Forest *Thomas J. Pilgrim Academy (Zoned school) (Houston) **The school was built in 1957, on the sesquicentennial of the birth of Thomas J. Pilgrim, and opened as Thomas J. Pilgrim Elementary School.History

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In 2006 it began adding middle school grades,Mellon, Ericka.
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and in 2007 it changed its name to its current one and moved into its current location. Principal Alma Salman arranged to have middle school grades added so the school could have more time to increase student performance so it meets their grade levels. As of 2011 85% of the students at Pilgrim are low income, and about 66% of students who are new to Pilgrim have limited proficiency of English, with Spanish and Arabic being the most common native languages. As of 2011 250 students are in grades 6–8. In 2011
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ranked the Pilgrim middle school as the best comprehensive middle school program in Houston. * The Rusk School (Houston) (magnet for K-8, will become 6-8 only) ** Rusk is in the Second Ward,"'Stros open Enron stadium in 'Classic' business decision." ''
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"Mama Ninfa Laurenzo hosted a party this week for 150 children between the ages of six and 10 years old from Anson Jones and Rusk Elementary schools in the Second Ward." Retrieved on February 6, 2012.
at Garrow and Paige Streets, near Settegast Park.De León, Arnoldo. '' Ethnicity in the Sunbelt: Mexican Americans in Houston''.
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** Rusk, named after
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, was built in 1902. When Clayton Homes initially opened in 1952, Rusk served as its neighborhood elementary school. The old Rusk was demolished so U.S. Route 59 ( Eastex Freeway) could be built, and Clayton Homes students were rezoned to Anson Jones Elementary. However HISD perceived Anson Jones's proximity to US59 to be a hazard, and Clayton Homes residents had difficulties with their commute due to traffic issues. HISD built a new Rusk Elementary, opening in 1960, at its current location. Clayton Homes was rezoned to that school, and the new Rusk also relieved Lubbock Elementary School.De León, Arnoldo. '' Ethnicity in the Sunbelt: Mexican Americans in Houston''.
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**In a period before 1996 Rusk added middle school grades. Principal Felipa Young spearheaded the initiative because she noticed graduates of Rusk encountering academic or disciplinary trouble in large comprehensive middle schools. Beginning in the 2016–2017 school year the elementary zoned grades at Rusk will be phased out. The portions of the Second Ward were be rezoned to Burnet Elementary School and
Lantrip Elementary School Dora B. Lantrip Elementary School is a primary school at 100 Telephone Road in the Eastwood community in the East End region of Houston, Texas, United States. The school is within the Houston Independent School District (HISD). The school serves ...
. PreKindergarten through grade 2 at Rusk will be phased out immediately, with 3-5 being phased out in the following five years; elementary grades for Rusk were phased out by fall 2019. * Wharton Dual Language Academy (Houston, elementary zoned, K-8 magnet) ** Serves sections of Neartown, including parts of Montrose Carter G. Woodson K-8 Center in Houston formerly had PK-8; since 2018 is now has PK-5. Middle school students were rezoned to Albert Thomas Middle. Ericka Mellon of the ''
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'' stated in 2015 that Woodson K-8 "performs well below the district average" although most Texas accountability test scores for the school increased during the period 2013-2014. In 2015
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ranked Woodson K-8 an "F".


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The Rice School The Rice School ( es, La Escuela Rice) is a K-8 school (the school serves grades kindergarten through 8) in Houston, Texas. Rice is a part of the Houston Independent School District (HISD). The Rice School is an HISD magnet school for a Science, ...
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Secondary schools


6-12 schools

*Harper Alternative School (Houston) (Alternative school) *
Jane Long Academy Jane Long Academy, formerly Jane Long Middle School, is a public grade 6-12 middle and high school in Sharpstown, Houston, Texas. It is a part of the Houston Independent School District. Long, in Sharpstown Section 1, serves portions of Sharpstow ...
(Houston) - Has a middle school with an attendance boundary, and an alternative high school * Sharpstown International School (Houston) (magnet school)


