The is the largest Public School system in Texas and the seventh largest in the United States . In the 2004-2005 school year, HISD had 302 campuses, approximately 209,000 students and over 12,000 teachers. With over 30,000 employees, HISD is one of the largest employers in the city of Houston.
HISD is highly regarded for the Bilingual Education of its predominantly Hispanic student body (including recruiting teachers from Mexico , Spain , and Central and South America ) and its magnet (Performing Arts, Science, Health Professions, Law Enforcement, etc) High Schools are considered a model for other urban school districts as a way to provide a high quality education and keep top performing students in the inner city from fleeing to Private School s or Exurb an school districts.
Houston ISD was established in the 1920s after the Texas Legislature voted to separate school and municipal governments.
Houston ISD was desegregated by 1970 . Some Hispanic Americans felt they were being discriminated against when they were being put with only African-Americans as part of the desegregation plan, so many took their children out of the schools and put them in "huelgas", or protest schools, until a ruling in 1973 satisfied their demands.
In 1977 group of citizens in western Houston tried to form Westheimer Independent School District out of a portion of Houston ISD. The United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit rejected {Link without Title} the appeals after formation of the district was denied.
HISD once served the Harris County portion of Stafford , until the Stafford Municipal School District was established in 1982 to serve the entire city of Stafford. Most of Stafford was in Fort Bend ISD , with a miniscule amount in Houston ISD.
In 2005, HISD enrolled evacuees from the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina who were residing in Houston. The Houston Astrodome , a shelter for the refugees, is located within the HISD boundaries.
Houston ISD's current administration building since 1970, the Hattie Mae White Administration Building (located at 3830 Richmond Avenue), was labelled the " Taj Mahal " due to the confusing layout of the complex. The administration will move into a new complex in northwest Houston (located at 4400 West 18th Street) in spring 2006. The old complex was sold and will be demolished. Houston ISD will name the new administration building "Hattie Mae White Administration Building".
The current superintendent of Houston ISD is Abelardo Saavedra .
The members of the Board of Education are:
Other members include: Natasha M. Kamrani (District I), Kevin H. Hoffman (District II), Dianne Johnson (District V), and Lawrence Marshall (District IX).
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Former HISD superintendent Rod Paige pushed the district into new heights with the PEER Program. Improving scores from its schools have caused a lot of praise from others nationwide. Kaye Stripling took over when Rod Paige headed to Washington, DC as part of United States President George W. Bush 's Bush Administration Cabinet . After Stripling stepped down as the interim Superintendent, Abelardo Saavedra became the superintendent of the district.
Schools in Houston ISD are organized into "Regional Districts". Each district has its own Regional Superintendent.
There are five regional districts in Houston ISD:
- Central Regional District
- East Regional District
- North Regional District
- South Regional District
- West Regional District
A 2003 New York Times report that alleges that HISD is not reporting school violence to the police created controversy in the community as teachers, students, and parents expressed concern about the district's downplaying of campus violence.
A 2003 state audit of HISD's performance caused more controversy. One of the district's most publicized accomplishments during the Paige era was a dramatic reduction in dropout rates. When 16 secondary schools, including Sharpstown High School , were audited, it was found that most of the students who left school from those schools in 2000-2001 should have been counted as dropouts, but were not. It was found that the administrators at Sharpstown deliberately changed the dropout rate at the school. The Sharpstown controversy resulted in a recommendation to label the entire HISD as "unacceptable." Former Sharpstown assistant principal Robert Kimball asserts that HISD coerced administrators at many schools to lie on dropout rates. HISD asserts that the fraud is only contained to Sharpstown, and that the false statistics at other schools were caused by confusion related to the state's system of tracking students who leave school.
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The District covers most of the greater- Houston area, including all of the cities of Bellaire , West University Place , Southside Place , and most of the area within the Houston city limits. HISD also takes in students from the Harris County portion of Missouri City , a portion of Jacinto City , a small portion of Hunters Creek Village , a small portion of Piney Point Village , and a small portion of Pearland . HISD also takes students from unincorporated areas of Harris County . The district covers 300.2 square miles of land.
All of the HISD area lies within the taxation area for the Houston Community College System .
Houston ISD covers all of the following municipalities:
Houston ISD covers portions of the following municipalities:
In HISD grades Kindergarten 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 high school. However 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.
