List of schools in Harris County, Texas

This is a list of schools within Harris County, Texas in Greater Houston.

Public schools

This is a list of school districts entirely or partially within Harris County, Texas, with the schools of the latter that are in the county documented here.

All schools within the following districts are within Harris County:

Aldine ISD
Alief ISD
Channelview ISD
Crosby ISD
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
Deer Park ISD
Galena Park ISD
Goose Creek CISD (as of 2022, while the district has territory in Chambers County it does not operate schools within Chambers County)
Houston ISD (See the list of schools)
Humble ISD (as of 2022, its one school in Montgomery County, Kingwood Park High School, is also within Harris County, as in it is on the county line)
Klein ISD
La Porte ISD (as of 2022, while the district has territory in Chambers County it does not operate schools within Chambers County)
Pasadena ISD
Sheldon ISD
Spring ISD
Spring Branch ISD

Defunct

North Forest ISD

The following lists schools within districts partially within Harris County:

Clear Creek ISD

Zoned high schools

Clear Brook High School (Unincorporated Harris County)^[1]
Clear Lake High School (Houston)

Alternative high schools

Intermediate schools

Brookside Intermediate School (Harris Co. By Friendswood)
Creek Side Intermediate (League City)
Clear Lake Intermediate School (Houston)
Seabrook Intermediate School (Seabrook)
Space Center Intermediate School (Houston)
Westbrook Intermediate School (Houston, formerly Webster Intermediate School in Webster)

Elementary schools

Armand Bayou Elementary School (Houston)
Bay Elementary School (Seabrook)
Brookwood Elementary School (Pasadena)
Clear Lake City Elementary School (Houston)
Falcon Pass Elementary School (Houston)
P. H. Greene Elementary School (Unincorporated Harris County by Friendswood/)
Landolt Elementary School (Unincorporated Harris Countynear Friendswood)
Margaret S. McWhirter Elementary School (Webster)
North Pointe Elementary School (Houston)
G. W. Robinson Elementary School (Pasadena)
Ward Elementary School (Houston)
Arlyne and Alan Weber Elementary School (Unincorporated Harris County)
Wedgewood Elementary School (Friendswood)
G. H. Whitcomb Elementary School (Houston)
White Elementary School (El Lago)

Katy ISD

Zoned high schools

James E. Taylor High School (Unincorporated Harris County) (Est. 1979)
- 1994-1996 National Blue Ribbon School^[2]
Mayde Creek High School (Unincorporated Harris County) (Est. 1984)
- 1994-1996 National Blue Ribbon School^[2]
Morton Ranch High School (Unincorporated Harris County) (Est. 2004)

Zoned junior high schools

Cardiff Junior High School (Unincorporated Harris County) (Est. 2008-09)^[3]
Katy Junior High School (Katy) (Est. 1965 next to Katy High School, present location 1995)
Mayde Creek Junior High School (Unincorporated Harris County) (Est. 1980)
- 1999-2000 National Blue Ribbon School^[4]
Memorial Parkway Junior High School (Unincorporated Harris County) (Est. 1982)
- 1999-2000 National Blue Ribbon School^[4]
T. H. McDonald Junior High School (Unincorporated Harris County) (Est. 1991)
Garland McMeans Junior High School (Unincorporated Harris County) (Est. 2000)
Morton Ranch Junior High School (Unincorporated Harris County) (Est. 2003)
West Memorial Junior High School (Unincorporated Harris County) (Est. 1976)

County-operated schools

In addition the Harris County Department of Education, which is not classified as a school district under Texas law, operates several special Education and alternative schools.

State-chartered charter schools

Charter school organizations

Individual schools

Defunct

Benji's Special Educational Academy
Girls and Boys Preparatory Academy
Jamie's House Charter School
High School for Business and Economic Success, became an HISD charter named Leader's Academy High School for Business and Academic Success in 2007 and later merged into Victory Prep
Medical Center Charter School, a pre-kindergarten through 5th grade charter school, was located in the Westbury area. Despite its name, the school is not located in the Texas Medical Center area.^[5] Medical Center Charter School opened in 1996,^[6] and catered to employees working in the Medical Center and had the Montessori method,^[7] used until grade two. Its specialty as of 2003 was foreign languages.^[8] In 2014 the Texas Education Agency (TEA) announced that the school's performance was insufficient and that it sought to revoke its charter.^[6] By 2018 its charter had closed.^[9]
Victory Preparatory Academy (became an HISD charter in 2016, closed in 2018)