7-12 schools

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Leader's Academy High School for Business and Academic Success Leader's Academy High School for Business and Academic Success, previously the High School for Business and Economic Success (HSBES), was a Grade 7–12 state charter school located on the campus of Windsor Village United Methodist Church in Windso ...
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=High schools

= All
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are in the city of Houston unless otherwise noted. * Bellaire High School (1955), in the city of Bellaire * César E. Chávez High School (2000) *
Heights High School Heights High School, formerly John H. Reagan High School, is a senior high school located in the Houston Heights in Houston, Texas. It serves students in grades nine through twelve and is a part of the Houston Independent School District. Height ...
(2016-present) * Sam Houston Math, Science, & Technology Center (1878) * Mirabeau B. Lamar High School (1936) * Westbury High School (1961) * Westside High School (2000) * Stephen F. Austin High School (1936) * James Madison High School (1965) * Charles H. Milby High School (1926) *
Carnegie Vanguard High School Andrew Carnegie Vanguard High School, named after Andrew Carnegie, is located in the Fourth Ward of Houston, Texas near Downtown and was formerly located near Sunnyside. The school serves grades 9-12 and is part of the Houston Independent School ...
(2002) * Northside High School (2016-present) *
North Forest High School North Forest High School (NFHS) is a secondary school located in Houston, Texas, United States. The school is a part of the Houston Independent School District (HISD); it was a part of the North Forest Independent School District (NFISD) until t ...
(2008) * Ross Shaw Sterling High School (1965) * Stephen P. Waltrip High School (1959) *
Jack Yates High School Jack Yates Senior High School is a public high school located at 3650 Alabama Street, very near Texas Southern University, in the historic Third Ward in Houston, Texas, United States. Yates High School handles grades nine through twelve and is par ...
(1926) * Ebbert L. Furr High School (1961) *
Kashmere High School Kashmere High School is a secondary school in Houston, Texas that serves grades 9 through 12; it is a part of the Houston Independent School District. It is located in the Trinity Gardens neighborhood, and its namesake is the nearby Kashmere Gar ...
(1957) *
Sharpstown High School Sharpstown High School is a secondary school at 7504 Bissonnet Street in Greater Sharpstown, Houston, Texas, United States with a zip code of 77074. It serves grades 9 through 12 and is a part of the Houston Independent School District. The sc ...
(1968) * Booker T. Washington High School (1893) * Phillis Wheatley High School (1927) *
Margaret Long Wisdom High School Margaret Long Wisdom High School, formerly Robert E. Lee High School, is a publicly funded secondary school located in Southwest Houston, Texas, United States 77057. The Houston Independent School District, the 7th largest school district in the ...
(2016-present) * Evan E. Worthing High School (1958) * Scarborough High School (1968)


=Other high schools

= All schools are in the city of Houston unless otherwise noted. UIL ranking *Accelerated Learning And Transition Academy (ALTA) *
Challenge Early College High School Challenge Early College High School (also known as Challenge Early College, Challenge High School, or CECHS) is a secondary school on the Houston Community College West Loop Campus in Houston. The school handles grades nine through twelve and is ...
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Michael E. DeBakey High School for Health Professions Michael E. DeBakey High School for Health Professions is a medical secondary school located in the Medical Center area of Houston, Texas, Houston, Texas, United States. It is a part of the Houston Independent School District. It has been named ...
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award winner in 1997-98 **
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award winner in 2003 * East Early College High School *
Eastwood Academy Eastwood Academy is a secondary school in the Eastwood neighborhood of the East End, Houston, Texas, United States. The school is a member of the Houston Independent School District and is a school-of-choice for residents in the city of Houst ...
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Empowerment College Preparatory High School South Early College High School (SECHS), formerly Empowerment South Early College High School and Empowerment College Preparatory High School, is a college-preparatory high school in Houston, Texas, US. It is a part of the Houston Independent Schoo ...
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Energy Institute High School Energy Institute High School (EIHS) is a magnet high school in the Third Ward area in Houston, Texas. It is a part of the Houston Independent School District and is the first high school in the United States that focuses on the energy industry.Ra ...
*HCC Life Skills Program * Houston Night High School *
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Barbara Jordan High School Barbara Jordan Career Center, formerly Barbara Jordan High School for Careers, is a public vocational school center at 5800 Eastex Freeway (U.S. Highway 59) in Houston, Texas, United States. It is a part of the Houston Independent School Distric ...
* High School for Law and Justice (formerly High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice) * Liberty High School (formerly Newcomer Charter High School) *Middle College High School-Felix Fraga *Middle College High School-Gulfton *
North Houston Early College High School North Houston Early College High School (NHECHS) is a secondary charter school located at 8001 Fulton St. Building C in Northside Houston, Texas, United States. The school is operated by the Houston Independent School District in association with ...
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High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (Kinder HSPVA, HSPVA or PVA) is a secondary school located at 790 Austin Street in the downtown district of Houston, Texas. The school is a part of the Houston Independent School District. ...
(HSPVA) **2005
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* South Early College High School


