Young Women's College Preparatory Academy

Girl's secondary school in Houston, Texas, U.S.

Young Women's College Preparatory Academy (YWCPA) is a secondary (middle and high) school for girls in Houston, Texas that is a part of the Houston Independent School District. It opened in 2011 in the former Contemporary Learning Center (CLC) building.

The school is located in the Third Ward area.^[1] The Foundation for the Education of Young Women and HISD partnered in order to develop the school. The foundation committed $1 million to start the school. The plan initially called for the school to be housed at CLC, but the agenda items, including the plan, were tabled until December 2010.^[2]

Curriculum

By 2023, YWCPA began an Advanced Placement African-American History course.^[3]

References

^ Aguilar, Charlotte. "HISD chief to trustees: please kick in $1m from your districts to spruce up new all-girls school." West University Examiner. Tuesday July 19, 2011. Updated Wednesday July 20, 2011. Retrieved on July 31, 2011. Alternate link
^ "All-girls school coming to Houston ISD." Houston Business Journal. November 12, 2010. Retrieved on May 29, 2011.
^ Carballo, Rebecca (2023-02-22). "Third Ward high school is the first to offer AP African American Studies course in Houston region". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-03-15.

External links

Young Women's College Preparatory Academy
Young Women's College Preparatory Academy at Houston ISD

Links to related articles

Third Ward, Houston

Geography

Neighborhoods

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Houston ISD
- BCM at Ryan MS
- Yates HS
- Energy Institute HS
- Young Women's CPA
The Lawson Academy
Yellowstone Schools

Closed	HISD Ryan MS CLC Middle College for Technology Careers

Other education

Texas Southern University
University of Houston (template)
Houston Public Library
Houston Community College (nearest campus in Midtown)

Other

Landmarks

METRORail stations

Elgin/Third Ward
TSU/UH Athletics District
UH South/University Oaks
Leeland/Third Ward

This list is incomplete.
This template refers to the modern Third Ward and not the historical political definition. Exact definitions of the Third Ward differ depending on the agency/authority/person.
Leeland/Third Ward is outside of the common boundaries of the Third Ward but is in close proximity.
DeBakey HSHP was in the Third Ward area but moved away from it in summer 2017.
Pro-Vision Academy was in the Third Ward from 1995 to 2008, moving to Sunnyside afterwards.

v t e Houston Independent School District (campuses)
K–12 schools	T. H. Rogers (alternative, magnet)
6–12 schools	Jane Long Academy (middle school zoned, high school not zoned) Leland (alt.) Sharpstown Int'l (alt.) Y.W.C.P.A. (alt.)
High schools	Austin Bellaire Chávez Furr Heights (ex-Reagan) Sam Houston Kashmere Lamar Madison Milby North Forest Northside (ex-Davis) Scarborough Sharpstown Sterling Waltrip Washington Westbury Westside Wheatley Wisdom (ex-Lee) Worthing Yates
Alternative and magnet high schools	Carnegie Vanguard Challenge Early College DeBakey East Early College Eastwood Academy Energy Institute H.A.I.S. H.S.E.P. H.S.P.V.A. Jones Futures Academy Barbara Jordan H.S.L.J. Liberty (Newcomer) Mount Carmel Acad. North Houston Early College South Early College
K–8 schools	Baker (formerly Woodrow Wilson) Gregory-Lincoln Wharton Mandarin Immersion (magnet only) The Rice School (magnet only)
Middle schools	Key Lanier Pershing BCM Academy at Ryan (magnet) Las Américas Newcomer School (alternative) Others
Elementary schools	Cage Cornelius Harvard Kashmere Gardens Lantrip Poe River Oaks Travis Walnut Bend Arabic Immersion (magnet only) Others
Former alt. K-12/6–12 schools	C.L.C. Kay On-Going Leader's Acad. Pro-Vision Academy (no longer affiliated with HISD, still in operation) V Prep
Former high schools	San Jacinto Carter Career Center (alternative) DeVry Advantage Academy (alternative) Gulf Coast Trades Center (no longer affiliated with HISD, still in operation) Middle College (magnet)
Former middle and K-8 schools	Edgar M. Gregory K-8 Ryan MS The Lawson Academy (no longer affiliated with HISD, still in operation)
Athletics	Delmar Fieldhouse Delmar Stadium
Literature	Brown, Not White Make Haste Slowly
Superintendents	Edison E. Oberholtzer Billy Reagan Joan Raymond Frank Petruzielo Yvonne Gonzalez (interim) Rod Paige Abelardo Saavedra Terry Grier Richard A. Carranza Mike Miles