Private schools

Secular private schools

Alexander-Smith Academy - Houston
Awty International School (French School of Houston) - Houston
The Briarwood School - Houston
British International School of Houston - Unincorporated area in Greater Katy (formerly in Houston)
Chinquapin Preparatory School - Highlands, unincorporated area
The Harris School - Houston
The Kinkaid School - Piney Point Village
Memorial Private High School - Houston
Mirus Academy - City of Katy
The Monarch School - Houston
The Parish School - Houston
The Post Oak School - Bellaire and Houston
The Rainard School - Houston
School of the Woods - Houston and Hilshire Village
St. John's School - Houston
Houston Sudbury School - Houston
The Tenney School - Houston
The Village School - Houston
The Woodlands Preparatory School - The Woodlands, unincorporated area
Robindell Private School (Kindergarten and grade 1)^[10] - In Gulfton, Houston
Trafton Academy (K-8) - in Willowbend, Houston,^[11] Opened in 1973^[12]
Melinda Webb School (infants to 7 years old) - Located in the Texas Medical Center,^[13] it is operated by the Center for Hearing and Speech and was previously at 3636 W. Dallas.^[14] The school serves as a day school for children not yet mainstreamed into regular classrooms and a speech and therapy center for those that are. Previously known as the Houston School for Deaf Children, it was given its current name, after a deaf girl, in 1997.^[15] The girl died of leukemia circa 1958; a former student of the school, she had been the first area deaf child to be mainstreamed into a public school, as she began attending one in Texas City in 1954. Her father, Frank Webb, donated $1 million to what became the Melinda Webb School in 2002.^[14] That year its enrollment was 35-40.^[15] In 2020 it began admitting preschool students without hearing difficulties to provide a more mainstream environment.^[13]

Religious private schools

Roman Catholic

See List of schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston as almost all of them are in Harris County

Protestant Christian

Baytown Christian Academy - Baytown
Christian Life Center Academy - Kingwood, Houston
Concordia Lutheran High School - Tomball
The Covenant Preparatory School - Kingwood, Houston
Cypress Christian School - Cypress, unincorporated area
Episcopal High School - Bellaire
Faith West Academy - Unincorporated area, Greater Katy
Family Christian Academy - Channelview, unincorporated area
Grace Christian Academy - Clear Lake City and Houston
Highlands Latin School, a private K-12 Christian School, is in Meyerland Section 3.^[16]^[17] The campus previously housed Pilgrim Lutheran School, a private K-8 Christian School, which later closed its K-8 section and now only has early childhood.^[18]
Lutheran High School North (Texas) - Houston
Lutheran South Academy - Houston
Northland Christian School - Unincorporated area
The Oaks Adventist Christian School - Unincorporated area
River Oaks Baptist School - Houston
Rosehill Christian School - Rose Hill, unincorporated area
Second Baptist School - Houston
St. Francis Episcopal School - Houston and Piney Point Village
St. Stephen's Episcopal School - Houston
St. Thomas Episcopal School - Houston
Westbury Christian School - Houston
St. Mark's Episcopal School - West University Place
St. Nicholas School (K-8) is an Anglican school. In 1987 the school was established, and in 1993 it opened the Saint Nicholas School II campus in the Texas Medical Center.^[19] As of 2020^[update] residents of apartment complexes make up about 25% of the parents of the students, and the school rents from Bethany United Methodist Church. It will later occupy a new development on a 47-acre (19 ha) property along South Main Street,^[20] in the 5 Corners District.^[21]
Veritas Christian Academy of Houston in Bellaire^[22]
Yellowstone Academy - Houston

Greek Orthodox

Annunciation Orthodox School - Houston

Jewish

Robert M. Beren Academy - Houston
The Emery/Weiner School - Houston
Torah Day School of Houston - Houston
Beth Yeshurun Day School - Houston
Shlenker School - Houston

Muslim

Al-Hadi School of Accelerative Learning - Houston
Iman Academy - Houston
Islamic Education Institute of Texas (Darul Arqam Schools) - Multiple campuses in Harris County, some in Houston, some in unincorporated areas

Defunct

Mount Carmel High School (Houston)
North Houston Baptist School - Houston
Pilgrim Lutheran School (K-8), in Meyerland, Houston^[16]^[23] It now only has early childhood as its K-8 section closed, with Highlands Latin School occupying the space.^[18]