=Middle schools

= *Crispus Attucks Middle School (Houston) **Serves Sunnyside and sections of
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**Circa 2019 over 40% of the teachers in each school year are not present in the following school year. *Frank Black Middle School (Houston) **Serves sections of Oak Forest and Garden OaksBlack Middle School Attendance Zone
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*Luther Burbank Middle School (Houston) ** Burbank High School opened in 1927. The school was converted into a junior high school and received a new building in 1949. Burbank received a Vanguard magnet school program in 1979; it had been moved from Terrell Junior High. In the 1980s the grade configuration changed from grades 7–9 to 6–8, and the name was changed to Burbank Middle School. **In 1996 most of the students were from recent immigrants, and 87% of the students were Hispanic. The large number of immigrant students prompted the school to start special classes for bilingual students. By then the school held parent-teacher meetings in Spanish as well as English. Previously the school only had a summary of each meeting in Spanish, but as a result participation from Hispanophone parents was low. *Ruby Sue Clifton Middle School (Houston) **Serves sections of Oak Forest *Ezekiel W. Cullen Middle School (Houston) **Serves the Third Ward *James S. Deady Middle School (Houston) **Serves sections of the
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**Deady's student body became a majority of racial and ethnic minorities in the early 1980s.San Miguel, Guadalupe. '' Brown, Not White: School Integration and the Chicano Movement in Houston'' (Volume 3 of University of Houston Series in Mexican American Studies, Sponsored by the Center for Mexican American Studies).
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*Thomas A. Edison Middle School (Houston) **Serves Magnolia Park and other areas in the
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*Lamar Fleming Middle School (Houston) **Serves a section of the Fifth Ward *Walter W. Fondren Middle School (Houston) **Serves sections of Fondren Southwest, Maplewood South–North, a part of Maplewood, and a small part of
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ranked this school as "F". *Richard H. Fonville Middle School] (Houston) *Forest Brook Middle School (Houston) **The building opened in 1972 as
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The purpose of the building changed after the 2008 merger of Forest Brook with
M. B. Smiley High School M.B. Smiley High School was a public secondary school in Houston, Texas, Houston, Texas, United States. Smiley, which served grades 9 through 12, and was a part of the North Forest Independent School District. M.B. Smiley was featured in the film ...
. Forest Brook Middle School became a part of HISD during the merger with the
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on July 1, 2013. **When HISD assumed control, the facilities were in a damaged state, 30-40% of students were habitually late to school, and 75-80% of students performed below grade level. Rick Fernandez became principal in 2013, and Tannisha Gentry, his assistant, succeeded him when he left to become principal of
North Forest High School North Forest High School (NFHS) is a secondary school located in Houston, Texas, United States. The school is a part of the Houston Independent School District (HISD); it was a part of the North Forest Independent School District (NFISD) until t ...
in 2015. Fernandez and Gentry changed the
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, posted teachers in areas where students may hide, and penalized truancy with lunch detentions. Gentry added a study period and added one hour to the instructional day.
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, in 2017, damaged the building and displaced students from nearby neighborhoods. By November 2017 80 students were not in attendance. *Alexander Hamilton Middle School (Houston) **Serves much of the
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and a section of Independence Heights **Hamilton previously had the Indians as a mascot, but in 2014 it adopted a new mascot, the Huskies, due to controversies over Native American naming. *Charles Hartman Middle School (Houston) **Serves Garden Villas *Patrick Henry Middle School (Houston) *James Hogg Middle School (Houston) **Serves Woodland Heights, Norhill, sections of the