The school in this list is not a traditional school.
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- , in Houston, is unique in that it is part Vanguard school (K-8), part school for the deaf (K-8), and part school for multiply impaired children (K-12). The Vanguard program at this school is known as an academically rigorous program in Texas .
5 in the city of Houston
3 in the city of Houston
- Gregory Lincoln Education Center (Houston)
- E.O. Smith Education Center (Houston)
- Carter G. Woodson K-8 Center (Houston)
2 in the city of Houston
- The Rice School (La Escuela Rice, Houston)
- Kandy Stripe Academy (Houston)
The school in this list is not a traditional school.
- Kay On-Going Education Center High School (Houston)
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44 in Houston, 1 in Bellaire
23 in Houston, 1 in Bellaire
8 in Houston, 1 in Bellaire
- , in the city of Bellaire , has neighborhood, AP and IB Diploma programs. It has been ranked according to the Challenge Index by Jay Mathews as one of the top high schools in the United States .
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- , in Houston, is one of the oldest high schools in Texas . It has undergone five name changes and a location change since its founding in 1878 as "Houston Academy"
- , in Houston, is a high school in HISD that has both neighborhood and IB programs.
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- (Houston)
- is in the neighborhood of Westbury in Houston
- , in Houston's Briar Forest neighborhood, is known for its AP and Inertia Dance Company, the latter of which has been featured in People, and on Good Morning America. A reality show was once in the works for the thriving dance company.
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15 in Houston
- , in the Second Ward neighborhood of Houston, is characterized by its Art Deco architecture.
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- Ebbert L. Furr High School (Houston)
- (Houston)
- Kashmere High School (Houston)
- , in the Houston Heights , is a high school that has HISD's computer magnet program
- is in northwest Houston
- (Houston)
- Ross Shaw Sterling High School (Houston)
- (Houston)
- in Houston is known for its engineering program, which is called the '''High School for the Engineering Professions'''.
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- Evan E. Worthing High School (Houston)
- is a tradition in Houston's Third Ward .
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21 in Houston
- Accelerated Learning And Transition Academy (Alta) (Houston)
- Barbara Jordan High School (Houston)
- (Houston)
- is a high school that focuses on college curriculum located at the West Loop Houston Community College campus (Houston)
- Community Services-Secondary (Houston)
- Contemporary Learning Center High School (Houston)
- (Houston)
- East Early College High School (Houston, opening Fall 2006)
- Eastwood Academy (Houston)
- Empowerment College Preparatory High School (Houston)
- Energized For Excellence Alternative School (Houston)
- H. P. Carter Career Center (Houston)
- Harper Alternative School (Houston)
- HCC Life Skills Program (Houston)
- Houston Drop Back In Academy (Houston)
- Houston Night High School (Houston)
- Houston International Studies High School (Houston, opening fall 2006) {Link without Title}
- High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice (Houston)
- Newcomer Charter High School (Houston, located in the Lee High School campus)
- Middle College For Technology Careers (Houston)
- (HSPVA) is a performing arts high school located in the Montrose district of Houston.