References

^ "Comprehensive Land Use Plan Archived 2009-02-27 at the Wayback Machine." City of Friendswood. Accessed September 28, 2008.
^ ^a ^b Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF) Archived 2009-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Trustees name 3 new Katy schools." Houston Chronicle. April 5, 2008.
^ ^a ^b Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF Archived 2009-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Map". Medical Center Charter School. 2002-10-13. Archived from the original on 2002-10-13. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
^ ^a ^b "4 Houston area schools to lose charters for poor performance". Houston Chronicle. 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
^ Berryhill, Michael. "Think Small." Houston Press. Thursday August 15, 1996. 1. Retrieved on December 2, 2011.
^ "Open enrollment charter schools". Houston Chronicle. 2003-08-10. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
^ "Charter Campuses Closed in the Last Five Years Division of Charter School Administration" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
^ "Home". Robindell Private School. Retrieved 2019-11-10. 6610 Alder, Houston, Texas 77081
^ "Willow Bend, Section 2." PDF, JPG. Harris County Assessor's Block Book Map. Volume 83, Page 7. Retrieved on July 25, 2017.
^ "Home". Trafton Academy. Retrieved 2019-11-10. Trafton Academy•4711 McDermed•Houston, Texas 77035
^ ^a ^b Nickerson, Ryan (2020-06-10). "Melinda Webb School enrolling students without hearing loss". Houston Chronicle. River Oaks Examiner. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
^ ^a ^b Vaughn, Carol E. (2002-05-16). "Father of school's namesake donates $1 million". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
^ ^a ^b Vaughn, Carol E. (2002-05-16). "Texas City man gives $1 million to school for deaf". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
^ ^a ^b "Meyerland Sec. 3" (JPG, PDF). Harris County Block Book Map. Volume 85, Page 88. Retrieved on July 26, 2017. Reservation E has Highlands Latin School/Pilgrim Lutheran Church and School property.
^ "Houston". Highlands Latin School. Retrieved 2021-02-26. Highlands Latin School (K-12) Bellaire/Meyerland Address: Pilgrim Lutheran Church – 8601 Chimney Rock Road, Houston, Texas, 77096
^ ^a ^b "Home". Pilgrim Early Childhood School. Retrieved 2021-02-26. - See banner at top
^ "Home". St. Nicholas School. 2003-08-02. Archived from the original on 2003-08-02. Retrieved 2020-07-08. - Addresses are here
^ Feser, Katherine (2020-06-26). "Alliance Residential purchase kicks off development of Saint Nicholas School property". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-07-08. The site, at 12115 Main St.,[..]
^ "Boundaries". 5 Corners District. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
^ "Home". Veritas Christian Academy of Houston. Retrieved 2019-11-10. 7000 Ferris St, Bellaire, TX 77401
^ "Contact Us Archived 2017-06-04 at the Wayback Machine." Pilgrim Lutheran School. Retrieved on July 26, 2017. "Pilgrim Lutheran School 8601 Chimney Rock Rd. (corner of Beechnut) Houston, TX 77096"

Harris County, Texas schools

Public high schools
Aldine ISD	Aldine High Aldine Ninth Grade Carver Benjamin O. Davis Eisenhower MacArthur Nimitz Victory Early College (Houston)
Alief ISD	Elsik Hastings Taylor Kerr (magnet) Early College (magnet)
Clear Creek ISD	Clear Brook Clear Lake Clear View Clear Horizons Early College Other schools are in Galveston County
Cy-Fair ISD	See template
Galena Park ISD	Galena Park High North Shore
Goose Creek CISD	Goose Creek Memorial Robert E. Lee Ross S. Sterling Impact Early College High School
Houston ISD	See template
Humble ISD	Atascocita Humble High Kingwood Kingwood Park Summer Creek Quest Early College (magnet)
Katy ISD	James E. Taylor Mayde Creek HS Morton Ranch HS Paetow Other schools are in Fort Bend County
Klein ISD	Klein High Klein Cain Klein Collins Klein Forest Klein Oak Vistas High School Program
Pasadena ISD	J. Frank Dobie Pasadena High Pasadena Memorial Sam Rayburn South Houston Dr. Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School
Spring ISD	Andy Dekaney Spring High Westfield Carl Wunsche Sr. Early College Academy at Southridge
Spring Branch ISD	Memorial Northbrook Spring Woods Stratford Westchester Academy for Int'l Studies
Tomball ISD	Tomball High Tomball Memorial
Other school districts	Channelview ISD (Channelview High) Crosby ISD (Crosby High) Deer Park ISD (Deer Park High) Huffman ISD (Hargrave) La Porte ISD (La Porte High) Sheldon ISD (C.E. King) Waller ISD (Waller High)
Charter schools	Amigos Por Vida Friends For Life Aristoi Classical Academy Houston Heights KIPP (multiple campuses) Harmony Public Schools (multiple campuses) KIPP Texas (multiple campuses) Pro-Vision George I. Sanchez YES Prep (multiple campuses) Northline Yzaguirre Schoolx
Former public schools	Benji's Special Ed Acad Girls & Boys Prep Gulf Shores Acad Galaviz Charter Galena Park ISD Fidelity Manor HS North Forest ISD Forest Brook HS Elmore HS Smiley University of Houston Charter School Victory Preparatory Academy

Independent schools

Secular private
high schools

Religious private
high schools

PK-8 only, HS closed	St. Stephen's Episcopal
Closed	Mount Carmel

Portions in the City of Stafford are served by the Stafford Municipal School District, which has its schools in Fort Bend County.
Sections of Clear Creek ISD, Katy ISD, and Waller ISD extend into other counties; this template only lists schools in Harris County. Pearland ISD and Dayton ISD extend into Harris County but do not operate schools there.