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, Cottage Grove, First Ward, Sixth Ward,
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, and Crestwood/Glen Cove **Hogg, named after
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, was built on land that was reserved for school usage by the developer of Norhill. James Hogg's family had donated the land occupied by the school. It has 735 students as of 2015. 87% of the students are designated as low income, and the student body is majority Hispanic. The school occupies a three-story 1920s building. The school uses the
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**Hogg's student body became mostly racial minority in the late 1970s. In the 2011–2012 school year, it had 700 students. 90% were Hispanic or Latino, 5% were black, and 3% were white. Almost all of the students were classified as low income through their qualifying for free or reduced lunches. As of 2011 few Woodland Heights/Norhill-area parents sent their children to Hogg, and they instead used HISD middle schools in other areas. As of 2014 the school's test scores were below average. By 2014 the IB program had been established, the number of disciplinary reports declined and became among the smallest in the entire district. There were efforts from area parents to attract graduates of Travis and
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elementary schools, two major feeder schools, to Hogg, and by 2014 the number of children from Travis and Harvard matriculating to Hogg increased by fewer than 50%. In 2015 Annette Baird of the ''
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'' wrote that historically "had a reputation for poor student performance and low enrollment" but that it was increasing in popularity with local parents. *Holland Middle School **Serves Pleasantville, Clinton Park, Port Houston, and sections of Jacinto City * Francis Scott Key Middle School (Houston) * Bob Lanier Middle School (formerly Sidney Lanier Middle School) (Houston) *Audrey H. Lawson Middle School (formerly Richard W. "Dick" Dowling Middle School) (Houston) **Serves
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, and Almeda It opened on February 9, 1968. Frank Tritico had given the school district a paper highlighting the life of Richard William "Dick" Dowling, and therefore the district chose to name the school after him. It replaced the former junior high school component of
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and had an initial enrollment of 1,107. At first it had grades 7-8, with the 9th grade opening in 1969. Its magnet program began on January 9, 1993, making it Richard W. Dowling Middle School of Fine Arts; the HISD board approved the establishment of the magnet program the previous November. As of 2009, 99% of the student body consists of racial and ethnic minorities.Lomax, John Nova.
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; it was renamed after Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church first lady Audrey H. Lawson that year. Groundbreaking for Lawson's new 1,500 student, $59 million, three-story campus occurred in September 2016.
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**Marshall's student body became mostly racial minority in the early 1960s. *John L. McReynolds Middle School (Houston) **Serves
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and sections of the Fifth Ward *Meyerland Performing and Visual Arts Middle School (formerly Albert Sidney Johnston Middle School) (Houston) **Serves most of
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**It was originally to be named
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Middle School, but veterans of the
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complained, and the district ultimately named it after
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. The current Johnston Middle School opened in 1959. On May 12, 2016 the school received its current name. **In 2010 the school had about 1,400 students, with 650 in the magnet program. *Yolanda Black Navarro Middle School (formerl
Stonewall Jackson Middle School
(Houston) **Serves
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*Daniel Ortiz, Jr. Middle School (Houston) **Serves Park Place, Glenbrook Valley, and
