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The Houston Independent School District (HISD) is the largest public school system in Texas, and the eighth-largest in the United States. [3] Houston ISD serves as a community school district for most of the city of Houston and several nearby and insular municipalities in addition to some unincorporated areas .
The district was already under state leadership but the schools could still be closed. [43] As of the 2023-2024 school year, all three campuses are now run by Third Future Schools, which was founded by Houston ISD's state-appointed superintendent Mike Miles. [44] [45]
Forest Brook Middle School became a part of HISD during the merger with the North Forest Independent School District on July 1, 2013. [20] 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.
Houston teachers raise concern to the Texas State Board of Education about the school district's administration under the TEA.
As of 2017 KIPP Houston had 12,100 students. [5] High schools(9-12) KIPP: East End High School (2020) KIPP: Connect High School (2018) serving Gulfton and Sharpstown [6] KIPP Generations Collegiate (KGC) (2011) (north Houston) KIPP Houston High School (2004) KIPP Northeast College Preparatory (2013) KIPP: Sunnyside High School - Opened in 2010.
Houston High School prior to the rebuild Houston High School as of October 1909. SHMSTC was founded in Downtown Houston in 1878 as Houston Academy. Since then, it has had several name changes. [3] Houston Academy: 1878 to 1881; Clopper Institute: 1881 to 1886; Houston Normal School: 1886 to 1895; Houston High School: 1895 to 1926
In 1927, the Houston Independent School District founded its first community colleges, Houston Junior College (for whites), which later evolved into the University of Houston and the Houston College for African American students (now Texas Southern University). In 1971, the district founded HCCS after HJC's and HCN's evolutions into the ...
In 2011, YES Prep partnered with KIPP-Houston Public Schools and Spring Branch ISD, becoming the SKY Partnership. YES Prep Northbrook Middle School began in the 2012–2013 school year with only 6th graders. They added 7th graders in the 2013–2014 school year and 8th graders in the 2014–2015 school year.