- Soar Center (Houston)
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28 in the city of Houston, 1 in the city of Bellaire
14 in Houston, 1 in Bellaire
- Crispus Attucks Middle School (Houston)
- Frank Black Middle School (Houston)
- Burbank Middle School (Houston)
- Clifton Middle School (Houston)
- Ezekiel W. Cullen Middle School (Houston)
- James S. Deady Middle School (Houston)
- Dowling Middle School (Houston)
- Edison Middle School (Houston)
- Lamar Fleming Middle School (Houston)
- Walter W. Fondren Middle School (Houston)
- R. H. Fonville Middle School (Houston)
- Henry W. Grady Middle School (Houston)
- Alexander Hamilton Middle School (Houston)
- Hartman Middle School (Houston)
- Patrick Henry Middle School (Houston)
- Hogg Middle School (Houston)
- W. S. Holland Middle School (Houston)
- Jackson Middle School (Houston)
- Johnston Middle School (Houston)
- Francis Scott Key Middle School (Houston)
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- Jane Long Middle School (Houston)
- M. C. Williams Middle School (Houston)
- John Marshall Middle School (Houston)
- McReynolds Middle School (Houston) {Link without Title}
- Daniel Ortiz, Jr. Middle School (Houston)
- , 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 ) {Link without Title}
- Paul Revere Middle School (Houston)
- Ryan Middle School (Houston)
- Sharpstown Middle School (Houston)
- W. I. Stevenson Middle School (Houston)
- Albert Thomas Middle School (Houston)
- Louie Welch Middle School (Houston)
- West Briar Middle School (Houston) {Link without Title}
14 in Houston
- Accelerated Learning And Transition Academy (Alta) (Houston)
- Briarmeadow Middle School (Houston)
- H. P. Carter Career Center (Houston)
- Community Services-Secondary (Houston)
- Contemporary Learning Center Middle School (Houston)
- Dominion Academy Charter School (Houston)
- Energized For Excellence Middle School (Houston)
- Harper Alternative School (Houston)
- Kaleidoscope/Caleidoscopio (Houston)
- Las Américas 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)
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191 in Houston, 3 in Bellaire, 1 in West University Place
172 in Houston, 2 in Bellaire, 1 in West University Place
- A.A. Milne Elementary School (Houston)
- Louisa May Alcott Elementary School (Houston)
- Charlotte B. Allen Elementary School (Houston)
- Almeda Elementary School (Houston)
- Ralph Andy Anderson Elementary School (Houston)
- Ashford Elementary School (Houston) (Grades Pre-Kindergarten through 2)
- Askew Elementary School (Houston) (Grades Pre-Kindergarten through 4)
- Atherton Elementary School (Houston)
- Barbara Bush Elementary School (Houston)
- C.E. Barrick Elementary School (Houston)
- Bastian Elementary School (Houston)
- Kate Bell Elementary School (Houston)
- Roy P. Benavidez Elementary School (Houston)
- Joyce Benbrook Elementary School (Houston)
- James Berry Elementary School (Houston)
- Blackshear Elementary School (Houston)
- James Butler Bonham Elementary School (Houston)
- Melinda Bonner Elementary School (Houston)
- James Bowie Elementary School (Houston)
- Braeburn Elementary School (Houston)
- Briargrove Elementary School (Houston)
- Andrew Briscoe Elementary School (Houston)
- Brookline Elementary School (Houston)
- Robert Browning Elementary School (Houston)
- Blanche Kelso Bruce Elementary School (Houston)
- Burbank Elementary School (Houston)
- David G. Burnet Elementary School (Houston)
- James D. Burrus Elementary School (Houston)
- Rufus Cage Elementary School (Houston)
- Edna Carrillo Elementary School (Houston)
- Robert C. Chatham Elementary School (Houston, closing in 2005)
- John E. Codwell Elementary School (Houston)
- Concord Elementary School (Houston)
- Condit Elementary School ( Bellaire )
- Coop Elementary School (Houston)
- Cornelius Elementary School (Houston)
- Crawford Elementary School (Houston)
- Manuel Crespo Elementary School (Houston)
- Crockett Elementary School (Houston)
- L.T. Cunningham Elementary School (Houston)
- Ray K. Daily Elementary School (a.k.a. Westside Relief, Houston, opening Fall 2005)
- Jaime Dávila Elementary School (Houston)