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**It was named after Daniel Ortiz, Jr. (1936-1994), an HISD employee from the
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who served as a teacher and administrator, serving as HISD assistant superintendent. He retired in 1992. * John J. Pershing Middle School, in Houston, is a fine arts, neighborhood, and gifted and talented Middle School. Pershing celebrated its 75th anniversary in the 2003–2004 school year. *Pin Oak Middle School ( Bellaire) is a foreign language magnet, and gifted and talented Middle School. Pin Oak does not have an attendance zone, students have to apply to get in. **It is an "application-only" school that accepts students by application. Anyone living in Houston ISD may apply for the Foreign Languages magnet program, and the pupils who are zoned to Meyerland Performing and Arts Middle School (formerly Johnston Middle School), Jane Long Middle School, or Pershing middle schools may apply to Pin Oak's regular program.Pin Oak Middle School
" ''The Southwest District''. ''Houston Independent School District''.
The building sits on an campus. The school was named a
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in 2008. The '' Bellaire Examiner'' stated in 2010 "Pin Oak’s innovative magnet and Vanguard programs have earned it honors and many more applicants each year than it can accept." In 2011 Isaiah Carey of '' KRIV'' said that Pin Oak "is seen as one of the best in HISD for learning and education, ..Carey, Isiaha.
Internal Investigation for Theft at Pin Oak Middle School
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Pin Oak is across the street from the
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's West Loop Center, and the
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(which is located inside HCC's West Loop Center), both of which are located in the city of Houston (Glenmont Street is on the border of Houston and Bellaire). *Paul Revere Middle School (Houston) (6-8) **Serves parts of Westchase, Briargrove Park and Walnut Bend as well as a small section of
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West Briar Middle School Attendance Zone
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*W. I. Stevenson Middle School (Houston) *Sugar Grove Middle School (Houston) **Serves sections of
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**It was established in 2008; the campus was previously the unzoned relief elementary school Sugar Grove Elementary School, named after a church that previously occupied the school's current location.School History
" Sugar Grove Academy. Retrieved on December 24, 2016.
**In the period 2009 to 2019, the school had "improvement required" ratings from the State of Texas for four of those years. Each year, about 37% of the teachers present in one school year are not in the next. There were five principals in a period circa 2009 to 2019. Circa 2014, 925 students in the Sugar Grove attendance zone attended schools other than Sugar Grove middle. This increased to 1,200 circa 2019. *Tanglewood Middle School (formerl
Henry W. Grady Middle School
(Houston) **Serves
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**Grady Middle School opened in 1992. The campus previously housed an elementary school, and was re-opened as a middle school because area parents thought Revere Middle School was too far away. *Albert Thomas Middle School (Houston) *Louie Welch Middle School (Houston) **Serves sections of Fondren Southwest and
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**Welch's campus was built for about 1,133 students. In 1996 it had 1,700 students. There were also issues with the sewage system in the temporary building area as well as roof leaks and water issues from condensation. **Welch previously had the Warriors as a mascot, but in 2014 it adopted a new mascot, the Wolf Pack, due to controversies over Native American naming. *West Briar Middle School (Houston) **Serves
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, Lakes of Parkway, and Briarhills *McKinley C. Williams Middle School (Houston) **Serves
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and a part of Independence Heights The Carter G. Woodson School formerly had middle school levels, later became PK-8, and now is PK-5. Notable alumni of the middle school: *
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=Other middle schools