High schools in the City of Houston

Houston Independent School District

Zoned schools

Austin
Chávez
Furr
Heights (ex-Reagan)
Sam Houston
Kashmere
Lamar
Madison
Milby
Northside (ex-J. Davis)
North Forest
Scarborough
Sharpstown
Sterling
Waltrip
Washington
Westbury
Westside
Margaret Long Wisdom (ex-Lee)
Wheatley
Worthing
Yates

Magnet/alternative schools

Public schools not in Houston ISD

Aldine ISD

Aldine
Carver
Eisenhower
Victory Early College (magnet)

Alief ISD

Elsik
Hastings
Kerr (magnet)
Early College (magnet)

Clear Creek ISD

Clear Lake

Fort Bend ISD

Willowridge

Humble ISD

Pasadena ISD

Dobie

Spring Branch ISD

Northbrook
Spring Woods
Stratford
WAIS (magnet)

State charter

Harmony Public Schools (multiple campuses)
Houston Heights
KIPP Texas (multiple campuses)
Pro-Vision
George I. Sanchez (two campuses)
YES Prep (multiple campuses)
- Northline
Yzaguirre School

Closed	Benji's Special Educational Academy

Independent

Secular private

Awty
Briarwood
Kinkaid
Monarch
Post Oak
River Oaks Academy
School of the Woods
St. John's
Tenney
The Village School

Closed	Alexander-Smith Academy Houston Sudbury Memorial Hall

Religious

High school closed	St. Stephen's Episcopal

This list is incomplete.
This list only includes schools in the Houston city limits. Multiple schools with "Houston, Texas" addresses are not in the city limits.

Single-gender schools in Texas

Public boys' schools

Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy (Dallas)
Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men (Houston)
The Lawson Academy (Houston)
Young Men's Leadership Academy at Kennedy Middle School (Grand Prairie)

Public girls' schools

Rangel Young Women's Leadership School (Dallas)
Richards School for Young Women Leaders (Austin)
Talkington School for Young Women Leaders (Lubbock)
Young Women's College Preparatory Academy (Houston)
Young Women's Leadership Academy (Fort Worth)
Young Women's Leadership Academy at Arnold (Grand Prairie)
Young Women's Leadership Academy (San Antonio)

Private boys' schools

Dallas/Fort Worth area	Cistercian Preparatory School (Irving) Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas (Dallas) St. Mark's School (Dallas)
Houston area	The Regis School of the Sacred Heart (Houston) St. Thomas High School (Houston) Strake Jesuit College Preparatory (Houston)
San Antonio area	Central Catholic Marianist High School (San Antonio)
El Paso area	Cathedral High School (El Paso)
Became coed	Holy Cross of San Antonio (San Antonio) St. Anthony Catholic High School (San Antonio)

Private girls' schools

Dallas/Fort Worth area	Hockaday School (Dallas) Mesorah High School for Girls (Dallas) Ursuline Academy (Dallas)
Houston area	Duchesne Academy (Houston) Incarnate Word Academy (Houston) Saint Agnes Academy (Houston)
San Antonio area	Incarnate Word High School (San Antonio) Providence High School (San Antonio)
El Paso area	Loretto Academy (El Paso, PK-5 coed, 6-12 girls' only)
Closed	St. Francis Academy (San Antonio)
Merged	Dominican High School
Became coed	Father Yermo (El Paso)