- Helen C. DeChaumes Elementary School (Houston)
- Lorenzo DeZavala Elementary School (Houston)
- Dodson Elementary School (Houston)
- Dogan Elementary School (Houston)
- Durham Elementary School (Houston)
- Durkee Elementary School (Houston)
- Rosa Lee Easter Elementary School (Houston, closing in 2005)
- Charles W. Eliot Elementary School (Houston)
- Elrod Elementary School (Houston)
- Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School (Houston)
- T.M. Fairchild Elementary School (Houston, closing in 2006)
- Eugene Field Elementary School (Houston)
- Cecile Foerster Elementary School (Houston)
- W.W. Fondren Elementary School (Houston)
- M.E. Foster Elementary School (Houston)
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary School (Houston)
- Robert Lee Frost Elementary School (Houston)
- Gallegos Elementary School (Houston)
- Garcia Elementary School (Houston)
- Garden Oaks Elementary School (Houston)
- Garden Villas Elementary School (Houston)
- Golfcrest Elementary School (Houston)
- Gregg Elementary School (Houston)
- Grimes Elementary School (Houston)
- Grissom Elementary School (Houston)
- Gross Elementary School (Houston)
- J. R. Harris Elementary School (Houston)
- R. P. Harris Elementary School (Houston)
- Hartsfield Elementary School (Houston)
- Harvard Elementary School (Houston)
- Helms Elementary School (Houston)
- J. P. Henderson Elementary School (Houston)
- Nat Q. Henderson Elementary School (Houston)
- Herod Elementary School (Houston)
- Herrera Elementary School (Houston)
- Highland Heights Elementary School (Houston)
- Hobby Elementary School (Houston)
- Hohl Elementary School (Houston)
- Paul W. Horn Academy ( Bellaire )
- Houston Gardens Elementary School
- Isaacs Elementary School (Houston)
- Janowski Elementary School (Houston)
- Jean Hines-Caldwell Elementary School (initially named Corinthian Pointe Relief Elementary School before its fall 2005 opening) (Houston)
- Jefferson Elementary School (Houston)
- Anson Jones Elementary School (Houston)
- J. Will Jones Elementary School (Houston)
- Kashmere Gardens Elementary School (Houston)
- Kelso Elementary School (Houston)
- Kennedy Elementary School (Houston)
- Ketelsen Elementary School (Houston)
- Jennie Katharine Kolter Elementary School (Houston)
- Dora B. Lantrip Elementary School (Houston) (formerly Eastwood Elementary School)
- James H. Law Elementary School (Houston)
- Judd Mortimer Lewis Elementary School (Houston)
- Lockhart Elementary School (Houston)
- Longfellow Elementary School (Houston)
- Looscan Elementary School (Houston)
- Love Elementary School (Houston)
- E.O. Lovett Elementary School (Houston)
- Lyons Elementary School (Houston)
- MacArthur Elementary School (Houston)
- MacGregor Elementary School (Houston)
- Mading Elementary School (Houston)
- C. Martinez Elementary School (Houston)
- R. Martinez Elementary School (Houston)
- McDade Elementary School (Houston)
- McNamara Elementary School (Houston)
- Memorial Elementary School (Houston)
- Mitchell Elementary School (Houston)
- Montgomery Elementary School (Houston)
- Joe E. Moreno Elementary School (Houston, opened Fall 2005)
- Pat Neff Elementary School (Houston)
- Northline Elementary School (Houston)
- Oak Forest Elementary School (Houston)
- Oates Elementary School (Houston)
- John G. Osborne Elementary School (Houston)
- Park Place Elementary School (Houston)
- Cynthia Ann Parker Elementary School (Houston)
- Patterson Elementary School (Houston)
- Peck Elementary School (Houston)
- Petersen Elementary School (Houston)
- Pilgrim Elementary School (Houston)
- Piney Point Elementary School (Houston)
- Pleasantville Elementary School (Houston)
- Edgar Allan Poe Elementary School (Houston)
- Port Houston Elementary School (Houston)
- L. L. Pugh Elementary School (Houston)
- S. C. Red Elementary School (Houston)
- J. R. Reynolds Elementary School (Houston)
- Joseph James Rhoads Elementary School (Houston)
- , in Houston, is a school which draws students from the entire Houston Independent School District. River Oaks Elementary celebrated its 75th anniversary in the 2003-2004 school year.