= *Dominion Academy Charter School (Houston) *Energized For Excellence Middle School (Houston) *High School Ahead Academy (Houston) * Las Américas Middle School (Houston) (Moved to 6501 Bellaire Boulevard from 5909 Glenmont in 200
HISD Connect - Charter School Agreements Renewed, But Las Américas to Close
**2003
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*
The Medical and Health Professions Academy at Ryan Middle School Baylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan (BCMAR) is a magnet middle school in Houston Independent School District (HISD), located in the Third Ward, Houston, Texas. It is located in the former Ryan Middle School. It is in association with the ...
- Opened 2013 in the former Ryan Middle SchoolHISD OKs plan to rezone Ryan MS students despite NAACP, community opposition
" ABC13. Thursday March 7, 2013. Retrieved on March 15, 2013.
*North District Alternative Middle School (Houston) *Project Chrysalis Middle School (Houston) *Pro-Vision School (Houston) *Soar Center (Houston) *William A. Lawson Institute for Peace and Prosperity (Walipp) Preparatory Academy for Boys (Houston)


Elementary schools


Early Childhood Centers

*Ashford Early Childhood Center (Houston) *Bellfort Early Childhood Center (Houston) *David "Davy" Crockett Early Childhood Center (Houston) (The campus was formerly Brock Elementary School - Elementary students were rezoned to Crockett ES) *Early Childhood Center (Houston, opening August 2005) *Fonwood Early Childhood Center ** Originally Fonwood Elementary School of the
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, it was built in 1964. Prior to NFISD's closure, the district had been planning to close Fonwood Elementary.Wray, Dianna. "Everyone Says They Want the Best for North Forest Students, As Long As They Stand to Benefit." ''
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HISD converted Fonwood into the area's early childhood center after the takeover effective July 1, 2013. It was one of the older schools of NFISD. HISD released statements highlighting the poor condition of Fonwood Elementary when doing a post-takeover tour of the school. In a tour of the campus in July 2013,
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noted a playground in poor condition, water fountains too tall for children, exposed wires, violins without strings stored in the music room, and a restroom which had a bad odor. The teacher's lounge had a plush couch, upholstered chairs, flowers, and a flatscreen television.Mellon, Ericka.
HISD officials find grim conditions at N. Forest schools
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HISD did not state that NFISD was planning to close Fonwood. It became an early childhood center when NFISD merged into HISD on July 1, 2013. *Sharon Goldstein Halpin Early Childhood Center (Houston) *Martin Luther King, Jr. Early Childhood Center (Houston) *Ninfa Laurenzo Early Childhood Center (Houston) *Gabriela Mistral Early Childhood Center (Houston, opened August 2005)


Interagency Alternative Schools

*Beechnut Academy Southwest *Beechnut Academy Southeast


Online learning

HISD has an online high school offering regular, AP, and credit-recovery courses at its virtual school. For grades 3-12 offers online schooling through
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, which is operated under contract by
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Defunct schools


Former K-12 schools

*
Victory Preparatory Academy Victory Preparatory Academy or Victory Prep (VPREP) was a charter school in Houston, Texas that had two campuses: one in the city's south, Victory Preparatory Academy South; and a northern campus, Victory Preparatory Academy North. The system all t ...


Former secondary schools

* New Aspirations Charter School


Former 7-12 schools

* Contemporary Learning Center (Houston) (Alternative school) *
Kay On-Going Education Center Kay On-Going Education Center was a middle and high school in Houston, Texas. It was a program of the Houston Independent School District for pregnant girls. It had a campus on North Shepherd Drive.Radcliffe, Jennifer.COMMUNITIES & NEIGHBORHOODS / ...
- Closed in 2006, merged with CLC *
Leader's Academy High School for Business and Academic Success Leader's Academy High School for Business and Academic Success, previously the High School for Business and Economic Success (HSBES), was a Grade 7–12 state charter school located on the campus of Windsor Village United Methodist Church in Windso ...
- Merged into
Victory Preparatory Academy Victory Preparatory Academy or Victory Prep (VPREP) was a charter school in Houston, Texas that had two campuses: one in the city's south, Victory Preparatory Academy South; and a northern campus, Victory Preparatory Academy North. The system all t ...
in 2011 * Terrell Alternative School (Houston) (Originally a middle school, closed in fall 1991,Markley, Melanie.
32 schools hit enrollment cap
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''. Thursday September 26, 1991. A17. Retrieved on April 24, 2009.
later an alternative middle school, closed in 2001School Histories: the Stories Behind the Names
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Former high schools

