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The greater Houston area is home to a large homeschooling community with an estimated 40 to 50 thousand homeschooled students, based on 300,000 homeschool students in Texas [28] and 2.04 million in the U.S. [29] Over 100 organizations, support groups, and co-ops provide classes and resources for homeschool families.
There are 3 campuses in the Houston area offering both on campus and online class options. [17] Houston Graduate School of Theology; North American University, established in 2007, is a private college offering bachelor's degree programs in three disciplines: computer science, business administration and education. [18]
Previously known as the Houston School for Deaf Children, it was given its current name, after a deaf girl, in 1997. [60] 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.
Bay Area Charter School (opened 1998, TEA sought closure in 2014) - In 2014 it had 758 students divided among three campuses in El Lago and League City. In a three year period to 2014 the state gave the school a failing academic ranking.
The school was opened in August 2009, [3] on the campus of the former Mount Carmel High School. [4] [5] Like other Cristo Rey schools, students help pay for their tuition through a work-study program. All 60 of the school's first senior class graduated and were accepted into colleges, from the University of Texas to Georgetown. [6] [7]
Bellaire High School Lamar High School Westside High School. This is a list of schools operated by the Houston Independent School District.. In the district, 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 senior high school.
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 ]
As a part of the student's religious studies, freshman and sophomores must complete two service projects each semester, while juniors and seniors take a social awareness course and volunteer throughout the Houston area. Additionally, Upper School students must have three fine arts bins, three computer science bins, and three PE bins by the time ...