- Roberts Elementary School (Houston)
- Robinson Elementary School (Houston)
- Sylvan Rodriguez Elementary School (Houston)
- Will Rogers Elementary School (Houston, closing in 2006)
- Roosevelt Elementary School (Houston)
- Ross Elementary School (Houston)
- Pearl S. Rucker Elementary School (Houston)
- Rusk Elementary School (Houston)
- George I. Sanchez Elementary School (Houston)
- Sanderson Elementary School (Houston)
- Scarborough Elementary School (Houston)
- Scott Elementary School (Houston)
- Scroggins Elementary School (Houston)
- Seguin Elementary School (Houston)
- Shadowbriar Elementary School (Houston) (Grades 3 through 5)
- Shearn Elementary School (Houston)
- Sherman Elementary School (Houston)
- Thomas Albert Sinclair Elementary School (Houston)
- Katherine "Kate" Smith Elementary School (Houston)
- Southmayd Elementary School (Houston)
- St. George Place Elementary School (Houston, opening Fall 2005)
- Stevens Elementary School (Houston)
- Stevenson Elementary School (Houston)
- Sutton Elementary School (Houston)
- Thompson Elementary School (Houston)
- Tijerina Elementary School (Houston)
- Tinsley Elementary School (Houston)
- Travis Elementary School (Houston)
- Turner Elementary School (Houston)
- Mark Twain Elementary School (Houston)
- Valley West Elementary School (Houston)
- Wainwright Elementary School (Houston)
- Walnut Bend Elementary School (Houston)
- Wesley Elementary School (Houston)
- West University Elementary School ( West University Place )
- Wharton Elementary School (Houston)
- Whidby Elementary School (Houston)
- White Elementary School (Houston)
- Whittier Elementary School (Houston)
- Wilson Elementary School (Houston)
- Windsor Village Elementary School (Houston) (Formerly a grocery store)
- Young Elementary School (Houston) (Formerly Sunny Side Elementary School)
19 in Houston, 1 in Bellaire
- A.D.S.D.P. (Houston)
- Banneker-McNair Math/Science Academy (Houston)
- Bellfort Academy (Houston)
- Briarmeadow Charter School (Houston)
- Community Services-Sec (Houston)
- Dominion Academy Charter School (Houston)
- Energized For Excellence Academy (Houston)
- Maud W. Gordon Elementary School ( Bellaire )
- Kazi Shule (Houston) - Kazi Shule is an alternative school for pupils with behavioral problems. It opened as a middle school but became an elementary school in 2001 for the 2001-2002 school year.
- Mount Hebron Academy (Houston) - Mount Hebron is an alternative school for pupils with behavioral problems.
- Pleasant Hill Academy (Houston)
- Pro-Vision School (Houston)
- Sands Point Elementary School (Houston)
- School At Post Oak (Houston) (becoming St. George Place Elementary School when the new school opens)
- Soar Center (Houston)
- St John's Academy (Houston)
- Sugar Grove Elementary School (Houston)
- TSU/HISD Lab School (Houston)
- Young Learners (Houston)
- Young Scholars Academy For Excellence (Houston)
8 in Houston
- Armandina Farias Early Childhood Center (Houston, opening August 2005)
- Crockett Early Childhood Center (Houston) (The campus was formerly Brock Elementary School - Elementary students were rezoned to Crockett ES)
- Sharon Goldstein Halpin Early Childhood Center (Houston)
- Martin Luther King Early Childhood Center (Houston)
- Las Américas Early Childhood Development Center (Houston)
- Ninfa Laurenzo Early Childhood Center (Houston)
- Gabriela Mistral Early Childhood Center (Houston, opening August 2005)
- Wheatley Child Development (Houston)
- Terrell Alternative School (Houston) (Originally an alternative middle school)
2 in Houston
2 in Houston
- Miller Junior High School (Houston)
17 in Houston
- Argyle Elementary School (Argyle was located in a Strip Mall - Students rezoned to Foerster ES)
- Richard Brock Elementary School (Students rezoned to Crockett ES) - Campus became an early childhood center
- Carnegie Elementary School (Students rezoned to Woodson K-8 Center) - Campus became a High School
- Clinton Park Elementary School (Students rezoned to Pleasantville ES)
- Diversity Roots And Wings Academy (Draw) (Houston)
- Frederick Douglass Elementary School (Students rezoned to Dodson ES - The campus later became New Orleans West, a charter school for Hurricane Katrina evacuees from New Orleans )
- Eighth Avenue Elementary School (Students rezoned to Love ES)
- Gregory Elementary School
- Holden Elementary School (Students rezoned to Helms ES and Sinclair ES)
- Lamar Elementary School (School replaced by Ketelsen ES)
- Robert E. Lee Elementary School (School replaced by Ketelsen ES)
- McGowan Elementary School
- Milam Elementary School (Students rezoned to Memorial ES)
- Montrose Elementary School
- J. D. Ryan Elementary School (Students rezoned to Jefferson ES and Looscan ES)
- Sharpview Elementary School
- Southland Elementary School
- Sunset Heights School (Currently used as HISD offices)
- YMCA Of Greater Houston Charter School (Houston)
1 in Houston
- Langston Early Childhood Center (Students transferred to Crawford ES)
- , a teacher at Kennedy Elementary School, who later became the First Lady Of The United States
- , chair of the Commission for District Decentralization, later became the U.S. Attorney General
- , former superintendent, became the Secretary of Education
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