Zoned * Cottage Grove High School (5410 Cornish, Houston) (Opened 1915, converted to Stevenson Elementary School in 1927) * San Jacinto High School (Houston) (Now became part of the Houston Community College Central Campus) * M.C. Williams High School Alternative * DeVry Advantage Academy (Houston) * Foley's Academy (Houston) **Foley's Academy (1987-2000) was an alternative high school where students advanced at their own pace. It featured one-on-one learning and catered to at-risk students to prevent them from dropping out. Former first lady Barbara Bush and Dr. Joan Raymond headed the opening ceremony by signing in the first three students: Twanna Lynn, Shannon Gladney and Robert Martinez. * New Aspirations Academy High School (Houston) (closed 2012) * Ninth Grade Academy (Houston) * Middle College For Technology Careers (Houston) (opened in 1994, closed in 2006) *Houston Drop Back In Academy (Houston) - Closed High school programs formerly affiliated *
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'' Walker County) - Established in 1971, no longer affiliated with HISD in 1988.


Former K-8 and 1-8 schools

* Edgar M. Gregory School (Houston) (Zoned school) - The page is from p. 212 a
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** In the Fourth Ward, it closed in 1980, with students moved to Lincoln Junior High School, which became
Gregory-Lincoln Education Center Edgar Gregory-Abraham Lincoln Education Center (GLEC) is a K-8 school located at 1101 Taft in the Fourth Ward area of Houston, Texas, United States. Gregory-Lincoln is a part of the Houston Independent School District (HISD) and has a fine arts ...
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* E.O. Smith Education Center (Houston) (Zoned school) **By Spring 2011 Atherton and E.O. Smith were to be consolidated, with a new K-8 campus in the Atherton site.Board Approves School Closings and Consolidations
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* George Washington School (4701 Dickson, Houston) (was George Washington Junior High School at an earlier point) - Closed in 1980 due to low enrollment. Campus housed High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice until it was sold to the adjacent St. Thomas High School. Alternative:
Kandy Stripe Academy
(Houston) - Closed in 2018 prior to the fall semester


Former middle schools

Former zoned schools * Lockett Junior High School (303 West Dallas, opened in former Booker T. Washington High School building in 1959, closed June 1968) * Longfellow Junior High School (2202 St. Emanuel, Houston) (Built in 1913, converted into Dunbar Elementary in 1961) * Miller Junior High School (Houston) (Campus now houses
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) * James D. Ryan Middle School (Houston) - Closed in 2013, building now used for The Medical and Health Professions Academy at Ryan Middle School * Terrell Middle School (Houston) (Opened 1966, later became an alternative school, closed in 2001) - As of 2014 it serves as an immigration detention center for children ** In 1996 its students had disciplinary records that caused them to be expelled from their previous schools. Circa 1996 the annual cost per student incurred by each student was over $16,000; around that time the average per-student cost in Houston-area school districts was $4,000-$5,000. Other schools *Kaleidoscope Middle School (Houston) (Moved to 6501 Bellaire Boulevard from 5909 Glenmont in 200

- Combined into Long Middle in 201
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Former elementary schools


Former early childhood centers

2 in Houston *Concord Early Childhood Center (Houston) **Concord, located on the site of Kashmere Gardens Elementary School, closed due to low enrollment. The students will be a part of the Kashmere Gardens population.Informed Source-August 15, 2008
." ''
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''. August 15, 2008. Accessed September 12, 2008.
* Langston Early Childhood Center (2815 Campbell, Opened 1994, closed May 2004, Students transferred to Crawford ES)
Las Américas Early Childhood Development Center
(5909 Glenmont, Houston) (5909 Glenmont, 77081) (Closed in 2007) **Originally the preschool was located in the clubhouse of the aforementioned apartment complex. It later received its own building, which had three stories. *Wheatley Child Development (4900 Market, Houston, Opened 1993, closed 2007)


Former alternative centers

* The Harris County Youth Village in far southern
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, west of Seabrook, opened in 1972. The center was no longer affiliated with HISD in 1997.


References

* Kirkland, Kate Sayen. '' The Hogg Family and Houston: Philanthropy and the Civic Ideal''.
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, September 21, 2012. , 9780292748460.


Notes

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